Dale Steyn - Stats at the age of 30 and 65 Tests

Dale Steyn celebrated his 30th birthday on 27th June 2013. He is the premier fast bowler for South Africa for around a decade in both Tests and ODIs. He has been sensational in Test cricket and been the best in the business for many years now. Since his debut, he has thrashed any batting order in any conditions on any pitch.

Dale Steyn has taken 332 wickets in 65 Test matches at a phenomenal average of 22.65 and strike rate of 41.10. Some stats involving Dale Steyn:

Most Test wickets after 65 Test matches

340 – Muttiah Muralitharan335 – Dennis Lillee332 – DALE STEYN/Sir Richard Hadlee324 – Malcolm Marshall

Most Test wickets before age of 30

412 – Muttiah Muralitharan355 – Harbhajan Singh343 – Sir Ian Botham332 – DALE STEYN/Waqar Younis

Best bowling strike rate (Minimum of 100 Test Wickets)

34.1 – George Lohmann41.1 – DALE STEYN41.6 – Sydney Barnes43.4 – Waqar Younis45.1 – Johnny Briggs

Most Test wickets for South Africa

421 – Shaun Pollock390 – Makhaya Ntini332 – DALE STEYN330 – Allan Donald287 – Jacques Kallis

Most Test wickets since Steyn’s debut

332 – DALE STEYN274 – James Anderson268 – Muttiah Muralitharan227 – Harbhajan Singh222 – Graeme Swann