South African bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia
K Rabada of South Africa captured five for 96 against Australia in the ongoing test at Port Elizabeth to provide the 50th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. His effort also provides the 25th occasion of South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia at home. All such occasions are tabulated below
| South African bowlers capturing five or more wickets against Australia | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CB Llewellyn | 22.0 | 3 | 92 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | CB Llewellyn | 18.1 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 3 | CB Llewellyn | 31.4 | 9 | 73 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | CB Llewellyn | 30.5 | 4 | 97 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 5 | RO Schwarz | 25.0 | 6 | 102 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 6 | RO Schwarz | 11.4 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | 03 Mar 1911 |
| 7 | SJ Pegler | 45.3 | 9 | 105 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 8 | JM Blanckenberg | 24.4 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Durban | 5 Nov 1921 |
| 9 | CP Carter | 29.5 | 4 | 91 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 10 | AJ Bell | 46.5 | 6 | 140 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 18 Dec 1931 |
| 11 | AJ Bell | 26.1 | 9 | 69 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 |
| 12 | AJ Bell | 40.0 | 2 | 142 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1932 |
| 13 | B Mitchell | 25.5 | 2 | 87 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 14 | HJ Tayfield | 08.4×8 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 15 | MG Melle | 33.0×8 | 3 | 113 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| 16 | MG Melle | 20.5×8 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 |
| 17 | HJ Tayfield | 29.4×8 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 18 | HJ Tayfield | 37.1×8 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 4 | Aus | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 19 | ERH Fuller | 30.2×8 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 |
| 20 | PS Heine | 14.2×8 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 21 | HJ Tayfield | 51.0×8 | 18 | 120 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 22 | NAT Adcock | 18.0×8 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 |
| 23 | PS Heine | 37.5×8 | 6 | 96 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 |
| 24 | PM Pollock | 22.6×8 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 25 | PM Pollock | 18.0×8 | 2 | 83 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 26 | JT Partridge | 32.5×8 | 4 | 123 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 27 | TL Goddard | 24.6×8 | 4 | 60 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 |
| 28 | JT Partridge | 31.1×8 | 6 | 91 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | 07 Feb 1964 |
| 29 | TL Goddard | 32.5 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 30 | EJ Barlow | 33.3 | 9 | 85 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 |
| 31 | PM Pollock | 23.2 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 |
| 32 | MJ Procter | 24.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Port Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1970 |
| 33 | PS de Villiers | 23.3 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 1994 |
| 34 | CR Matthews | 36.0 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 35 | AA Donald | 18.0 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 |
| 36 | AA Donald | 27.0 | 8 | 59 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 37 | SM Pollock | 41.0 | 11 | 87 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 |
| 38 | M Ntini | 19.0 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 2005 |
| 39 | M Ntini | 18.5 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 31 Mar 2006 |
| 40 | DW Steyn | 29.0 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 41 | DW Steyn | 20.2 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 42 | PL Harris | 42.5 | 9 | 127 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 |
| 43 | VD Philander | 07.0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 44 | VD Philander | 20.0 | 3 | 70 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 |
| 45 | M Morkel | 30.0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 46 | K Rabada | 31.0 | 6 | 92 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
| 47 | VD Philander | 10.1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 |
| 48 | KJ Abbott | 23.1 | 3 | 77 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 |
| 49 | KA Maharaj | 33.4 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| 50 | K Rabada | 21.0 | 2 | 96 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Port Elizabeth | 09 Mar 2018 |
| South African bowlers capturing five or more wickets against Australia at home | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CB Llewellyn | 22.0 | 3 | 92 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | CB Llewellyn | 18.1 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 3 | CB Llewellyn | 31.4 | 9 | 73 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | CB Llewellyn | 30.5 | 4 | 97 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 5 | JM Blanckenberg | 24.4 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 |
| 6 | CP Carter | 29.5 | 4 | 91 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 7 | B Mitchell | 25.5 | 2 | 87 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 8 | HJ Tayfield | 08.4×8 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 9 | MG Melle | 33.0×8 | 3 | 113 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| 10 | PS Heine | 14.2×8 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 11 | HJ Tayfield | 51.0×8 | 18 | 120 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 12 | NAT Adcock | 18.0×8 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 |
| 13 | PS Heine | 37.5×8 | 6 | 96 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 |
| 14 | TL Goddard | 32.5 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 15 | EJ Barlow | 33.3 | 9 | 85 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 |
| 16 | PM Pollock | 23.2 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 |
| 17 | MJ Procter | 24.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Port Elizabeth | 05 Mar 1970 |
| 18 | CR Matthews | 36.0 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 19 | AA Donald | 18.0 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 |
| 20 | M Ntini | 18.5 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Johannesburg | 31 Mar 2006 |
| 21 | PL Harris | 42.5 | 9 | 127 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 |
| 22 | VD Philander | 7.0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 23 | VD Philander | 20.0 | 3 | 70 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 |
| 24 | KA Maharaj | 33.4 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| 25 | K Rabada | 21.0 | 2 | 96 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Port Elizabeth | 09 Mar 2018 |