Best bowling performances of Dale Steyn

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best bowling performances of dale steyn

We will take a look at the best bowling performances of Dale Steyn so far in his 9-year-old International career. Steyn is without a doubt the best among the current lot. He has treated us to some fiery fast bowling in an era where batsmen seem to be dominating the game. With at least 4 to 5 good years left in him, we are in for more. Here are his top 5 performances in International cricket:

?5. 7 for 51 v India (2010)

Steyn celebrating with teammates after dismissing Mishra, who was one among his seven victims

South Africa followed the perfect blue print to register a win in Indian soil. They batted first, put up a huge score and then allowed their bowlers to run havoc. They put up 558 on the board, and the Indian line-up that had two debutants in the form of Subramaniam Badrinath and Wriddhiman Saha struggled against the Saffers. Initially he picked up the wickets of Murali Vijay and Sachin Tendulkar and then came back to take Badrinath’s wicket at the right time. The Indian batsmen couldn’t handle his reverse swing bowled at a serious pace, and from there he just cleaned up the tail completely to finish with seven wickets. South Africa registered an innings victory.

?4. 5 for 50 v India (2011)

Steyn with the Man-of-the-Match trophy after the game

It was one of the most remarkable comebacks for both Steyn and South Africa. Facing India in the group stage during the 2011 World Cup, they got off to a worst start as Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag went berserk. Steyn’s first spell saw him leak 34 runs off four overs. However, it was the final spell that made all the difference as he spit venom on the Indian batsmen and had Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan dismissed in the same over to finish with a match winning haul of 5 for 50, which also earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.

?3. 5 for 25 v Pakistan (2013)

Steyn has made Mohammad Hafeez his bunny in recent years

In his 79 match one-day career, this performance has to be the best. South Africa were defending 267 against Pakistan, and Steyn’s outswingers were on target right from the beginning. His first spell saw him conceding just 9 runs in 4 overs, and, by the time he came for his final spell, his figures read 6 overs 0 for 14. Pakistan were well poised on 174 for 4, and Steyn removed Sohaib Maqsood who had just made a fifty. He then dismissed Umar Akmal and Pakistan’s most reliable batsman Misbah-ul-Haq in the same over to swing the game completely in South Africa’s way and finished with figures of 5 for 25, thereby helping South Africa win by 28 runs.

?2. Ten wicket haul v Australia (2008)

Steyn steaming in against Australia

It was a fantastic Test to remember for the speedster as he picked up a five-wicket haul in each innings of the Test, and his efforts bore fruit as South Africa went on to win the Test by 9 wickets. He had the crucial wickets of Michael Hussey and Simon Katich in the first innings and then dismissed Matthew Hayden, Katich (again), Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke and Peter Siddle in the second to finish with a match haul of 10 for 154.

?1. 6 for 8 v Pakistan (2013)

best bowling performances of dale steyn
Steyn had outstanding match figures of 11 for 60 in this Test

Pakistan would have been happy to restrict South Africa to just 253 runs in the first innings. But they wouldn’t have expected Steyn to blow them away for a paltry 49 in return. He swung the ball viciously and picked up six wickets conceding just 8 runs. He didn’t stop there as he picked up five more wickets to finish with career best figures of 11 for 60 and thus winning the Man-of-the-Match award.

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