CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Dale Steyn
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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265Internationals
1,637Career runs
0Centuries
699Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 119
- Runs
- 1,251
- Average
- 13.59
- Strike rate
- 44.28
- Highest score
- 76
- Not outs
- 27
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 2
- Ducks
- 14
- 4s
- 124
- 6s
- 36
- Balls faced
- 2,825
Bowling
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 171
- Balls
- 18,608
- Maidens
- 660
- Runs conceded
- 10,077
- Wickets
- 439
- Average
- 22.95
- Economy
- 3.24
- Strike rate
- 42.38
- Best innings
- 7/51
- Best match
- 11/60
- 4 wickets
- 27
- 5 wickets
- 26
- 10 wickets
- 5
Fielding
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 175
- Catches
- 26
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 26
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 26
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.148
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 125
- Innings
- 51
- Runs
- 365
- Average
- 9.35
- Strike rate
- 64.94
- Highest score
- 60
- Not outs
- 12
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 1
- Ducks
- 8
- 4s
- 35
- 6s
- 9
- Balls faced
- 562
Bowling
- Matches
- 125
- Innings
- 124
- Balls
- 6,256
- Maidens
- 71
- Runs conceded
- 5,087
- Wickets
- 196
- Average
- 25.95
- Economy
- 4.87
- Strike rate
- 31.91
- Best innings
- 6/39
- Best match
- 6/39
- 4 wickets
- 4
- 5 wickets
- 3
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 125
- Innings
- 124
- Catches
- 28
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 28
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 28
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.225
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 12
- Runs
- 21
- Average
- 3.50
- Strike rate
- 80.76
- Highest score
- 5*
- Not outs
- 6
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 2
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- 26
Bowling
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 47
- Balls
- 1,015
- Maidens
- 3
- Runs conceded
- 1,175
- Wickets
- 64
- Average
- 18.35
- Economy
- 6.94
- Strike rate
- 15.85
- Best innings
- 4/9
- Best match
- 4/9
- 4 wickets
- 2
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 47
- Catches
- 12
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 12
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 12
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.255
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
264 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-21 | South Africa v Australia | T20I | Australia won by 107 runs |
| 2020-02-16 | South Africa v England | T20I | England won by 5 wickets |
| 2020-02-12 | South Africa v England | T20I | South Africa won by 1 runs |
| 2019-03-22 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | T20I | South Africa won by 16 runs |
| 2019-03-19 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | T20I | Match tied |
| 2019-03-13 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | ODI | South Africa won by 6 wickets |
| 2019-02-21 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Test | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
| 2019-02-13 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Test | Sri Lanka won by 1 wickets |
| 2019-01-30 | South Africa v Pakistan | ODI | South Africa won by 7 wickets |
| 2019-01-27 | South Africa v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 8 wickets |
| 2019-01-25 | South Africa v Pakistan | ODI | South Africa won by 13 runs |
| 2019-01-11 | South Africa v Pakistan | Test | South Africa won by 107 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 8.50 | 43.58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 29.60 | 3.63 | 48.86 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 23 | 11.00 | 61.79 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 89 | 7 | 7 | 47.14 | 3.36 | 84.14 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9.50 | 63.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 13.90 | 2.78 | 30.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 4.83 | 29.29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 7 | 17 | 21.82 | 2.91 | 44.88 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 | 159 | 58 | 19.87 | 60.22 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 264 | 15 | 39 | 19.56 | 3.11 | 37.66 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 | 121 | 44 | 17.28 | 42.30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 286 | 18 | 51 | 17.66 | 2.51 | 42.07 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 26 | 6.41 | 30.31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 254 | 19 | 39 | 29.71 | 3.04 | 58.58 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 | 169 | 43 | 33.80 | 50.90 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 332 | 10 | 28 | 19.57 | 3.06 | 38.28 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 | 145 | 39 | 18.12 | 37.85 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 383 | 20 | 60 | 21.41 | 3.29 | 39.01 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 | 122 | 47 | 13.55 | 42.65 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 286 | 9 | 22 | 32.86 | 3.52 | 55.90 |
| 2008 | 13 | 11 | 163 | 76 | 16.30 | 44.17 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 369 | 24 | 74 | 20.01 | 3.34 | 35.85 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 33 | 11.71 | 65.07 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 126 | 14 | 44 | 17.47 | 3.53 | 29.68 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 13 | 7.28 | 27.56 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 10 | 24 | 30.58 | 4.04 | 45.41 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 42.10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 61.00 | 4.06 | 90.00 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 17.00 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 49.00 | 4.18 | 70.33 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 13 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 38.00 | 5.06 | 45.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 60 | 33.50 | 67.67 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 99 | 5 | 12 | 11.83 | 3.34 | 21.25 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | N/A | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 50.80 | 6.99 | 43.60 |
| 2015 | 18 | 7 | 56 | 16 | 9.33 | 71.79 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 18 | 29 | 26.86 | 5.02 | 32.10 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8 | 60 | 23 | 10.00 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 14 | 22 | 26.54 | 5.07 | 31.40 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 5.00 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 13 | 27 | 15.85 | 3.66 | 25.96 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2.50 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32.10 | 4.35 | 44.20 |
| 2011 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 20 | 7.85 | 57.29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 13 | 24 | 19.04 | 4.37 | 26.12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 12.33 | 119.35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 41.30 | 5.81 | 42.60 |
| 2009 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 10.00 | 111.11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 27.26 | 5.08 | 32.15 |
| 2008 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15.00 | 68.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 33.57 | 5.06 | 39.78 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22.50 | 5.62 | 24.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 90.00 | 11.25 | 48.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 166.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35.66 | 8.91 | 24.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19.66 | 8.42 | 14.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43.33 | 9.28 | 28.00 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19.14 | 8.83 | 13.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11.00 | 5.50 | 12.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 11.80 | 4.72 | 15.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28.66 | 6.37 | 27.00 |
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 21.00 | 7.73 | 16.28 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.20 | 3.71 | 8.40 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Gqeberha
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v New Zealand · SuperSport Park
- Highest recorded innings · 76 runs
Test v Australia · Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Best recorded bowling · 7/51
Test v India · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha
- Latest available scorecard
T20I v Australia · The Wanderers Stadium