| 13-192 | HJ Tayfield | South Africa v England | 1956/57 | t437 |
| 12-205 | MJ Hoggard | England v South Africa | 2004/05 | t1734 |
| 11-60 | DW Steyn | South Africa v Pakistan | 2012/13 | t2072 |
| 11-127 | AA Donald | South Africa v England | 1999/00 | t1471 |
| 10-93 | DW Steyn | South Africa v New Zealand | 2007/08 | t1846 |
| 10-108 | PS de Villiers | South Africa v Pakistan | 1994/95 | t1283 |
| 10-178 | M Ntini | South Africa v Australia | 2005/06 | t1795 |