South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test
M Jansen of South Africa captured eleven wickets conceding 86 runs in the just concluded test at Durban against Sri Lanka to provide the 35th occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Ntini | 47.5 | 6 | 10 | 132 | 13 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 08 Apr 2005 |
| 2 | K Rabada | 39.4 | 6 | 08 | 144 | 13 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | HJ Tayfield | 66.5 | 8 | 22 | 165 | 13 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 4 | HJ Tayfield | 74.0 | 8 | 26 | 192 | 13 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 5 | SJ Snooke | 53.0 | 6 | 09 | 127 | 12 | v England | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 |
| 6 | AA Donald | 55.0 | 6 | 15 | 139 | 12 | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 7 | AEE Vogler | 52.1 | 6 | 06 | 181 | 12 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 8 | KA Maharaj | 81.1 | 6 | 14 | 283 | 12 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 9 | DW Steyn | 36.5 | 6 | 16 | 060 | 11 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 |
| 10 | M Jansen | 28.3 | 6 | 06 | 086 | 11 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 |
| 11 | D Olivier | 29.0 | 6 | 06 | 096 | 11 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 12 | AE Hall | 62.3 | 6 | 20 | 112 | 11 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 13 | AA Donald | 50.1 | 6 | 15 | 113 | 11 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 |
| 14 | AA Donald | 38.0 | 6 | 10 | 127 | 11 | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 |
| 15 | EP Nupen | 51.4 | 6 | 04 | 150 | 11 | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 |
| 16 | K Rabada | 43.0 | 6 | 11 | 150 | 11 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 09 Mar 2018 |
| 17 | SF Burke | 81.0 | 6 | 29 | 196 | 11 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1962 |
| 18 | K Rabada | 24.5 | 6 | 05 | 063 | 10 | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 19 | PM Pollock | 47.5 | 6 | 23 | 087 | 10 | v England | Nottingham | 05 Aug 1965 |
| 20 | A Nel | 37.4 | 6 | 06 | 088 | 10 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 |
| 21 | DW Steyn | 24.3 | 6 | 06 | 091 | 10 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 22 | K Rabada | 29.0 | 6 | 05 | 092 | 10 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 23 | DW Steyn | 31.3 | 6 | 04 | 093 | 10 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 |
| 24 | VD Philander | 24.1 | 6 | 03 | 102 | 10 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 |
| 25 | PR Adams | 31.1 | 6 | 08 | 106 | 10 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 26 | PS de Villiers | 40.2 | 6 | 15 | 108 | 10 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 27 | DW Steyn | 34.5 | 6 | 07 | 108 | 10 | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 28 | VD Philander | 30.5 | 6 | 06 | 114 | 10 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 |
| 29 | CB Llewellyn | 49.5 | 6 | 12 | 116 | 10 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 30 | PS de Villiers | 59.3 | 6 | 20 | 123 | 10 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1994 |
| 31 | M Ntini | 33.0 | 6 | 05 | 145 | 10 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 15 Apr 2006 |
| 32 | SM Pollock | 48.4 | 6 | 18 | 147 | 10 | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 33 | DW Steyn | 49.2 | 6 | 09 | 154 | 10 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 34 | M Ntini | 44.5 | 6 | 06 | 178 | 10 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 31 Mar 2006 |
| 35 | M Ntini | 48.0 | 6 | 08 | 220 | 10 | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
M Jansen of South Africa captured eleven wickets conceding 86 runs in the just concluded test at Durban against Sri Lanka to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Jansen | 28.3 | 6 | 06 | 086 | 11 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 |
| 2 | K Rabada | 29.0 | 6 | 05 | 092 | 10 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | VD Philander | 24.1 | 6 | 03 | 102 | 10 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 |
| 4 | KA Maharaj | 81.1 | 6 | 14 | 283 | 12 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 |
The following table lists the nine occasions of South African bowlers capturing ten or more wickets conceding less than 100 runs and also two occasions of South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs.
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DW Steyn | 36.5 | 6 | 16 | 060 | 11 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 |
| 2 | K Rabada | 24.5 | 6 | 05 | 063 | 10 | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 3 | M Jansen | 28.3 | 6 | 06 | 086 | 11 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 |
| 4 | PM Pollock | 47.5 | 6 | 23 | 087 | 10 | v England | Nottingham | 05 Aug 1965 |
| 5 | A Nel | 37.4 | 6 | 06 | 088 | 10 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 |
| 6 | DW Steyn | 24.3 | 6 | 06 | 091 | 10 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 7 | K Rabada | 29.0 | 6 | 05 | 092 | 10 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 8 | DW Steyn | 31.3 | 6 | 04 | 093 | 10 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 |
| 9 | D Olivier | 29.0 | 6 | 06 | 096 | 11 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Ntini | 48.0 | 6 | 08 | 220 | 10 | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 81.1 | 6 | 14 | 283 | 12 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 |