Dale Steyn
93South Africa · PACE · 2005 to 2019 · on scorecards: DW Steyn
BATTING
- Matches
- 125
- Innings
- 51
- Runs
- 365
- Average
- 9.35
- Strike rate
- 64.94
- High score
- 60
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 196
- Average
- 25.95
- Economy
- 4.87
- Strike rate
- 31.9
- Best figures
- 6/39
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 28 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dale Steyn played 124 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2019. The first came against Asia XI at Kingsmead, with a score of 1 and 1 wicket, and the last against Sri Lanka at St George's Park in 2019.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 145 wickets at 24.8 in 90 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 39 against Pakistan at St George's Park in 2013. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 89 wickets at 25.2 at home and 70 wickets at 27.9 away. The most wickets came against Australia: 49 wickets at 26.9 in 27 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 23 wickets at 22.6. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 79 of the ODIs Dale Steyn played and lost 42.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 124 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 85 | Zimbabwe | Mangaung Oval | 2018 | Won |
| 35 | 19 | India | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 23 | 35 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2014 | Lost |
| 20 | 31 | England | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2011 | Lost |
| 17* | 13 | England | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/39 | 9 | Pakistan | St George's Park | 2013 | Lost |
| 5/25 | 10 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 5/50 | 9.4 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 4/16 | 8 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park | 2008 | Won |
| 4/27 | 9.2 | Australia | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 27 | 42 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 49 | 26.90 |
| India | 18 | 89 | 8.90 | 0/0 | 34 | 22.44 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 14 | 2.80 | 0/0 | 15 | 38.87 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 42 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 28 | 19.29 |
| West Indies | 13 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 20 | 23.60 |
| England | 12 | 67 | 16.75 | 0/0 | 10 | 49.30 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 35.70 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 74 | 37.00 | 0/1 | 15 | 19.20 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 11.86 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 20.50 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 26.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 40.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 165 | 9.71 | 0/1 | 89 | 25.25 |
| Away | 46 | 144 | 10.29 | 0/0 | 70 | 27.89 |
| Neutral | 23 | 53 | 7.57 | 0/0 | 36 | 23.56 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34 | 46 | 9.20 | 0/0 | 50 | 29.02 |
| 2010s | 90 | 316 | 9.58 | 0/1 | 145 | 24.80 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 12 | 34 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 23 | 22.61 |
| Kingsmead | 9 | 24 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 20.44 |
| Newlands | 8 | 27 | 13.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 38.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 6 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 39.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 15 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 21.31 |
| St George's Park | 6 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 13 | 19.15 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Asia XI, 2005 at Kingsmead
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2019 at St George's Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 June 1983
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 562
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 10th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 56.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 72.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 11.8
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 57.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 559 balls faced in that period.
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