Bowling Records

Top 10: Most Test Wickets for India in South Africa

The legendary Indian cricketer, Anil Kumble, still holds the top place for the Indian Test wicket-takers in South African soil. The leg-spinner, known for his uncanny bowling records in the longer format, has taken 45 wickets, 2 less than the second-placed Javagal Srinath, in the Tests played in the Proteas land.

Among the current Indian bowling unit, the pace-trio Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah are the names that are involved in the top ten list of the same category. You can find the batters list here.

The table lists the top ten Indian bowlers who have picked the highest number of Test wickets in South African venues.

Most Test wickets by Indian bowlers in South Africa

BOWLERS INNINGS WICKETS BEST BOWLING 5-FOR AVERAGE
Anil Kumble 24 45 6/53 1 32.02
Javagal Srinath 16 43 6/76 3 25.27
Mohammed Shami 13 31 5/28 2 21.87
Zaheer Khan 15 30 4/62 0 35.60
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth 11 27 5/40 2 28.55
Ishant Sharma 13 20 4/79 0 40.00
Jasprit Bumrah 9 20 5/54 1 23.40
Harbhajan Singh 7 18 7/120 1 34.00
Venkatesh Prasad 6 17 5/60 2 25.00
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 10 4/87 0 20.30

Stats Highlights

Shardul Thakur’s 7/63 in the 2021 Wanderers Test is the best performance by an Indian bowler in the land of Proteas. Previously it was Harbhajan Singh’s 7/120 in Cape Town against the host nation. It is also Harbhajan’s last appearance in the country.