Most Wickets in a Single SA20 Season
| Player | Season | Team | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling (Innings) | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anrich Nortje | 2023 | Pretoria Capitals | 11 | 20 | 3/12 | 13.25 | 6.18 | 12.80 | 0/0 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 2023 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 9 | 20 | 6/20 | 9.55 | 5.61 | 10.20 | 1/1 |
| Marco Jansen | 2024 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 10 | 20 | 5/30 | 14.30 | 7.66 | 11.20 | 1/1 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 2025/26 | Paarl Royals | 9 | 20 | 5/16 | 13.55 | 9.13 | 8.90 | 1/1 |
| Marco Jansen | 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 13 | 19 | 4/13 | 18.42 | 7.14 | 15.40 | 1/0 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 2024 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 8 | 18 | 4/10 | 11.77 | 6.95 | 10.10 | 2/0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 2025/26 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 11 | 18 | 4/13 | 15.77 | 7.01 | 13.50 | 1/0 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 2023 | Joburg Super Kings | 9 | 17 | 4/24 | 13.52 | 8.07 | 10.00 | 1/0 |
| Daniel Worrall | 2024 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 11 | 17 | 3/20 | 17.88 | 7.23 | 14.80 | 0/0 |
| Eathan Bosch | 2023 | Pretoria Capitals | 12 | 15 | 3/12 | 21.40 | 8.02 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2024 | Durban’s Super Giants | 13 | 15 | 2/17 | 20.46 | 7.30 | 16.80 | 0/0 |
| Lizaad Williams | 2024 | Joburg Super Kings | 8 | 15 | 4/26 | 16.53 | 9.92 | 10.00 | 1/0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2025/26 | Paarl Royals | 10 | 15 | 4/13 | 17.66 | 7.36 | 14.40 | 1/0 |
Complete SA20 Stats
Most Wickets in a Single Season
Most Dismissals by Wicketkeeper
Key Insights on Leading Wicket Takers in Single SA20 Edition
Record for Most Wickets in a Single Edition
Anrich Nortje, Roelof van der Merwe, and Marco Jansen share the record for the most wickets in a single SA20 season.
Anrich Nortje and Roelof van der Merwe picked up 20 wickets each in the 2023 season.
Marco Jansen levelled the record in 2024 and is the only bowler to finish as the top wicket-taker in two different seasons, following his 2024 performance with 19 wickets in 2025.
Ottneil Baartman holds the record for the most wickets taken in wins during a single edition, with all 18 of his wickets in one season coming in Sunrisers Eastern Cape victories.
Best Bowling Efficiency and Strike Rate Records
Roelof van der Merwe holds the record for the best bowling average (9.55) and economy rate (5.61) in an SA20 season (minimum 100 balls bowled), achieved in 2023.
Junior Dala recorded the best bowling strike rate in a single edition, taking 13 wickets at a strike rate of just 9 across five innings for Durban’s Super Giants in 2024.
Roelof van der Merwe delivered record-breaking individual bowling figures in 2023, returning 6 for 20 against Durban’s Super Giants. It is also the only 6-wicket haul in the tournament history so far.
No bowler has managed to pick up multiple five-wicket hauls within a single SA20 season.
Notable Team and Leadership Milestones
The group of bowlers consisting of Roelof van der Merwe (2023), Aaron Phangiso (2023), Marco Jansen (2024), Junior Dala (2024), and Ottneil Baartman (2024) have all taken two four-wicket hauls in a single season.
Marco Jansen (20), Ottneil Baartman (18), and Daniel Worrall (17) became the first bowling trio to take 15-plus wickets each for the same team (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) in one season.
Keshav Maharaj holds the record for the most wickets taken by a captain in a single season, fetching 15 wickets in 13 innings for Durban’s Super Giants in 2024.
Baartman and Jansen are also topping the tournament’s overall wicket-taking chart. You can check the top ten wicket-takers in SA20 here.
