Spin bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia
KA Maharaj of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 33 runs against Australia at Cairns on 19 Aug 2025 to provide the 166th occasion of a spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the history of one dqy internationals. It also provides the 14th occasion of a spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Abdul Qadir | 10.0 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 1 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 21 Jan 1984 |
| 2 | RJ Shastri | 06.5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | India | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 08 Dec 1991 |
| 3 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 08.5 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | Pakistan | v Australia | Adelaide | 15 Dec 1996 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 2 | India | v Australia | Kochi | 01 Apr 1998 |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | 09.0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 22 Aug 1999 |
| 6 | N Boje | 06.3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Apr 2002 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 1 | West Indies | v Australia | St George’s | 01 Jun 2003 |
| 8 | M Kartik | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 1 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 17 Oct 2007 |
| 9 | Shahid Afridi | 10.0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 1 | Pakistan | v Australia | Dubai (DICS) | 22 Apr 2009 |
| 10 | GP Swann | 10.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 1 | England | v Australia | Che-le-St | 20 Sep 2009 |
| 11 | YS Chahal | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 1 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 18 Jan 2019 |
| 12 | HR Walsh | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 1 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 20 Jul 2021 |
| 13 | RP Burl | 03.0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Townsville | 03 Sep 2022 |
| 14 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Cairns | 19 Aug 2025 |
It also provides the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Boje | 06.3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Apr 2002 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Cairns | 19 Aug 2025 |
South Africa became the fourth team to have two or more bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. The following table details them
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Shastri | 06.5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | India | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 08 Dec 1991 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 2 | India | v Australia | Kochi | 01 Apr 1998 |
| 3 | M Kartik | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 1 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 17 Oct 2007 |
| 4 | YS Chahal | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 1 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 18 Jan 2019 |
| 1 | Abdul Qadir | 10.0 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 1 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 21 Jan 1984 |
| 2 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 08.5 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | Pakistan | v Australia | Adelaide | 15 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | 10.0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 1 | Pakistan | v Australia | Dubai (DICS) | 22 Apr 2009 |
| 1 | N Boje | 06.3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Apr 2002 |
| 2 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Cairns | 19 Aug 2025 |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 1 | West Indies | v Australia | St George’s | 01 Jun 2003 |
| 2 | HR Walsh | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 1 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 20 Jul 2021 |
KA Maharaj’s five for 33 provides the sixth occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Boje | 06.3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Apr 2002 |
| 2 | Imran Tahir | 10.0 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 3 | Imran Tahir | 09.0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | v West Indies | Basseterre | 15 Jun 2016 |
| 4 | Imran Tahir | 06.0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 03 Oct 2018 |
| 5 | T Shamsi | 07.4 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 04 Sep 2021 |
| 6 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Cairns | 19 Aug 2025 |