AUSTRALIA IN SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

A2026
Australia in South Africa Test Series
09 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2026

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
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Bowling in Australia in South Africa Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Simon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.36
14#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSMitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.47
15#1 · wkts
Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.77
13#3 · wkts
  1. 4Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.7010
  2. 5Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.7010
  3. 6Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.3010
  4. 7Nathan Lyon2 mat · avg 43.676
  5. 8Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.676
  6. 9Scott Boland1 mat · avg 16.205
  7. 10Anrich Nortje2 mat · avg 29.805
  8. 11Matt Renshaw3 mat · avg 45.002
  9. 12Keshav Maharaj1 mat · avg 65.502
  10. 13Marnus Labuschagne3 mat · avg 32.001
  11. 14Cooper Connolly1 mat · avg 55.001
  12. 15Beau Webster2 mat · avg 70.001

Best figures

Test
Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.30
6/49#2
BEST FIGURESSimon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.36
6/16#1
Mitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.47
6/72#3
  1. 4Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.775/33
  2. 5Scott Boland1 mat · avg 16.205/81
  3. 6Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.704/68
  4. 7Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.704/77
  5. 8Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.673/54
  6. 9Matt Renshaw3 mat · avg 45.002/30
  7. 10Anrich Nortje2 mat · avg 29.802/56
  8. 11Keshav Maharaj1 mat · avg 65.502/56
  9. 12Nathan Lyon2 mat · avg 43.672/58
  10. 13Marnus Labuschagne3 mat · avg 32.001/8
  11. 14Beau Webster2 mat · avg 70.001/23
  12. 15Cooper Connolly1 mat · avg 55.001/41

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Aiden Markram3 mat · avg 0.00
2.40#2 · econ
BEST ECONNathan Lyon2 mat · avg 43.67
2.40#1 · econ
Simon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.36
2.63#3 · econ
  1. 4Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.772.64
  2. 5Scott Boland1 mat · avg 16.202.79
  3. 6Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.702.80
  4. 7Beau Webster2 mat · avg 70.002.80
  5. 8Matt Renshaw3 mat · avg 45.003.00
  6. 9Gerald Coetzee1 mat · avg 77.003.08
  7. 10Mitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.473.30
  8. 11Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.303.30
  9. 12Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.673.36
  10. 13Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.703.43
  11. 14Anrich Nortje2 mat · avg 29.803.43
  12. 15Cooper Connolly1 mat · avg 55.004.23

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.77
19.77#2 · avg
BEST AVGScott Boland1 mat · avg 16.20
16.20#1 · avg
Mitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.47
21.47#3 · avg
  1. 4Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.7023.70
  2. 5Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.7024.70
  3. 6Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.3027.30
  4. 7Simon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.3629.36
  5. 8Anrich Nortje2 mat · avg 29.8029.80
  6. 9Nathan Lyon2 mat · avg 43.6743.67
  7. 10Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.6754.67

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Mitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.47
39.07#2 · SR
BEST SRScott Boland1 mat · avg 16.20
34.80#1 · SR
Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.70
43.20#3 · SR
  1. 4Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.7744.92
  2. 5Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.3049.70
  3. 6Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.7050.70
  4. 7Anrich Nortje2 mat · avg 29.8052.20
  5. 8Simon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.3666.86
  6. 9Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.6797.67
  7. 10Nathan Lyon2 mat · avg 43.67109.00

Most maidens

Test
Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.77
24#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSSimon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.36
30#1 · mdns
Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.70
20#3 · mdns
  1. 4Nathan Lyon2 mat · avg 43.6719
  2. 5Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.6717
  3. 6Mitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.4715
  4. 7Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.3013
  5. 8Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.7010
  6. 9Beau Webster2 mat · avg 70.008
  7. 10Scott Boland1 mat · avg 16.207
  8. 11Gerald Coetzee1 mat · avg 77.007
  9. 12Anrich Nortje2 mat · avg 29.806
  10. 13Matt Renshaw3 mat · avg 45.005
  11. 14Aiden Markram3 mat · avg 0.004
  12. 15Cooper Connolly1 mat · avg 55.001

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Marco Jansen3 mat · avg 19.77
3#2 · 3w
MOST 3wMitchell Starc3 mat · avg 21.47
3#1 · 3w
Simon Harmer3 mat · avg 29.36
2#3 · 3w
  1. 4Wiaan Mulder3 mat · avg 23.702
  2. 5Kagiso Rabada2 mat · avg 24.702
  3. 6Josh Hazlewood3 mat · avg 27.301
  4. 7Pat Cummins3 mat · avg 54.671
  5. 8Scott Boland1 mat · avg 16.201
bowling battle

South Africa vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

South AfricavsAustralia
55Wickets47
2.95Economy3.12
2367Dot balls2219
101Maidens86
93-wkt hauls6

Best bowling figures

1Simon HarmerSA · match 3 · 6/16
2Josh HazlewoodAUS · match 1 · 6/49
3Mitchell StarcAUS · match 3 · 6/72
4Marco JansenSA · match 2 · 5/33
5Scott BolandAUS · match 2 · 5/81
6Wiaan MulderSA · match 1 · 4/68
7Kagiso RabadaSA · match 2 · 4/77
8Simon HarmerSA · match 3 · 4/104
9Kagiso RabadaSA · match 3 · 3/39
10Pat CumminsAUS · match 1 · 3/54
RECENT RESULTS 1 match