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  611^th 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