Player Leaders
South Africa • Wickets
South Africa
Top player per match by category
In The Spotlight
Based on visible matches
| Player | Total | AVG | Leads | Odds |
22 Nov 2025
Match
IND
WTC
|
14 Nov 2025
Match
IND
WTC
|
20 Oct 2025
Match
PAK
WTC
|
12 Oct 2025
Match
PAK
WTC
|
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
|
24 Feb 2022
Match
NZ
WTC
|
16 Feb 2022
Match
NZ
WTC
|
11 Jan 2022
Match
IND
WTC
|
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| 114 | 4.75 | 11 | - | - | - | 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 | - | - | 5 & 3 | 2 | 4 & 3 | |
| 85 | 3.70 | 6 | - | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 7 & 2 | - | 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 | 1 & 3 | - | 1 & 0 | |
| 77 | 4.05 | 4 | - | 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 | - | - | 4 & 3 | 2 | 3 & 4 | |
| 49 | 5.44 | 3 | - | 3 & 6 | 4 & 4 | 2 & 6 | 1 & 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 & 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 & 3 | 4 & 3 | - | - | - | |
| 23 | 3.29 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 & 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 & 0 | 1 & 0 | 3 | 3 & 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 21 | 4.20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 & 1 | 5 & 2 | - | 2 & 1 | - | - | - | 3 & 0 | 1 & 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 17 | 1.13 | 1 | - | 0 & 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 & 1 | 1 & 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 & 0 | 3 & 1 | 4 & 2 | 0 & 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 & 0 | - | - | |
| 17 | 3.40 | 1 | - | 0 & 1 | - | 0 & 0 | 6 & 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 & 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 | 1.88 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 & 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 & 0 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 & 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 & 3 | |
| 14 | 4.67 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 & 0 | - | - | - | 3 & 1 | 3 & 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14 | 3.50 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 & 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 & 0 | 3 & 3 | 2 & 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | 3.67 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 & 0 | 2 | - | 5 & 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 | 4.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 6 & 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7 | 1.40 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 & 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 & 0 | |
| 6 | 0.27 | 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 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3.00 | 0 | - | - | 1 & 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 & 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 3.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 & 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 1.50 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 1.50 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 & 0 | 2 & 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 2.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 & 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 & 0 | 1 & 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 1.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 & 1 | - | - | |
| 1 | 1.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In South Africa's last 30 ICC World Test Championship games (2022–2025), Kagiso Rabada leads for wickets with 114 at an average of 4.75 per game.
South Africa Wickets Leaders
The top wickets contributors for South Africa are: Kagiso Rabada (114), Keshav Maharaj (85), Marco Jansen (77). These rankings are based on 30 games (2022–2025). Kagiso Rabada has led the team in wickets in 11 of these matches.
Wickets distribution
Across the squad, 24 players have contributed wickets totalling 499 over these 30 games. Kagiso Rabada accounts for 23% of the team's wickets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who leads South Africa in wickets?
Kagiso Rabada leads South Africa with 114 wickets at an average of 4.75 per game, based on 30 games (2022–2025).
How many wickets does Kagiso Rabada average per game?
Kagiso Rabada averages 4.75 wickets per game for South Africa, based on 30 games (2022–2025).