South African spin bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings
KA Maharaj of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 76 runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Gqeberha to provide the 64th occasion of a South African spin bowler capturing a five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Rose-Innes | 18.0 | 04 | 05 | 043 | 05 | 02 | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | GA Rowe | 49.0 | 05 | 09 | 115 | 05 | 01 | v England | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 |
| 3 | GA Faulkner | 11.0 | 06 | 04 | 017 | 06 | 01 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 4 | GA Faulkner | 33.0 | 06 | 04 | 120 | 05 | 02 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 5 | GA Faulkner | 33.4 | 06 | 08 | 087 | 06 | 04 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1910 |
| 6 | GA Faulkner | 27.1 | 06 | 04 | 084 | 07 | 02 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 7 | CP Carter | 28.0 | 06 | 08 | 050 | 06 | 02 | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 |
| 8 | CP Carter | 29.5 | 06 | 04 | 091 | 06 | 01 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 9 | CL Vincent | 45.0 | 06 | 10 | 131 | 06 | 02 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1928 |
| 10 | CL Vincent | 45.0 | 06 | 10 | 105 | 05 | 01 | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 |
| 11 | CL Vincent | 31.2 | 06 | 09 | 051 | 06 | 02 | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 |
| 12 | Q McMillan | 20.5 | 06 | 04 | 066 | 05 | 03 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1932 |
| 13 | Q McMillan | 29.0 | 06 | 02 | 125 | 05 | 01 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 04 Mar 1932 |
| 14 | XC Balaskas | 32.0 | 06 | 08 | 049 | 05 | 02 | v England | Lord’s | 29 Jun 1935 |
| 15 | B Mitchell | 25.5 | 06 | 02 | 087 | 05 | 02 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 16 | NBF Mann | 37.4 | 08 | 14 | 059 | 06 | 02 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 17 | AMB Rowan | 31.2 | 08 | 03 | 080 | 05 | 01 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1949 |
| 18 | AMB Rowan | 60.0 | 08 | 09 | 167 | 05 | 02 | v England | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1949 |
| 19 | HJ Tayfield | 08.4 | 08 | 01 | 023 | 07 | 02 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 20 | AMB Rowan | 27.2 | 06 | 04 | 068 | 05 | 04 | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 21 | AMB Rowan | 68.0 | 06 | 17 | 174 | 05 | 02 | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
| 22 | HJ Tayfield | 29.4 | 08 | 09 | 084 | 06 | 02 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 23 | HJ Tayfield | 37.1 | 08 | 13 | 081 | 07 | 04 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 24 | HJ Tayfield | 46.2 | 06 | 19 | 062 | 05 | 02 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 |
| 25 | HJ Tayfield | 36.0 | 08 | 17 | 062 | 06 | 02 | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 |
| 26 | HJ Tayfield | 14.0 | 08 | 07 | 013 | 06 | 02 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 |
| 27 | HJ Tayfield | 38.5 | 06 | 12 | 080 | 05 | 03 | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 28 | HJ Tayfield | 47.1 | 06 | 15 | 094 | 05 | 04 | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
| 29 | HJ Tayfield | 53.4 | 06 | 29 | 060 | 05 | 03 | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 |
| 30 | HJ Tayfield | 53.0 | 08 | 21 | 130 | 05 | 01 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 31 | HJ Tayfield | 37.7 | 08 | 14 | 069 | 08 | 03 | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 |
| 32 | HJ Tayfield | 37.0 | 08 | 11 | 113 | 09 | 04 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 33 | HJ Tayfield | 24.3 | 08 | 06 | 078 | 06 | 04 | v England | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 |
| 34 | HJ Tayfield | 51.0 | 08 | 18 | 120 | 05 | 01 | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 35 | DB Pithey | 35.0 | 06 | 11 | 058 | 06 | 03 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 |
| 36 | HD Bromfield | 57.2 | 06 | 26 | 088 | 05 | 02 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1965 |
| 37 | PR Adams | 19.1 | 06 | 06 | 055 | 06 | 01 | v India | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 38 | N Boje | 38.0 | 06 | 14 | 083 | 05 | 03 | v India | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 39 | N Boje | 34.0 | 06 | 08 | 062 | 05 | 02 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 |
| 40 | PR Adams | 12.3 | 06 | 03 | 037 | 05 | 01 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 41 | PR Adams | 18.4 | 06 | 05 | 069 | 05 | 03 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 42 | PR Adams | 45.0 | 06 | 11 | 128 | 07 | 02 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
| 43 | N Boje | 22.0 | 06 | 00 | 088 | 05 | 03 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2004 |
| 44 | PL Harris | 36.0 | 06 | 13 | 073 | 05 | 02 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 |
| 45 | RJ Peterson | 13.0 | 06 | 02 | 033 | 05 | 03 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 46 | PL Harris | 42.5 | 06 | 09 | 127 | 06 | 03 | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 |
| 47 | PL Harris | 37.0 | 06 | 10 | 123 | 05 | 02 | v England | Centurion | 16 Dec 2009 |
| 48 | Imran Tahir | 13.0 | 06 | 03 | 032 | 05 | 01 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
| 49 | Imran Tahir | 11.3 | 06 | 02 | 038 | 05 | 03 | v India | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 50 | DL Piedt | 36.0 | 06 | 04 | 153 | 05 | 03 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 51 | KA Maharaj | 28.3 | 06 | 07 | 094 | 05 | 02 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 52 | KA Maharaj | 20.2 | 06 | 07 | 040 | 06 | 03 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 53 | KA Maharaj | 17.3 | 06 | 05 | 059 | 05 | 03 | v Zimbabwe | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2017 |
| 54 | KA Maharaj | 33.4 | 06 | 05 | 123 | 05 | 01 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| 55 | KA Maharaj | 41.1 | 06 | 10 | 129 | 09 | 01 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 56 | KA Maharaj | 58.0 | 06 | 15 | 180 | 05 | 01 | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 |
| 57 | GF Linde | 26.0 | 06 | 09 | 064 | 05 | 03 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 |
| 58 | KA Maharaj | 17.3 | 06 | 07 | 036 | 05 | 04 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 |
| 59 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 06 | 00 | 032 | 07 | 04 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 60 | KA Maharaj | 12.0 | 06 | 03 | 040 | 07 | 04 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 |
| 61 | N Brand | 26.0 | 06 | 01 | 119 | 06 | 01 | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 |
| 62 | DL Piedt | 32.3 | 06 | 05 | 089 | 05 | 02 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 |
| 63 | KA Maharaj | 16.4 | 06 | 00 | 059 | 05 | 03 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 |
| 64 | KA Maharaj | 25.0 | 06 | 03 | 076 | 05 | 04 | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 |
KA Maharaj of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 76 runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Gqeberha to provide the fourth occasion of a South African spin bowler capturing a five or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Boje | 34.0 | 06 | 08 | 062 | 05 | 02 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 |
| 2 | N Boje | 22.0 | 06 | 00 | 088 | 05 | 03 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2004 |
| 3 | KA Maharaj | 41.1 | 06 | 10 | 129 | 09 | 01 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 4 | KA Maharaj | 25.0 | 06 | 03 | 076 | 05 | 04 | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 |
KA Maharaj of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 76 runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Gqeberha to provide the tenth occasion of a South African spin bowler capturing a five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Faulkner | 33.4 | 06 | 08 | 087 | 06 | 04 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1910 |
| 2 | AMB Rowan | 27.2 | 06 | 04 | 068 | 05 | 04 | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 3 | HJ Tayfield | 37.1 | 08 | 13 | 081 | 07 | 04 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 4 | HJ Tayfield | 47.1 | 06 | 15 | 094 | 05 | 04 | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
| 5 | HJ Tayfield | 37.0 | 08 | 11 | 113 | 09 | 04 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 6 | HJ Tayfield | 24.3 | 08 | 06 | 078 | 06 | 04 | v England | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 |
| 7 | KA Maharaj | 17.3 | 06 | 07 | 036 | 05 | 04 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 |
| 8 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 06 | 00 | 032 | 07 | 04 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 9 | KA Maharaj | 12.0 | 06 | 03 | 040 | 07 | 04 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 |
| 10 | KA Maharaj | 25.0 | 06 | 03 | 076 | 05 | 04 | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 |
HA Tayfield and KA Maharaj are the two South African spin bowlers to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test on four occasions.The following table details the performance of these two bowlers.
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HJ Tayfield | 37.1 | 08 | 13 | 081 | 07 | 04 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 2 | HJ Tayfield | 47.1 | 06 | 15 | 094 | 05 | 04 | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
| 3 | HJ Tayfield | 37.0 | 08 | 11 | 113 | 09 | 04 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 4 | HJ Tayfield | 24.3 | 08 | 06 | 078 | 06 | 04 | v England | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 |
| 1 | KA Maharaj | 17.3 | 06 | 07 | 036 | 05 | 04 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 06 | 00 | 032 | 07 | 04 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 3 | KA Maharaj | 12.0 | 06 | 03 | 040 | 07 | 04 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 |
| 4 | KA Maharaj | 25.0 | 06 | 03 | 076 | 05 | 04 | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 |