Four plus wickets by a South African bowler in a losing cause in one day games
L Ngidi of South Africa captuted 4 for 51 against India at Port Eliabeth on 13.02.18. His effort was in a losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of a South African bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AA Donald | 8.4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 10 Nov 1991 |
| 2 | PS de Villiers | 10.0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | East London | 15 Feb 1993 |
| 3 | CR Matthews | 10.0 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hobart | 18 Dec 1993 |
| 4 | DB Rundle | 9.0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 09 Jan 1994 |
| 5 | AA Donald | 10.0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 23 Jan 1994 |
| 6 | CR Matthews | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Cape Town | 06 Apr 1994 |
| 7 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 05 Apr 1997 |
| 8 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | East London | 24 Jan 1999 |
| 9 | SM Pollock | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 |
| 10 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Centurion | 24 Mar 2002 |
| 11 | M Ntini | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 5 Oct 2003 |
| 12 | AJ Hall | 9.2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne-CS | 20 Jan 2006 |
| 13 | A Nel | 10.0 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Providence | 07 Apr 2007 |
| 14 | LL Tsotsobe | 10.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 15 | Imran Tahir | 8.4 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 06 Mar 2011 |
| 16 | R McLaren | 8.4 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Paarl | 19 Jan 2013 |
| 17 | R McLaren | 10.0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 01 Nov 2013 |
| 18 | DW Steyn | 9.0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Port Elizabeth | 27 Nov 2013 |
| 19 | R McLaren | 10.0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 20 | VD Philander | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 14 Nov 2014 |
| 21 | RJ Peterson | 6.1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 23 Nov 2014 |
| 22 | L Ngidi | 9.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | v India | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 2018 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain against India in one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AA Donald | 8.4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 10 Nov 1991 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 |
| 3 | LL Tsotsobe | 10.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 4 | L Ngidi | 9.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | v India | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 2018 |
It also provides the tenth occasion of a South African bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain on home soil in one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS de Villiers | 10.0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | East London | 15 Feb 1993 |
| 2 | CR Matthews | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Cape Town | 06 Apr 1994 |
| 3 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 05 Apr 1997 |
| 4 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | East London | 24 Jan 1999 |
| 5 | SM Pollock | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 |
| 6 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Centurion | 24 Mar 2002 |
| 7 | LL Tsotsobe | 10.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 8 | R McLaren | 8.4 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Paarl | 19 Jan 2013 |
| 9 | DW Steyn | 9.0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Port Elizabeth | 27 Nov 2013 |
| 10 | L Ngidi | 9.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | v India | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 2018 |
It also provides the second occasion of a South African bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain at Port Elizabeth India in one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DW Steyn | 9.0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Port Elizabeth | 27 Nov 2013 |
| 2 | L Ngidi | 9.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | v India | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 2018 |
It also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain against India on home soil in one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Pollock | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 |
| 2 | LL Tsotsobe | 10.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 3 | L Ngidi | 9.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | v India | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 2018 |
The following table lists the five occasions of a South African bowler’s five plus wickets in a losing cause in one day games. Of the five, two are against India. All the five occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AA Donald | 8.4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 10 Nov 1991 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 |
| 3 | A Nel | 10.0 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Providence | 07 Apr 2007 |
| 4 | SM Pollock | 10.0 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | East London | 24 Jan 1999 |
| 5 | DW Steyn | 9.0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Port Elizabeth | 27 Nov 2013 |