South African spin bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings
S Muthusamy of South Africa captured five for 57 in the third innings of the on-going test against Pakistan at Lahore to provide the 66th occasion of a South African spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in an 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 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2 | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 |
2 | GA Rowe | 49.0 | 5 | 9 | 115 | 5 | 1 | v England | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 |
3 | GA Faulkner | 11.0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
4 | GA Faulkner | 33.0 | 6 | 4 | 120 | 5 | 2 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 |
5 | GA Faulkner | 33.4 | 6 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 4 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1910 |
6 | GA Faulkner | 27.1 | 6 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
7 | CP Carter | 28.0 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 2 | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 |
8 | CP Carter | 29.5 | 6 | 4 | 91 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
9 | CL Vincent | 45.0 | 6 | 10 | 131 | 6 | 2 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1928 |
10 | CL Vincent | 45.0 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 5 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 |
11 | CL Vincent | 31.2 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 6 | 2 | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 |
12 | Q McMillan | 20.5 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1932 |
13 | Q McMillan | 29.0 | 6 | 2 | 125 | 5 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 4 Mar 1932 |
14 | XC Balaskas | 32.0 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 29 Jun 1935 |
15 | B Mitchell | 25.5 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
16 | NBF Mann | 37.4 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 2 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
17 | AMB Rowan | 31.2 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 5 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1949 |
18 | AMB Rowan | 60.0 | 8 | 9 | 167 | 5 | 2 | v England | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1949 |
19 | HJ Tayfield | 8.4 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
20 | AMB Rowan | 27.2 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
21 | AMB Rowan | 68.0 | 6 | 17 | 174 | 5 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
22 | HJ Tayfield | 29.4 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
23 | HJ Tayfield | 37.1 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
24 | HJ Tayfield | 46.2 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 |
25 | HJ Tayfield | 36.0 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 |
26 | HJ Tayfield | 14.0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 |
27 | HJ Tayfield | 38.5 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1955 |
28 | HJ Tayfield | 47.1 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 5 | 4 | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
29 | HJ Tayfield | 53.4 | 6 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 |
30 | HJ Tayfield | 53.0 | 8 | 21 | 130 | 5 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
31 | HJ Tayfield | 37.7 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 8 | 3 | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 |
32 | HJ Tayfield | 37.0 | 8 | 11 | 113 | 9 | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
33 | HJ Tayfield | 24.3 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 4 | v England | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 |
34 | HJ Tayfield | 51.0 | 8 | 18 | 120 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
35 | DB Pithey | 35.0 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 |
36 | HD Bromfield | 57.2 | 6 | 26 | 88 | 5 | 2 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1965 |
37 | PR Adams | 19.1 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
38 | N Boje | 38.0 | 6 | 14 | 83 | 5 | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
39 | N Boje | 34.0 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 |
40 | PR Adams | 12.3 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 |
41 | PR Adams | 18.4 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 5 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 |
42 | PR Adams | 45.0 | 6 | 11 | 128 | 7 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
43 | N Boje | 22.0 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2004 |
44 | PL Harris | 36.0 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 5 | 2 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 |
45 | RJ Peterson | 13.0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
46 | PL Harris | 42.5 | 6 | 9 | 127 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 |
47 | PL Harris | 37.0 | 6 | 10 | 123 | 5 | 2 | v England | Centurion | 16 Dec 2009 |
48 | Imran Tahir | 13.0 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 1 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
49 | Imran Tahir | 11.3 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v India | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
50 | DL Piedt | 36.0 | 6 | 4 | 153 | 5 | 3 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 |
51 | KA Maharaj | 28.3 | 6 | 7 | 94 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
52 | KA Maharaj | 20.2 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 |
53 | KA Maharaj | 17.3 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2017 |
54 | KA Maharaj | 33.4 | 6 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
55 | KA Maharaj | 41.1 | 6 | 10 | 129 | 9 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 |
56 | KA Maharaj | 58.0 | 6 | 15 | 180 | 5 | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 |
57 | GF Linde | 26.0 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 3 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 |
58 | KA Maharaj | 17.3 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 |
59 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
60 | KA Maharaj | 12.0 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 |
61 | N Brand | 26.0 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 6 | 1 | v New Zealand | Mt Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 |
62 | DL Piedt | 32.3 | 6 | 5 | 89 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 |
63 | KA Maharaj | 16.4 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 |
64 | KA Maharaj | 25.0 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 5 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 |
65 | S Muthusamy | 32.0 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
66 | S Muthusamy | 17.0 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
S Muthusamy of South Africa captured five for 57 in the third innings of the on-going test against Pakistan at Lahore to provide the sixth occasion of a South African spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | PR Adams | 45.0 | 6 | 11 | 128 | 7 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
2 | PL Harris | 36.0 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 5 | 2 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 |
3 | Imran Tahir | 13.0 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 1 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
4 | GF Linde | 26.0 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 3 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 |
5 | S Muthusamy | 32.0 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
6 | S Muthusamy | 17.0 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |