Dale Steyn (South Africa)

Dale Steyn
Full Name:Dale Steyn
Date of birth:27 / 06 / 1983
Country:South Africa
Role:Bowler
Batting style:Right-hand
Bowling style:Right arm fast

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Career summary

- Test debut - South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, 2004/05.

- Picked in the side for the first Test against England in December 2004 little more than a season after making his first-class debut.

- A genuinely fast bowler, who moves the ball away from right-handers.

- Recalled to the Test side in April 2006, he responded with his first five-wicket haul, as New Zealand were routed in the first Test at Centurion.

- Finished the three-Test series with 16 wickets, and made a fine impression throughout.

- Took 3 for 129 in the first Test against Sri Lanka in July, and 5 for 82 in the first innings of the second match even as South Africa slumped to a 2-0 series whitewash.

Test Matches

Batting
Career Span:2004-2011
Matches:51
Innings:64
Not Outs:16
Runs:761
Highest Score:76
Average:15.85
50s:1
100s:0
Ducks:8
Pairs:0
Caught Out:24
Stumped Out:3
Bowling
Innings Bowled:95
Overs:1751.3
Maidens:333
Runs Conceded:6068
Wickets:263
5 Wicket Innings:17
10 Wicket Innings:0
Average:23.07
Economy Rate:3.46
Best bowling in Innings:7/51

ODI Matches

Batting
Career Span:2005-2012
Matches:60
Innings:23
Not Outs:6
Runs:142
Highest Score:35
Average:8.35
50s:0
100s:0
Ducks:4
Pairs:0
Caught Out:6
Stumped Out:0
Bowling
Innings Bowled:59
Overs:481.7
Maidens:30
Runs Conceded:2495
Wickets:87
5 Wicket Innings:1
10 Wicket Innings:0
Average:28.68
Economy Rate:5.18
Best bowling in Innings:5/50