at Hamilton where he picked up 4–70 and 6–44 for the second 10-wicket haul of his career. In the third test at Wellington, Philander excelled once again, picking up 6–81 in the first innings. During the course of this innings, he bowled New Zealand batsman Doug Bracewell for his 50th test wicket in only his 7th match, and thus became the second-fastest bowler ever to claim 50 wickets. The only bowler to get to the mark faster was Charles Turner who achieved the feat in 1888. He went wicketless in the second innings as New Zealand held on for a draw. In October 2012, alongside Dale Steyn and Morné Morkel, Philander was part of a South African pace attack bowling coach and former test cricketer Allan Donald called the best the country had ever produced. In 2013, Philander was one of the South African bowlers who bowled out New Zealand for 45, the lowest Test match total of the millennium. On 20 December 2013, Philander took his 100th test wicket in the first test against India in Johannesburg. He needed only 19 matches to reach his 100 wickets, the joint-sixth-fastest ever. Earlier the same day he scored an anchor-innings of 59 runs (from 86 balls), batting at number 8, showing off his versatility for the Proteas. These efforts led him to achieve the number 1 ranking in ICC Test Bowling Rankings for the year 2013. On 12 November 2016, Philander took his tenth five-wicket haul in Tests, during the second Test against Australia. Australia was bowled out for 85 runs, which was their lowest in a home Test in 32 years. This was also third time by Philander, in which the opposition has been dismissed for fewer than 100 and Philander has taken a five-for. Retirement In December 2019, Philander announced that the Test series against England would be his last international series before his retirement. He retired from international cricket after the series ended. Coaching career In September 2021, Philander was added to the Pakistan team's coaching staff for the T20 World Cup in the UAE. See also List of South Africa cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut References External links 1985 births Living people Coloured South African people South African cricketers South Africa Test cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut