South African bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in an innings of a test.
KA Maharaj of South Africa captured seven for 40 in the fourth innings against Bangladesh in the just concluded test at Port Elizabeth to provide the 27th occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WH Ashley | 7 | 095 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | SJ Snooke | 8 | 070 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 10 Mar 1906 |
| 3 | AEE Vogler | 7 | 128 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 01 Jul 1907 |
| 4 | AEE Vogler | 7 | 094 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 5 | SJ Pegler | 7 | 065 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 10 Jun 1912 |
| 6 | GA Faulkner | 7 | 084 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 7 | AE Hall | 7 | 063 | 4 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 8 | GF Bissett | 7 | 029 | 3 | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 |
| 9 | HJ Tayfield | 7 | 023 | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 10 | HJ Tayfield | 7 | 081 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 11 | HJ Tayfield | 8 | 069 | 3 | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 |
| 12 | HJ Tayfield | 9 | 113 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 13 | GB Lawrence | 8 | 053 | 2 | v New Zealand | Jo’burg | 26 Dec 1961 |
| 14 | JT Partridge | 7 | 091 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Feb 1964 |
| 15 | AA Donald | 7 | 084 | 3 | v India | P Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 16 | AA Donald | 8 | 071 | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 |
| 17 | L Klusener | 8 | 064 | 4 | v India | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 18 | SM Pollock | 7 | 087 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 |
| 19 | PR Adams | 7 | 128 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
| 20 | M Ntini | 7 | 037 | 3 | v West Indies | Trinidad | 08 Apr 2005 |
| 21 | DW Steyn | 7 | 051 | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 22 | M de Lange | 7 | 081 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 23 | KJ Abbott | 7 | 029 | 2 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 24 | K Rabada | 7 | 112 | 2 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 25 | KA Maharaj | 9 | 129 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 26 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 032 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 27 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 040 | 4 | v Bangladesh | P Elizabeth | 08 Apr 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in an innings at Port Elizabeth. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AA Donald | 7 | 084 | 3 | v India | P Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 040 | 4 | v Bangladesh | P Elizabeth | 08 Apr 2022 |
It also provides the eighth occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SJ Snooke | 8 | 070 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 10 Mar 1906 |
| 2 | AEE Vogler | 7 | 094 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 3 | AE Hall | 7 | 063 | 4 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 4 | HJ Tayfield | 7 | 081 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 5 | HJ Tayfield | 9 | 113 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 6 | L Klusener | 8 | 064 | 4 | v India | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 7 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 032 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 8 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 040 | 4 | v Bangladesh | P Elizabeth | 08 Apr 2022 |
HA Tayfield and KA Maharaj are the two South African bowlers to capture seven or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test on two occasions.
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HJ Tayfield | 7 | 081 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 2 | HJ Tayfield | 9 | 113 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 1 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 032 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 040 | 4 | v Bangladesh | P Elizabeth | 08 Apr 2022 |
HA Tayfield {04}, KA Maharaj {03}, AA Donald {02} and AEE Vogler {02} are the four South African bowlers to capture seven or more wickets in an innings of a test on two or more occasions.
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HJ Tayfield | 7 | 023 | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 2 | HJ Tayfield | 7 | 081 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 3 | HJ Tayfield | 8 | 069 | 3 | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 |
| 4 | HJ Tayfield | 9 | 113 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 1 | KA Maharaj | 9 | 129 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 032 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 3 | KA Maharaj | 7 | 040 | 4 | v Bangladesh | P Elizabeth | 08 Apr 2022 |
| 1 | AA Donald | 7 | 084 | 3 | v India | P Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | AA Donald | 8 | 071 | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 |
| 1 | AEE Vogler | 7 | 128 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 01 Jul 1907 |
| 2 | AEE Vogler | 7 | 094 | 4 | v England | Jo’burg | 01 Jan 1910 |