Dale Steyn Test record against India
2006-12-15 – 2018-01-05 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 14 Test matches against India with recorded batting or bowling figures: 20 batting innings and 23 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 20 | 162 | 14 | 11.57 | 41.75 |
| Bowling | 23 | 1,400 | 65 | 21.53 | 41.87 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.08 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 2,722.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 0 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 388.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 20066 runs
- 20071 runs
- 200822 runs
- 201017 runs
- 201132 runs
- 201360 runs
- 20158 runs
- 201816 runs
- 20060 wickets
- 20076 wickets
- 200815 wickets
- 201026 wickets
- 20116 wickets
- 201310 wickets
- 20150 wickets
- 20182 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | N/A | 45.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 25.50 | 2.91 | 52.50 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4.00 | 34.78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.72 | N/A |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 44 | 30.00 | 51.72 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 116 | 4 | 10 | 31.20 | 2.91 | 64.20 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 16.00 | 60.37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 19.66 | 2.40 | 49.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 4.25 | 17.89 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 26 | 18.15 | 3.37 | 32.26 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7.33 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 20.20 | 3.56 | 34.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14.66 | 2.57 | 34.16 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | N/A | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.55 | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 12 | 126 | 18.00 | 46.84 | 14 | 39 | 21.64 |
| Away | 6 | 8 | 36 | 5.14 | 30.25 | 9 | 26 | 21.38 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · The Wanderers Stadium
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v India · Narendra Modi Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 7/51
Test v India · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 44 runs
Test v India · Kingsmead
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Newlands
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-05 | Newlands | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 2018-01-05 | Newlands | 2 | - | - | 2 | 51 |
| 2018-01-05 | Newlands | 1 | 16 | 31 | - | - |
| 2015-11-05 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 4 | 2 | 9 | - | - |
| 2015-11-05 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 2 | 6 | 14 | - | - |
| 2015-11-05 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 1 | - | - | 0 | 30 |
| 2013-12-26 | Kingsmead | 3 | - | - | 3 | 47 |
| 2013-12-26 | Kingsmead | 2 | 44 | 94 | - | - |
| 2013-12-26 | Kingsmead | 1 | - | - | 6 | 100 |
| 2013-12-18 | The Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 2013-12-18 | The Wanderers Stadium | 3 | - | - | 0 | 104 |
| 2013-12-18 | The Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| 2013-12-18 | The Wanderers Stadium | 1 | - | - | 1 | 61 |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 4 | - | - | 1 | 43 |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 3 | 32 | 48 | - | - |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 2 | - | - | 5 | 75 |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 4 | 10 | 24 | - | - |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 3 | - | - | 2 | 60 |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.