Best South African Fast Bowlers In Tests Against Pakistan Featured

Top 7 South African Pacers Vs Pakistan In Tests

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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 Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
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) ALL
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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS DW Steyn SA 26 59 300.00
1 DW Steyn SA 26 59 300.00
2 SM Pollock SA 22 45 228.81
3 M Ntini SA 18 41 208.47
4 K Rabada SA 18 34 172.88
5 AA Donald SA 11 27 137.29
5 VD Philander SA 14 27 137.29
7 JH Kallis SA 32 26 132.20

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS VD Philander 14 546 27 20.22 19.23 250.00
1 VD Philander 14 546 27 20.22 19.23 250.00
2 DW Steyn 26 1374 59 23.29 20.23 237.66
3 SM Pollock 22 961 45 21.36 21.26 226.20
4 M Ntini 18 987 41 24.07 22.14 217.19
5 AA Donald 11 604 27 22.37 23.98 200.51
6 K Rabada 18 975 34 28.68 29.31 164.05
7 JH Kallis 32 1041 26 40.04 35.32 136.12

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS DW Steyn 26 2648 59 44.88 41.52 250.00
1 DW Steyn 26 2648 59 44.88 41.52 250.00
2 AA Donald 11 1080 27 40.00 42.05 246.88
3 M Ntini 18 1859 41 45.34 44.86 231.42
4 VD Philander 14 1278 27 47.33 46.99 220.92
5 K Rabada 18 1695 34 49.85 51.44 201.80
6 SM Pollock 22 2367 45 52.60 53.69 193.35
7 JH Kallis 32 2172 26 83.54 78.16 132.82

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 SM Pollock 6/50 6/78 5/37 4/45 3/60 4.80 200.00
1 SM Pollock 6/50 6/78 5/37 4/45 3/60 4.80 200.00
1 DW Steyn 6/8 5/52 5/56 4/80 4/85 4.80 200.00
3 M Ntini 6/59 5/83 4/33 4/44 4/62 4.60 191.67
4 AA Donald 5/79 4/27 4/47 3/108 2/53 3.60 150.00
5 VD Philander 5/59 4/40 3/43 3/84 2/11 3.40 141.67
6 K Rabada 4/61 3/47 3/55 3/59 3/70 3.20 133.33
7 JH Kallis 4/42 2/11 2/21 2/30 2/36 2.40 100.00

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 DW Steyn 300.00 237.66 250.00 200.00 987.66
2 M Ntini 208.47 217.19 231.42 191.67 848.75
3 SM Pollock 228.81 226.20 193.35 200.00 848.36
4 VD Philander 137.29 250.00 220.92 141.67 749.87
5 AA Donald 137.29 200.51 246.88 150.00 734.68
6 K Rabada 172.88 164.05 201.80 133.33 672.06
7 JH Kallis 132.20 136.12 132.82 100.00 501.14

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)

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

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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