[4] In October 2018, Philander was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.

[5][6] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.

The following month, Philander took five wickets in each innings in the first test of South Africa's home series against Sri Lanka.

[11] In the series in New Zealand which began in March 2012, Philander picked up five wickets in the first test at Dunedin, which ended a draw.

[15] 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.

[16] 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.

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.