Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Cricket Records in 2010s in Test matches - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
VD Philander	6.0	3	7	5	7.20	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DW Steyn	8.1	6	8	6	8.16	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
DW Steyn	8.2	2	34	6	8.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
VD Philander	7.0	3	15	5	8.40	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	10.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	10.66	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
M Morkel	9.4	3	23	5	11.60	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
D Elgar	8.0	1	22	4	12.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
VD Philander	10.1	5	21	5	12.20	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	12.33	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	13.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
K Rabada	11.0	1	30	5	13.20	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
M Morkel	11.0	5	21	5	13.20	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
VD Philander	11.1	1	49	5	13.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
Imran Tahir	11.3	2	38	5	13.80	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
D Olivier	14.0	3	37	6	14.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	14.28	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	14.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Morkel	12.4	5	20	5	15.20	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
VD Philander	13.0	2	53	5	15.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
DW Steyn	13.0	5	17	5	15.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
Imran Tahir	13.0	3	32	5	15.60	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013	Test # 2100
D Olivier	13.0	2	51	5	15.60	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	15.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
WD Parnell	10.3	1	51	4	15.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
VD Philander	15.5	3	44	6	15.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
DW Steyn	10.4	3	18	4	16.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
KA Maharaj	10.4	1	25	4	16.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
DW Steyn	13.5	1	51	5	16.60	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
K Rabada	13.5	4	33	5	16.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
M Morkel	16.4	7	23	6	16.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
DW Steyn	14.0	5	29	5	16.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
K Rabada	17.0	3	55	6	17.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
JP Duminy	11.3	2	47	4	17.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
VD Philander	14.5	4	30	5	17.80	South Africa	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
D Olivier	15.0	3	59	5	18.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
VD Philander	12.0	4	27	4	18.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
K Rabada	12.0	2	37	4	18.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	19.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
K Rabada	12.4	3	38	4	19.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
M Morkel	13.0	7	19	4	19.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
DW Steyn	16.2	4	33	5	19.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
M Morkel	13.1	2	41	4	19.75	South Africa	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	20.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
M Morkel	13.3	6	29	4	20.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
KA Maharaj	20.2	7	40	6	20.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
KA Maharaj	17.3	5	59	5	21.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
K Rabada	14.0	1	50	4	21.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
VD Philander	14.2	8	16	4	21.50	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
VD Philander	22.0	4	81	6	22.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
K Rabada	22.0	9	54	6	22.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
VD Philander	15.0	3	70	4	22.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
VD Philander	15.0	6	29	4	22.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
D Olivier	15.0	3	48	4	22.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
KJ Abbott	23.1	3	77	6	23.16	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
VD Philander	20.0	3	70	5	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
DW Steyn	20.0	3	73	5	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
VD Philander	20.0	7	45	5	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
M Morkel	16.0	5	59	4	24.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
DW Steyn	16.0	4	40	4	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
Imran Tahir	16.3	1	48	4	24.75	South Africa	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	24.85	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
K Rabada	16.4	2	61	4	25.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
M Morkel	21.0	7	54	5	25.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
DW Steyn	21.0	6	56	5	25.20	South Africa	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
K Rabada	21.0	2	96	5	25.20	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
JP Duminy	17.0	0	73	4	25.50	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
DW Steyn	17.0	4	45	4	25.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
K Rabada	17.0	5	34	4	25.50	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
M Morkel	22.0	4	75	5	26.40	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
DW Steyn	18.0	3	64	4	27.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
VD Philander	18.0	1	72	4	27.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
DW Steyn	22.4	11	46	5	27.20	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	27.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
DW Steyn	23.0	8	54	5	27.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
K Rabada	23.1	5	78	5	27.80	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
VD Philander	19.0	6	40	4	28.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DW Steyn	19.0	2	85	4	28.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
VD Philander	19.2	2	56	4	29.00	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
J Botha	19.5	2	56	4	29.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
KJ Abbott	24.5	7	40	5	29.80	South Africa	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	30.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
DW Steyn	20.0	4	55	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
DW Steyn	20.0	5	55	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
M Morkel	20.0	2	69	4	30.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
KA Maharaj	20.0	5	58	4	30.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
DW Steyn	20.0	7	48	4	30.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
VD Philander	26.0	10	59	5	31.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
K Rabada	20.5	1	91	4	31.25	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
M Morkel	21.0	7	87	4	31.50	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
DW Steyn	22.0	5	74	4	33.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
M Morkel	22.1	5	60	4	33.25	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
KA Maharaj	28.3	7	94	5	34.20	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
DW Steyn	28.4	10	52	5	34.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
DW Steyn	23.0	5	80	4	34.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
M Morkel	30.0	5	146	5	36.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
RJ Peterson	24.0	3	74	4	36.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
DL Piedt	24.0	1	90	4	36.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	09 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
SR Harmer	24.0	7	82	4	36.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
SR Harmer	24.0	5	61	4	36.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186

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Minimum of 4 wickets
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2377]

Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2376]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 19-23, 2019 [Test # 2375]