Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa
MA Starc of Australia returned with figures of 5 for 34 in South Africa’s first innings – second innings of the test – in the ongoing test at Durban to provide the 611th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in test innings. It also provides the 74th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa and the 45th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa in South Africa and the ninth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Durban. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa | |||||||||
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JV Saunders | 11.0 | 02 | 34 | 7 | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | WP Howell | 26.0 | 06 | 81 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 3 | A Cotter | 20.0 | 02 | 69 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 4 | WJ Whitty | 16.0 | 07 | 17 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 5 | WJ Whitty | 39.2 | 05 | 104 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 6 | HV Hordern | 14.2 | 02 | 66 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1911 |
| 7 | WJ Whitty | 34.0 | 12 | 55 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 8 | C Kelleway | 14.2 | 04 | 33 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 9 | JM Gregory | 25.1 | 04 | 77 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 |
| 10 | CG Macartney | 24.3 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 |
| 11 | H Ironmonger | 47.0 | 29 | 42 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 12 | TW Wall | 15.1 | 07 | 14 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 13 | CV Grimmett | 46.0 | 14 | 92 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 |
| 14 | CV Grimmett | 47.0 | 11 | 116 | 7 | 1 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 |
| 15 | CV Grimmett | 49.2 | 17 | 83 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 |
| 16 | H Ironmonger | 7.2 | 05 | 6 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 17 | H Ironmonger | 15.3 | 07 | 18 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 18 | WJ O’Reilly | 17.0 | 05 | 49 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 |
| 19 | CV Grimmett | 17.0 | 04 | 32 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 20 | CV Grimmett | 36.4 | 17 | 56 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 21 | WJ O’Reilly | 21.0 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 22 | CV Grimmett | 19.5 | 09 | 40 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 23 | CV Grimmett | 45.0 | 18 | 100 | 7 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 24 | CV Grimmett | 48.0 | 23 | 73 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 25 | KR Miller | 15.0×8 | 03 | 40 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 |
| 26 | WA Johnston | 20.1×8 | 05 | 44 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 |
| 27 | CL McCool | 11.4×8 | 01 | 41 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 28 | RR Lindwall | 15.4×8 | 02 | 32 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 29 | IWG Johnson | 17.0×8 | 02 | 34 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 30 | DT Ring | 21.0×8 | 02 | 72 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 |
| 31 | RR Lindwall | 30.0×8 | 08 | 60 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 |
| 32 | WA Johnston | 49.3×8 | 17 | 110 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 |
| 33 | WA Johnston | 46.0×8 | 08 | 152 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 |
| 34 | I Meckiff | 31.0×8 | 03 | 125 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 35 | AK Davidson | 17.4×8 | 04 | 34 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 36 | R Benaud | 21.0×8 | 06 | 49 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 37 | R Benaud | 50.7×8 | 13 | 114 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 |
| 38 | R Benaud | 41.0×8 | 08 | 84 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 |
| 39 | AK Davidson | 26.1×8 | 08 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 40 | R Benaud | 33.0×8 | 14 | 82 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 41 | R Benaud | 33.0×8 | 10 | 68 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 42 | NJN Hawke | 39.0×8 | 05 | 139 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 |
| 43 | GD McKenzie | 21.5 | 06 | 46 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 44 | GD McKenzie | 33.0 | 10 | 65 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 |
| 45 | DA Renneberg | 25.0 | 03 | 97 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Feb 1967 |
| 46 | GD McKenzie | 35.0 | 13 | 65 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 24 Feb 1967 |
| 47 | AA Mallett | 55.1 | 16 | 126 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 48 | AN Connolly | 26.0 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 49 | JW Gleeson | 45.0 | 15 | 125 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 |
| 50 | AN Connolly | 28.2 | 09 | 47 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1970 |
| 51 | SK Warne | 27.0 | 08 | 56 | 7 | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 1994 |
| 52 | SK Warne | 42.0 | 17 | 72 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 1994 |
| 53 | SR Waugh | 22.3 | 09 | 28 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 54 | JN Gillespie | 23.0 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 14 Mar 1997 |
| 55 | GD McGrath | 40.4 | 15 | 86 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 |
| 56 | SK Warne | 32.1 | 08 | 75 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 1998 |
| 57 | SK Warne | 21.0 | 09 | 34 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 1998 |
| 58 | SK Warne | 39.4 | 09 | 113 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 59 | GD McGrath | 12.3 | 04 | 21 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 |
| 60 | SK Warne | 70.0 | 15 | 161 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 |
| 61 | B Lee | 22.2 | 01 | 93 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Perth | 16 Dec 2005 |
| 62 | SR Clark | 17.0 | 03 | 55 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 16 Mar 2006 |
| 63 | B Lee | 19.4 | 05 | 69 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 64 | SK Warne | 35.5 | 09 | 86 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 65 | MG Johnson | 24.0 | 04 | 61 | 8 | 2 | v South Africa | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 66 | PM Siddle | 27.5 | 11 | 59 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Sydney | 03 Jan 2009 |
| 67 | SR Watson | 5.0 | 02 | 17 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 68 | PJ Cummins | 29.0 | 05 | 79 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 |
| 69 | MA Starc | 28.5 | 03 | 154 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 70 | MG Johnson | 17.1 | 01 | 68 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 71 | MG Johnson | 16.0 | 03 | 59 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 72 | NM Lyon | 46.0 | 07 | 130 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 20 Feb 2014 |
| 73 | JR Hazlewood | 30.5 | 10 | 89 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 |
| 74 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 03 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa in South Africa | |||||||||
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JV Saunders | 11.0 | 02 | 34 | 7 | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | WP Howell | 26.0 | 06 | 81 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 3 | JM Gregory | 25.1 | 04 | 77 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 |
| 4 | CG Macartney | 24.3 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 |
| 5 | WJ O’Reilly | 17.0 | 05 | 49 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 |
| 6 | CV Grimmett | 17.0 | 04 | 32 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 7 | CV Grimmett | 36.4 | 17 | 56 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 8 | WJ O’Reilly | 21.0 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 9 | CV Grimmett | 19.5 | 09 | 40 | 7 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 10 | CV Grimmett | 45.0 | 18 | 100 | 7 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 11 | CV Grimmett | 48.0 | 23 | 73 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 12 | KR Miller | 15.0 x8 | 03 | 40 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 |
| 13 | WA Johnston | 20.1 x8 | 05 | 44 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 |
| 14 | CL McCool | 11.4 x8 | 01 | 41 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 15 | RR Lindwall | 15.4 x8 | 02 | 32 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 |
| 16 | IWG Johnson | 17.0 x8 | 02 | 34 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 17 | I Meckiff | 31.0 x8 | 03 | 125 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 18 | AK Davidson | 17.4 x8 | 04 | 34 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 19 | R Benaud | 21.0 x8 | 06 | 49 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 20 | R Benaud | 50.7 x8 | 13 | 114 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 |
| 21 | R Benaud | 41.0 x8 | 08 | 84 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 |
| 22 | AK Davidson | 26.1 x8 | 08 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 23 | R Benaud | 33.0 x8 | 14 | 82 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 24 | GD McKenzie | 21.5 | 06 | 46 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 25 | GD McKenzie | 33.0 | 10 | 65 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 |
| 26 | DA Renneberg | 25.0 | 03 | 97 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Feb 1967 |
| 27 | GD McKenzie | 35.0 | 13 | 65 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 24 Feb 1967 |
| 28 | AA Mallett | 55.1 | 16 | 126 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 29 | AN Connolly | 26.0 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 30 | JW Gleeson | 45.0 | 15 | 125 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 |
| 31 | AN Connolly | 28.2 | 09 | 47 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1970 |
| 32 | SR Waugh | 22.3 | 09 | 28 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 33 | JN Gillespie | 23.0 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 14 Mar 1997 |
| 34 | GD McGrath | 40.4 | 15 | 86 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 |
| 35 | GD McGrath | 12.3 | 04 | 21 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 |
| 36 | SK Warne | 70.0 | 15 | 161 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 |
| 37 | SR Clark | 17.0 | 03 | 55 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 16 Mar 2006 |
| 38 | B Lee | 19.4 | 05 | 69 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 39 | SK Warne | 35.5 | 09 | 86 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 40 | SR Watson | 5.0 | 02 | 17 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 41 | PJ Cummins | 29.0 | 05 | 79 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 |
| 42 | MG Johnson | 17.1 | 01 | 68 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 43 | MG Johnson | 16.0 | 03 | 59 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 44 | NM Lyon | 46.0 | 07 | 130 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 20 Feb 2014 |
| 45 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 03 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa at Durban | |||||||||
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JM Gregory | 25.1 | 04 | 77 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 |
| 2 | WJ O’Reilly | 17.0 | 05 | 49 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 |
| 3 | CV Grimmett | 45.0 | 18 | 100 | 7 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | CV Grimmett | 48.0 | 23 | 73 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 5 | IWG Johnson | 17.0 x8 | 02 | 34 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 6 | R Benaud | 50.7 x8 | 13 | 114 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 |
| 7 | B Lee | 19.4 | 05 | 69 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 8 | SK Warne | 35.5 | 09 | 86 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 9 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 03 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |