Top 7 South African Pacers Vs Pak In Tests In SA

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 7 Fast bowlers from South Africa against Pakistan in South Africa in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	SA
Venue (V)	SA
Oposition (O)	PAK

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	250.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	250.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	5
Min Wkts	10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	DW Steyn	SA	14	36	300.00
1	DW Steyn	SA	14	36	300.00
2	M Ntini	SA	10	32	266.67
3	SM Pollock	SA	13	27	225.00
4	K Rabada	SA	10	25	208.33
5	D Olivier	SA	6	24	200.00
6	AA Donald	SA	7	20	166.67
6	PS de Villiers	SA	6	20	166.67

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

Strength of Opposition.
Venues at which a player has played.
Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	PS de Villiers	6	262	20	13.10	14.62	250.00
1	PS de Villiers	6	262	20	13.10	14.62	250.00
2	D Olivier	6	353	24	14.71	16.93	215.90
3	M Ntini	10	582	32	18.19	18.69	195.64
4	DW Steyn	14	693	36	19.25	20.90	174.93
5	AA Donald	7	378	20	18.90	20.93	174.69
6	SM Pollock	13	555	27	20.56	21.78	167.86
7	K Rabada	10	591	25	23.64	28.02	130.47

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	D Olivier	6	528	24	22.00	25.44	250.00
1	D Olivier	6	528	24	22.00	25.44	250.00
2	PS de Villiers	6	594	20	29.70	31.92	199.25
3	AA Donald	7	674	20	33.70	36.24	175.51
4	M Ntini	10	1068	32	33.38	36.50	174.28
5	DW Steyn	14	1401	36	38.92	44.03	144.45
6	K Rabada	10	939	25	37.56	45.68	139.23
7	SM Pollock	13	1387	27	51.37	55.85	113.89

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	M Ntini	6/59	5/83	4/33	4/44	4/62	4.60	200.00
1	M Ntini	6/59	5/83	4/33	4/44	4/62	4.60	200.00
1	D Olivier	6/37	5/51	5/59	4/48	3/74	4.60	200.00
3	DW Steyn	6/8	5/52	4/80	4/85	3/38	4.40	191.30
4	PS de Villiers	6/23	6/81	4/27	2/25	1/51	3.80	165.22
5	AA Donald	5/79	4/27	4/47	2/53	2/63	3.40	147.83
5	SM Pollock	6/50	4/45	3/60	2/29	2/42	3.40	147.83
7	K Rabada	4/61	3/47	3/55	3/59	3/75	3.20	139.13

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	TVO RAT
1	D Olivier	200.00	215.90	250.00	200.00	865.90
2	M Ntini	266.67	195.64	174.28	200.00	836.59
3	DW Steyn	300.00	174.93	144.45	191.30	810.68
4	PS de Villiers	166.67	250.00	199.25	165.22	781.13
5	AA Donald	166.67	174.69	175.51	147.83	664.69
6	SM Pollock	225.00	167.86	113.89	147.83	654.58
7	K Rabada	208.33	130.47	139.23	139.13	617.16

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks.

Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Know All About the Trend Setter