Five IPL bowling greats and their most feared batsmen

#2 Dale Steyn - AB de Villiers

At his best, Steyn was one of the most feared bowlers in IPL as he could crank up the speeds to 150kmph. He picked up 92 wickets in 90 matches in the IPL with an economy rate of 6.72. He has the highest ball percentage with more than 2.85 dots per over.

Of all the times ABD and Steyn faced off against each other, two occasions are most remembered. In 2012, Steyn, who was representing the erstwhile Deccan Charges, came to bowl against ABD when Bangalore needed 39 off 18 balls. de Villiers smashed 23 runs in Steyn's eighteenth over and finished the match for RCB.

In 2014, a similar situation occurred when SRH were facing RCB and this time ABD improved his record against Steyn. ABD hit 24 runs off Steyn's over and took the Bangalore based franchise with 89* off 41 balls.

In total, ABD has hit 56 runs off Steyn's bowling with a strike rate of 207.41. Steyn has previously expressed his fear by saying that "There are only two games that I dread in a year - the two games I play against ABD."