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South Africa Test Cricket Wickets Stats

How many wickets South Africa take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated 27 October 2026, after the Australia game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	27 Oct 26 H Won176 runs		18 Oct 26 H Woninns		9 Oct 26 H Lost214 runs		11 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts		3 Jan 25 H Won10 wkts		26 Dec 24 H Won2 wkts		5 Dec 24 H Won109 runs		27 Nov 24 H Won233 runs		3 Jan 24 H Lost7 wkts		26 Dec 23 H Woninns		8 Mar 23 H Won284 runs		28 Feb 23 H Won87 runs		8 Apr 22 H Won332 runs		31 Mar 22 H Won220 runs		11 Jan 22 H Won7 wkts		3 Jan 22 H Won7 wkts		26 Dec 21 H Lost113 runs		3 Jan 21 H Won10 wkts		26 Dec 20 H Woninns		24 Jan 20 H Lost191 runs
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
South Africa total	9.7		10	10	10	10	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	3	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
N. BurgerBowler, 4 inns	2.8	75%3/4																	38-42-3	14-29-1	315.4-50-3	410-33-4
K. RabadaBowler, 28 inns	2.7	82%23/28	123-98-1	314-39-3	212-33-2	423-77-4			515.4-51-5	418-59-4	315-55-3	325.1-115-3	014-35-0	216-68-2	124-56-1	221-63-2	14-10-1	221-65-2	311.5-38-3	16-34-1	520-59-5	212-32-2	212-19-2	27-19-2	216-44-2	615-50-6					422-73-4	317-53-3	317.1-64-3	320-77-3	326-72-3	417-42-4
S. HarmerBowler, 12 inns	2.7	75%9/12	437-104-4	621.1-16-6	05.3-9-0	239-93-2	128.2-68-1	125-121-1															217.3-63-2	317.1-45-3			310.2-39-3	311.3-34-3	440-103-4	39-21-3
D. PatersonBowler, 6 inns	2.7	67%4/6											516-61-5	118-55-1	522-71-5	212-33-2																									220.2-86-2	113.3-18-1
A. NortjeBowler, 11 inns	2.6	73%8/11			13.3-5-1	-DNB	228-88-2	212-56-2																	516-36-5	113-48-1											614.3-56-6	219-64-2	122-88-1	210.1-47-2	524-110-5	211-61-2
L. SipamlaBowler, 4 inns	2.5	75%3/4																																			19-27-1	39.5-40-3	416-76-4	25-24-2
M. JansenAll-rounder, 28 inns	2.4	57%16/28	322.1-60-3	08-17-0	511-33-5	117.1-34-1	331-68-3	18-45-1	314-49-3	118-58-1	112-36-1	224-101-2	112.3-43-1	614-52-6	225-100-2	110.1-54-1	76.5-13-7	421.4-73-4	09-29-0	12-15-1	116-52-1	37.1-36-3			117-64-1	27-33-2					318-55-3	419.3-36-4	417-31-4	317-67-3	118.3-69-1	413.3-55-4
L. NgidiBowler, 13 inns	2.2	62%8/13							08-45-0	313-38-3									36-30-3	-DNB											114.3-33-1	314-21-3	011-26-0	310.1-43-3	624-71-6	210-31-2	010-44-0	415-44-4	119-64-1	210-38-2
K. MaharajBowler, 22 inns	1.68	45%10/22					020-75-0	29-56-2	16-19-1	06-17-0	28-14-2	345-137-3			224.2-65-2	525-76-5	-DNB	224-67-2	-DNB	-DNB			121-77-1	22.5-4-2			224-57-2	712-40-7	037-65-0	710-32-7	15-14-1	07-33-0	01-6-0	01-8-0	018-58-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	019-74-0	06-20-0
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 10 inns	1.50	50%5/10	119-70-1	06-7-0													23-18-2	213-67-2			116-74-1	05-28-0	314-41-3	38-37-3	212-45-2	16-20-1
W. MulderAll-rounder, 19 inns	1.37	37%7/19	121-63-1	02-4-0	29.3-14-2	321-64-3	427-68-4	04-24-0	011-36-0	18-18-1	111-44-1	012-38-0					-DNB	-DNB			-DNB	-DNB	115-40-1	-DNB			313-25-3	-DNB	14-23-1	-DNB					019-49-0	010-25-0	37-25-3	113-52-1	320-69-3	212-39-2
D. OlivierBowler, 6 inns	1.33	33%2/6																									215-39-2	-DNB	115-36-1	-DNB	118-42-1	010-38-0	317-64-3	112-51-1
A. MarkramBatter, 12 inns	0.17	0%0/12	03-14-0	06-13-0	01-0-0	07-18-0	03-3-0	-DNB	12-5-1	12-5-1	-DNB	03-14-0	-DNB	-DNB	04-15-0	01-6-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	00.1-0-0	-DNB	-DNB					-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	03-6-0
B. HendricksBowler, 2 inns	3.0	50%1/2																																							123-111-1	515.3-64-5
C. BoschAll-rounder, 2 inns	2.5	50%1/2	-DNB	-DNB									415-63-4	111.4-54-1
L. WilliamsBowler, 2 inns	1.50	50%1/2																									012-51-0	-DNB	318.5-54-3	-DNB
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 inns	1.50	50%1/2									28.2-43-2	113-47-1
V. PhilanderBowler, 2 inns	1.00	50%1/2																																							220-50-2	01.3-1-0
D. PretoriusAll-rounder, 2 inns	1.00	50%1/2																																							011-34-0	218-87-2
D. ElgarBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-8-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB
P. MalanBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																																							-DNB	02-5-0
S. MuthusamyBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																							08-10-0	-DNB

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a figure is the bowler's overs, runs and wickets; DNB did not bowl.

South Africa Team Wickets

Line9.5

Avg9.78.6

Hit93%

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27 Oct 26

H Won176 runs

18 Oct 26

H Woninns

9 Oct 26

H Lost214 runs

11 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

3 Jan 25

H Won10 wkts

26 Dec 24

H Won2 wkts

5 Dec 24

H Won109 runs

27 Nov 24

H Won233 runs

3 Jan 24

H Lost7 wkts

26 Dec 23

H Woninns

8 Mar 23

H Won284 runs

28 Feb 23

H Won87 runs

8 Apr 22

H Won332 runs

31 Mar 22

H Won220 runs

11 Jan 22

H Won7 wkts

3 Jan 22

H Won7 wkts

26 Dec 21

H Lost113 runs

3 Jan 21

H Won10 wkts

26 Dec 20

H Woninns

24 Jan 20

H Lost191 runs

South Africa Wickets Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often South Africa went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	9.5+
Avg			9.7	8.6	93%
Australia (H)27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (H)27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	10	10
Australia (H)18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	10	9
Australia (H)18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	10	-
Australia (H)9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (H)9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	6	10
Australia (H)11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (H)11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	10	5
Pakistan (H)3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	10	0
Pakistan (H)26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	10	8
Sri Lanka (H)5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	10	5
India (H)3 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	10	10
India (H)3 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	3	10
India (H)26 Dec 2023	Wby an innings and 32 runs	1st	10	10
India (H)26 Dec 2023	Wby an innings and 32 runs	2nd	10	-
West Indies (H)8 Mar 2023	Wby 284 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)8 Mar 2023	Wby 284 runs	2nd	10	10
West Indies (H)28 Feb 2023	Wby 87 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)28 Feb 2023	Wby 87 runs	2nd	10	10
Bangladesh (H)8 Apr 2022	Wby 332 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (H)8 Apr 2022	Wby 332 runs	2nd	10	6
Bangladesh (H)31 Mar 2022	Wby 220 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (H)31 Mar 2022	Wby 220 runs	2nd	10	10
India (H)11 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	1st	10	10
India (H)11 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	10	3
India (H)3 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	1st	10	10
India (H)3 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	10	3
India (H)26 Dec 2021	Lby 113 runs	1st	10	10
India (H)26 Dec 2021	Lby 113 runs	2nd	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)3 Jan 2021	Wby 10 wickets	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)3 Jan 2021	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	10	0
Sri Lanka (H)26 Dec 2020	Wby an innings and 45 runs	1st	9	10
Sri Lanka (H)26 Dec 2020	Wby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	10	-
England (H)24 Jan 2020	Lby 191 runs	1st	10	10
England (H)24 Jan 2020	Lby 191 runs	2nd	10	10

Bangladesh Wickets Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			8.6	9.1
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	2nd	6	4
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	2nd	8	7
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	2nd	-	10
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	10	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	10	10
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	-	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	2nd	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	2nd	10	9
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	1st	10	10
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	2nd	10	4
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	1st	10	8
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	10	-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025	Lby an innings and 78 runs	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025	Lby an innings and 78 runs	2nd	-	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	4	6
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025	Wby an innings and 106 runs	1st	10	10
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025	Wby an innings and 106 runs	2nd	10	-
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025	Lby 3 wickets	1st	10	10
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025	Lby 3 wickets	2nd	7	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024	Wby 101 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024	Wby 101 runs	2nd	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Lby 201 runs	1st	9	9
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Lby 201 runs	2nd	10	9
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 273 runs	1st	6	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	-	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	3	10
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	9	10
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	3	10
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024	Lby 280 runs	1st	10	10
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024	Lby 280 runs	2nd	4	10

South Africa Wickets Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
7.5	38	2	95%
8.5	38	2	95%
9.5	37	3	93%
10.5	0	40	0%
11.5	0	40	0%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
16.5	28	9	76%
17.5	28	9	76%
18.5	27	10	73%
19.5	25	12	68%
20.5	0	37	0%

Wickets Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's wickets per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	10	9	19.3	17.0
Second	10	7	19.5	14.9

Test Wickets Table

Wickets per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	19.7	15.6	35.3
2New Zealand	12	18.6	14.9	33.5
3England	20	18.4	16.9	35.3
4Australia	21	18.0	16.3	34.3
5India	17	17.7	15.7	33.3
6Pakistan	13	17.0	19.4	36.4
7Bangladesh	16	16.6	16.7	33.3
8West Indies	18	16.3	17.9	34.2
9Sri Lanka	10	13.6	18.1	31.7
10Zimbabwe	13	13.4	17.4	30.8

South Africa Test Wickets Questions

How many wickets do South Africa take per innings in Tests?

South Africa have averaged 9.7 wickets an innings over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, against their opponents' 8.6, and their best was 10 in their first innings against Australia on 27 Oct 2026.

How often do South Africa go over 9.5 wickets in an innings?

South Africa went over 9.5 wickets in 37 of 40 innings over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, 93% of the time, while averaging 9.7 an innings against their opponents' 8.6.

Who takes the most wickets for South Africa?

Kagiso Rabada takes the most wickets for South Africa over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, with 76 in 28 innings at 2.7 an innings, ahead of Marco Jansen (68) and Keshav Maharaj (37).

What is South Africa's highest wickets in an innings in a recent Test?

South Africa's highest over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, is 10 wickets in their first innings against Australia on 27 Oct 2026 at Newlands, Cape Town, against their average of 9.7.

Do South Africa take more wickets batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings South Africa more wickets over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020: they average 19.3 wickets batting first in 10 Tests, and 19.5 batting second in 10, a gap of 0.20 wickets.

Last innings10v Australia (H)

Per innings9.7Last 20 Tests

Over 9.593%37 of last 40 innings

South Africa v Bangladesh Wickets

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	SA	BAN
Taken	19.6	16.6
Lost	15.5	16.3
Match	35.1	32.9

Over 19.5 SA wickets

Hit in 9 of SA's last 10

Over 35.5 match wickets

Hit in 5 of SA's last 10

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South Africa Wickets Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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