Top 5 South African fast bowlers of all time

#4 Makhaya Ntini

Makhaya Ntini played for South Africa from 1998 to 2009

The former fast bowler bowled from wide of the crease with brisk pace. Makhaya Ntini was the first ethnically black player to represent South Africa. He holds the distinct record of having the best figures in Tests and ODIs for the country.

He took 13 wickets for 132 runs against West Indies in a Test in 2005 and 6 wickets for 22 runs in an ODI against Australia in 2006 which are yet to be bettered by anyone.

He played his first international game in and ODI versus New Zealand in 1998 and was amongst the wickets right from the start. He had figures of 31/2 in 10 overs as South Africa edged over the line.

Two months later, he marked his Test debut against Sri Lanka and once again finished on the victorious side.

Though he was not express in pace, his line and length were immaculate enough to get him a handful of wickets. His performances in the latter half of his career started to degrade and resulted in his exclusion from the team.

He hung up his boots in 2011 in a specially organized T20 against India. He is currently the third highest wicket taker in Tests and fourth highest in ODIs for his country.

He played in the early parts of the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings and still associated with the sport as the coach of the Zimbabwe cricket team.

Makhaya Ntini’s bowling career:

Format	Matches	Wickets	Best	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W	10W
Test	101	390	37/7	28.82	3.23	53.4	18	4
ODI	173	266	22/6	24.65	4.53	32.6	4	0
T20I	10	6	22/2	49.66	9.31	32.0	0	0
Total	284	662