South Africa wickets leaders
Test · 30 matches · the top player each match Updated , after South Africa vs Australia
Wickets by match
| Player | Total | Avg | Leads | Odds | 09 Oct 2026 Match AUS WTC | 22 Nov 2025 Match IND WTC | 14 Nov 2025 Match IND WTC | 20 Oct 2025 Match PAK WTC | 12 Oct 2025 Match PAK WTC | 06 Jul 2025 Match ZIM TEST | 28 Jun 2025 Match ZIM TEST | 11 Jun 2025 Match AUS WTC | 03 Jan 2025 Match PAK WTC | 26 Dec 2024 Match PAK WTC | 05 Dec 2024 Match SL WTC | 27 Nov 2024 Match SL WTC | 29 Oct 2024 Match BAN WTC | 21 Oct 2024 Match BAN WTC | 15 Aug 2024 Match WI WTC | 07 Aug 2024 Match WI WTC | 12 Feb 2024 Match NZ WTC | 03 Feb 2024 Match NZ WTC | 03 Jan 2024 Match IND WTC | 26 Dec 2023 Match IND WTC | 08 Mar 2023 Match WI WTC | 28 Feb 2023 Match WI WTC | 03 Jan 2023 Match AUS WTC | 25 Dec 2022 Match AUS WTC | 17 Dec 2022 Match AUS WTC | 08 Sep 2022 Match ENG WTC | 25 Aug 2022 Match ENG WTC | 17 Aug 2022 Match ENG WTC | 08 Apr 2022 Match BAN WTC | 31 Mar 2022 Match BAN WTC |
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| Kagiso Rabada | 97 | 4.62 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 & 1 | 1 & 1 | – | – | 5 & 4 | 3 & 3 | 0 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 5 & 0 | 3 & 6 | 1 & 3 | 3 & 1 | – | – | 3 & 1 | 5 & 2 | 2 & 2 | 2 & 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 & 4 | 4 & 1 | 2 | 5 & 2 | – | – |
| Keshav Maharaj | 86 | 3.74 | 6 | – | 0 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 7 & 2 | – | – | 3 & 1 | 1 & 0 | 2 & 3 | – | 2 & 5 | 2 | 2 & 5 | 3 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 4 & 4 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 & 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 & 7 | 0 & 7 |
| Marco Jansen | 65 | 3.82 | 4 | – | 3 & 1 | 6 & 1 | 3 & 2 | 0 & 0 | – | – | – | 3 & 1 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 6 | 2 & 1 | 7 & 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 & 1 | 1 & 3 | – | 1 & 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 & 0 | – | 2 & 2 | – | – |
| Simon Harmer | 51 | 5.10 | 3 | – | 1 & 1 | 3 & 6 | 4 & 4 | 2 & 6 | 1 & 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 & 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 & 3 | 4 & 3 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 28 | 1.65 | 2 | – | 4 & 0 | 0 & 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 & 1 | 4 & 0 | 0 & 1 | 1 & 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 & 0 | 3 & 1 | 4 & 2 | 0 & 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Anrich Nortje | 27 | 3.38 | 4 | – | 2 & 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 & 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 & 0 | 1 & 0 | 3 | 3 & 3 | – | – |
| Dane Paterson | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 & 1 | 5 & 2 | – | 2 & 1 | – | – | – | 3 & 0 | 1 & 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | – | – | 0 & 1 | – | 0 & 0 | 6 & 5 | 1 & 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 & 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corbin Bosch | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 & 0 | – | – | 1 & 4 | 0 & 5 | – | – | 4 & 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nandre Burger | 14 | 4.67 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 & 0 | – | – | – | 3 & 1 | 3 & 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gerald Coetzee | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 & 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 & 0 | 3 & 3 | 2 & 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lungi Ngidi | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 & 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 & 0 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 & 1 | – | – |
| Dane Piedt | 11 | 3.67 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 & 0 | 2 | – | 5 & 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Codi Yusuf | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 & 2 | 3 & 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Neil Brand | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 6 & 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prenelan Subrayen | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 & 0 | 4 & 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aiden Markram | 4 | 0.20 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 & 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 & 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 & 0 | 0 | 0 & 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 & 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Duanne Olivier | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 & 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 & 0 | – | 2 & 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lizaad Williams | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 |
| Ruan de Swardt | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 & 0 | 2 & 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tshepo Moreki | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 & 0 | 1 & 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dewald Brevis | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dean Elgar | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Updated 20 Oct, 06:02
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South Africa Wickets Leaders: All Test Cricket
In South Africa's last 30 All Test Cricket games (2022–2026), Kagiso Rabada leads for wickets with 97 at an average of 4.62 per game.
South Africa Wickets Leaders
The top wickets contributors for South Africa are: Kagiso Rabada (97), Keshav Maharaj (86), Marco Jansen (65). These rankings are based on 30 games (2022–2026). Kagiso Rabada has led the team in wickets in 9 of these matches.
Wickets distribution
Across the squad, 24 players have contributed wickets totalling 505 over these 30 games. Kagiso Rabada accounts for 19% of the team's wickets.
Frequently asked questions
Who has the most wickets for South Africa in the last 30 matches?
Kagiso Rabada leads South Africa with 97 wickets in the last 30 matches, 4.62 a match, ahead of Keshav Maharaj (86) and Marco Jansen (65). Kagiso Rabada has been South Africa's leading wicket-taker in 9 of those matches.
How many wickets does Kagiso Rabada average per game?
Kagiso Rabada averages 4.62 wickets a game for South Africa, based on 30 games (2022–2026), with a best of 9 in one match. Every match is in the matrix on this page, with each player's wickets in it.
Who has the most three-wicket hauls for South Africa in the last 30 matches?
Kagiso Rabada has taken 16 three-wicket hauls for South Africa in the last 30 matches, the most in the side, ahead of Keshav Maharaj (12) and Simon Harmer (11). 17 players have taken at least one in that time.
What is the most wickets by a South Africa player in one match in the last 30 matches?
Marco Jansen's 11 against Sri Lanka on 27 Nov 2024 is the most wickets by a South Africa player in one match in the last 30 matches. Next is Senuran Muthusamy's 11 against Pakistan on 12 Oct 2025.