Indian bowlers who have captured five-plus wickets in an innings against South Africa. R Ashwin captures his fifth five-wicket haul
R Ashwin of India returned with figures of 5 for 128 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the 26th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in Test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 44.0 | 22 | 53 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 |
| 2 | J Srinath | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | BKV Prasad | 35.0 | 6 | 104 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 4 | BKV Prasad | 19.0 | 6 | 60 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 5 | BKV Prasad | 25.0 | 4 | 93 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 6 | J Srinath | 25.1 | 5 | 104 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 7 | A Kumble | 68.4 | 15 | 143 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 8 | J Srinath | 33.0 | 6 | 140 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 9 | J Srinath | 30.0 | 6 | 76 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 10 | A Kumble | 54.0 | 13 | 131 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 11 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 7 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 12 | S Sreesanth | 10.0 | 3 | 40 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 13 | Harbhajan Singh | 44.5 | 4 | 164 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 14 | Harbhajan Singh | 48.3 | 23 | 59 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 15 | S Sreesanth | 29.0 | 0 | 114 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 16 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | Ind | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 17 | RA Jadeja | 58.2 | 15 | 138 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 18 | R Ashwin | 24.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 19 | RA Jadeja | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 20 | R Ashwin | 16.1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 21 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | Ind | SAF | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 22 | RA Jadeja | 12.0 | 2 | 30 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 23 | R Ashwin | 49.1 | 26 | 61 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 24 | JJ Bumrah | 18.5 | 2 | 54 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
| 25 | Mohammed Shami | 12.3 | 2 | 28 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
| 26 | R Ashwin | 41.0 | 11 | 128 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Vishakapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
R Ashwin of India returned with figures of 5 for 128 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. He became the first Indian bowler to capture five plus wicket hauls against South Africa on five occasions. He went past Harbhajan Singh and J Srinath who had five plus wicket hauls against South Africa on four occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 7 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 44.5 | 4 | 164 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 48.3 | 23 | 59 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | Ind | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | J Srinath | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 25.1 | 5 | 104 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 33.0 | 6 | 140 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 4 | J Srinath | 30.0 | 6 | 76 | 6 | Ind | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 24.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 16.1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | Ind | SAF | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 49.1 | 26 | 61 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 5 | R Ashwin | 41.0 | 11 | 128 | 5 | Ind | SAF | Vishakapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |