South Africa Stats
South Africa T20I Cricket Wickets Stats
How many wickets South Africa take, and who takes the most, game by game
Updated , after the Zimbabwe game
| Player | Avg | Hit % | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa total | 7.3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
C. BoschAll-rounder, 3 bowled
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2.0 | 100%3/3 | 24-40-2 | 24-31-2 | 23-12-2 | |||||||
O. BaartmanBowler, 4 bowled
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1.75 | 100%4/4 | 24-33-2 | 24-30-2 | 14-31-1 | 23-22-2 | ||||||
P. SubrayenAll-rounder, 3 bowled
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1.67 | 67%2/3 | 34-32-3 | 04-22-0 | 23-13-2 | |||||||
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 5 bowled
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1.60 | 80%4/5 | 24-21-2 | 33.5-31-3 | 04-23-0 | 14-28-1 | 23-14-2 | |||||
K. MaharajBowler, 7 bowled
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1.43 | 86%6/7 | 13-35-1 | 24-22-2 | 13-30-1 | 13-45-1 | 24-25-2 | 04-43-0 | 33-24-3 | |||
L. NgidiBowler, 3 bowled
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1.33 | 67%2/3 | 14-29-1 | 34-30-3 | 04-15-0 | |||||||
W. MulderAll-rounder, 4 bowled
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1.25 | 75%3/4 | 23-28-2 | 13-30-1 | 01-5-0 | 22-14-2 | ||||||
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N. MokoenaBatter, 5 bowled
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1.20 | 60%3/5 | 24-43-2 | 14-39-1 | 03-26-0 | 04-22-0 | 33.3-26-3 | |||||
G. LindeAll-rounder, 5 bowled
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0.40 | 40%2/5 | 02-11-0 | 01-15-0 | 03-22-0 | 13-33-1 | -DNB | 13-22-1 | ||||
M. JansenAll-rounder, 2 bowled
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2.0 | 50%1/2 | 04-50-0 | 43.5-22-4 | ||||||||
D. JansenBowler, 1 bowled
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2.0 | 100%1/1 | 24-32-2 | |||||||||
K. RabadaBowler, 2 bowled
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1.00 | 50%1/2 | 24-22-2 | 04-32-0 | ||||||||
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 bowled
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1.00 | 50%1/2 | 04-38-0 | 24-21-2 | ||||||||
B. FortuinBowler, 2 bowled
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1.00 | 50%1/2 | 03-28-0 | 24-17-2 | ||||||||
D. BrevisBatter, 1 bowled
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1.00 | 100%1/1 | -DNB | 12-22-1 | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | |||||
A. NortjeBowler, 1 bowled
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1.00 | 100%1/1 | 14-29-1 | |||||||||
A. SimelaneAll-rounder, 1 bowled
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1.00 | 100%1/1 | 12-28-1 | |||||||||
L. SipamlaBowler, 2 bowled
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0.50 | 50%1/2 | 01.3-16-0 | 12.2-26-1 | ||||||||
A. MarkramBatter, 2 bowled
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0.50 | 50%1/2 | 01-11-0 | -DNB | 11-5-1 | |||||||
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D
D. ForresterBatter, 1 bowled
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0.00 | 0%0/1 | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | 01-4-0 | |||||
J. HermannBatter, 1 bowled
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0.00 | 0%0/1 | -DNB | 00.3-3-0 | ||||||||
E. BoschBowler, 1 bowled
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0.00 | 0%0/1 | 04-43-0 | |||||||||
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N. PeterBowler, 1 bowled
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0.00 | 0%0/1 | 03-26-0 | |||||||||
South Africa Team Wickets
South Africa Wickets Match by Match
The last 10 T20Is and how often South Africa went over the line
| Opponent | Result | For | Ag | Total | 7.5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | 7.3 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 60% | |
 Namibia (A)TRI, 4 Sep |
Wby 11 runs | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Namibia (A)TRI, 28 Aug |
Lby 18 runs | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
 New Zealand (A)T20I, 25 Mar |
Wby 33 runs | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| New Zealand (A)T20I, 22 Mar |
Wby 19 runs | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| New Zealand (A)T20I, 20 Mar |
Lby 8 wickets | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| New Zealand (A)T20I, 17 Mar |
Lby 68 runs | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| New Zealand (A)T20I, 15 Mar |
Wby 7 wickets | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
 Zimbabwe (A)T20WC, 1 Mar |
Wby 5 wickets | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
 West Indies (A)T20WC, 26 Feb |
Wby 9 wickets | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
 India (A)T20WC, 22 Feb |
Wby 76 runs | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Bangladesh Wickets Match by Match
South Africa's next opponent, their last 10 T20Is
| Opponent | Result | For | Ag | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | 6.1 | 8.2 | 14.3 | |
 Afghanistan (A)TRI, 21 Oct |
Lby 7 wickets | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Zimbabwe (H)TRI, 17 Oct |
Lby 99 runs | 8 | 10 | 18 |
 Sri Lanka (H)T20I, 3 Oct |
Lby 63 runs | 9 | 10 | 19 |
 Pakistan (H)T20I, 1 Oct |
Lby 6 wickets | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Zimbabwe (A)T20I, 19 Jul |
Wby 4 wickets | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Zimbabwe (A)T20I, 17 Jul |
Wby 34 runs | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Zimbabwe (A)T20I, 15 Jul |
Lby 32 runs | 6 | 10 | 16 |
 Australia (H)T20I, 21 Jun |
Lby 7 wickets | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Australia (H)T20I, 19 Jun |
Lby 7 runs | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Australia (H)T20I, 17 Jun |
Lby 4 wickets | 6 | 10 | 16 |
South Africa Wickets Lines
How often each line went over, last 10 T20Is
| Line | Over | Under | Over % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 7.5 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 8.5 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 9.5 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| Line | Over | Under | Over % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 12.5 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 13.5 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 14.5 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 15.5 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
Wickets Batting First and Chasing
South Africa's wickets per game by when they batted
| Batting | P | W | For | Ag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 5 | 4 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| Second | 5 | 3 | 8.0 | 5.6 |
T20I Wickets Table
Wickets per game, sides with 8+ T20Is in the last two years
| Side | P | For | Ag | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 England |
37 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 14.2 |
2 Cyprus |
8 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 13.9 |
| 3Australia |
26 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 14.2 |
4 Switzerland |
10 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 14.4 |
| 5Afghanistan |
36 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 13.7 |
| 6Pakistan |
66 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 14.3 |
7 Finland |
10 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 14.9 |
| 8India |
59 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 13.3 |
9 Austria |
16 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 13.2 |
10 Scotland |
11 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 14.2 |
11 Portugal |
8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 |
12 Ireland |
17 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 14.1 |
13 Bangladesh |
44 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 13.8 |
| 14New Zealand |
48 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 12.6 |
15 Sweden |
11 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 13.6 |
16 Norway |
11 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 14.4 |
17 Germany |
9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 13.1 |
| 18West Indies |
47 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 13.3 |
| 19Namibia |
22 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 12.5 |
20 Hong Kong |
13 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 13.1 |
| 21Sri Lanka |
48 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 13.1 |
| 22South Africa |
45 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 12.3 |
23 Romania |
9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 12.3 |
24 Malaysia |
8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 11.5 |
25 United Arab Emirates |
21 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 12.5 |
| 26Zimbabwe |
47 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 13.5 |
27 Hungary |
10 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 13.2 |
28 Netherlands |
13 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 13.0 |
29 Oman |
16 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 13.5 |
30 Nepal |
14 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 11.7 |
South Africa Wickets by Competition
Wickets per game in each T20I competition
| Competition | P | W-L | For | Ag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tri-Nation Series | 2 | 1-1 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| T20 Internationals | 5 | 3-2 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
 T20 Cricket World Cup | 3 | 3-0 | 8.3 | 4.3 |
South Africa T20I Wickets Questions
How many wickets do South Africa take per T20I?
South Africa have averaged 7.3 wickets per T20I over their last 10 T20Is, since February 2026, against their opponents' 5.7, with 13.0 in the match between them, and their best was 10 against New Zealand on 22 Mar 2026.
How often do South Africa go over 7.5 wickets?
South Africa went over 7.5 wickets in 6 of their last 10 T20Is, since February 2026, 60% of the time, while averaging 7.3 per T20I against their opponents' 5.7, and made 3 in their latest, against Namibia.
Who takes the most wickets for South Africa?
Keshav Maharaj takes the most wickets for South Africa over their last 10 T20Is, since February 2026, with 10 in 7 games at 1.43 a game, ahead of Gerald Coetzee (8) and Ottneil Baartman (7).
What is South Africa's highest wickets in a recent T20I?
South Africa's highest over their last 10 T20Is, since February 2026, is 10 wickets against New Zealand on 22 Mar 2026 at Sky Stadium, Wellington, against their average of 7.3.
Do South Africa take more wickets batting first or chasing?
Chasing brings South Africa more wickets over their last 10 T20Is, since February 2026: they average 6.6 wickets batting first in 5 T20Is, and 8.0 batting second in 5, a gap of 1.40 wickets.