A Nortje of South Africa captured six for 56 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Johannesburg to provide the occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 64^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WH Ashley	7-095	1	Eng	C Town	Mar 1889
2	JH Sinclair	6-026	1	Eng	C Town	Apr 1899
3	CB Llewellyn	6-092	2	Aus	Jo’burg	Oct 1902
4	CB Llewellyn	6-097	1	Aus	C Town	Nov 1902
5	SJ Snooke	8-070	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Mar 1906
6	AEE Vogler	7-094	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Jan 1910
7	GA Faulkner	6-087	4	Eng	Durban	Jan 1910
8	CP Carter	6-050	2	Eng	Durban	Feb 1914
9	CP Carter	6-091	1	Aus	Jo’burg	Nov 1921
10	JM Blanckenberg	6-076	2	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1922
11	AE Hall	7-063	4	Eng	C Town	Jan 1923
12	AE Hall	6-082	1	Eng	Jo’burg	Feb 1923
13	CL Vincent	6-131	2	Eng	Durban	Jan 1928
14	AE Hall	6-100	1	Eng	Jo’burg	Jan 1928
15	GF Bissett	7-029	3	Eng	Durban	Feb 1928
16	EP Nupen	6-087	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1930
17	EP Nupen	6-046	3	Eng	Jo’burg	Feb 1931
18	CL Vincent	6-051	2	Eng	Durban	Feb 1931
19	NBF Mann	6-059	2	Eng	Durban	Dec 1948
20	CN McCarthy	6-043	4	Eng	Durban	Dec 1948
21	HJ Tayfield	7-023	2	Aus	Durban	Jan 1950
22	HJ Tayfield	6-062	2	NZl	Durban	Dec 1953
23	HJ Tayfield	6-013	2	NZl	Jo’burg	Jan 1954
24	HJ Tayfield	8-069	3	Eng	Durban	Jan 1957
25	HJ Tayfield	9-113	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Feb 1957
26	HJ Tayfield	6-078	4	Eng	P E’beth	Mar 1957
27	PS Heine	6-058	2	Aus	Jo’burg	Dec 1957
28	NAT Adcock	6-043	1	Aus	Durban	Jan 1958
29	PS Heine	6-096	1	Aus	Jo’burg	Feb 1958
30	PM Pollock	6-038	4	NZl	Durban	Dec 1961
31	GB Lawrence	8-053	2	NZl	Jo’burg	Dec 1961
32	SF Burke	6-128	1	NZl	C Town	Jan 1962
33	TL Goddard	6-053	4	Aus	Jo’burg	Dec 1966
34	MJ Procter	6-073	4	Aus	P E’beth	Mar 1970
35	AA Donald	7-084	3	Ind	P E’beth	Dec 1992
36	PS de Villiers	6-081	2	Pak	Jo’burg	Jan 1995
37	SM Pollock	6-050	3	Pak	Durban	Feb 1998
38	PS de Villiers	6-023	2	Pak	P E’beth	Mar 1998
39	AA Donald	6-053	1	Eng	Jo’burg	Nov 1999
40	M Ntini	6-066	3	NZl	B’fontein	Nov 2000
41	SM Pollock	6-030	1	Srl	C Town	Jan 2001
42	SM Pollock	6-056	3	Ind	B’fontein	Nov 2001
43	A Nel	6-081	2	Eng	Centurion	Jan 2005
44	M Zondeki	6-039	3	Zim	Centurion	Mar 2005
45	M Ntini	6-100	2	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2006
46	M Ntini	6-059	2	Pak	P E’beth	Jan 2007
47	DW Steyn	6-049	3	NZl	Centurion	Nov 2007
48	DW Steyn	6-072	3	Win	Durban	Jan 2008
49	PL Harris	6-127	3	Aus	C Town	Mar 2009
50	DW Steyn	6-050	1	Ind	Durban	Dec 2010
51	M de Lange	7-081	1	Srl	Durban	Dec 2011
52	DW Steyn	6-008	2	Pak	Jo’burg	Feb 2013
53	KJ Abbott	7-029	2	Pak	Centurion	Feb 2013
54	DW Steyn	6-100	1	Ind	Durban	Dec 2013
55	DW Steyn	6-034	3	Win	Centurion	Dec 2014
56	K Rabada	7-112	2	Eng	Centurion	Jan 2016
57	K Rabada	6-032	4	Eng	Centurion	Jan 2016
58	K Rabada	6-055	4	Srl	C Town	Jan 2017
59	VD Philander	6-042	4	Ind	C Town	Jan 2018
60	L Ngidi	6-039	4	Ind	Centurion	Jan 2018
61	K Rabada	6-054	3	Aus	P E’beth	Mar 2018
62	VD Philander	6-021	4	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2018
63	D Olivier	6-037	1	Pak	Centurion	Dec 2018
64	A Nortje	6-056	1	Srl	Jo’burg	Jan 2021

It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Pollock	6-030	1	Srl	C Town	Jan 2001
2	M de Lange	7-081	1	Srl	Durban	Dec 2011
3	K Rabada	6-055	4	Srl	C Town	Jan 2017
4	A Nortje	6-056	1	Srl	Jo’burg	Jan 2021

It also provides the 21st occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings at Johannesburg.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	CB Llewellyn	6-092	2	Aus	Jo’burg	Oct 1902
2	SJ Snooke	8-070	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Mar 1906
3	AEE Vogler	7-094	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Jan 1910
4	CP Carter	6-091	1	Aus	Jo’burg	Nov 1921
5	JM Blanckenberg	6-076	2	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1922
6	AE Hall	6-082	1	Eng	Jo’burg	Feb 1923
7	AE Hall	6-100	1	Eng	Jo’burg	Jan 1928
8	EP Nupen	6-087	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1930
9	EP Nupen	6-046	3	Eng	Jo’burg	Feb 1931
10	HJ Tayfield	6-013	2	NZl	Jo’burg	Jan 1954
11	HJ Tayfield	9-113	4	Eng	Jo’burg	Feb 1957
12	PS Heine	6-058	2	Aus	Jo’burg	Dec 1957
13	PS Heine	6-096	1	Aus	Jo’burg	Feb 1958
14	GB Lawrence	8-053	2	NZl	Jo’burg	Dec 1961
15	TL Goddard	6-053	4	Aus	Jo’burg	Dec 1966
16	PS de Villiers	6-081	2	Pak	Jo’burg	Jan 1995
17	AA Donald	6-053	1	Eng	Jo’burg	Nov 1999
18	M Ntini	6-100	2	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2006
19	DW Steyn	6-008	2	Pak	Jo’burg	Feb 2013
20	VD Philander	6-021	4	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2018
21	A Nortje	6-056	1	Srl	Jo’burg	Jan 2021