Greatest South African Test XI of all time

#2 Bowlers

Dale Steyn's versatility has shaped numerous memorable triumphs for the Proteas

While he may still be two wickets short of drawing level with Pollock's all time tally, Dale Steyn has already established himself as South Africa's greatest ever bowler. Very few fast bowlers in Test cricket have produced as many game-changing spells as the man from Phalaborwa. Among all bowlers with 200 or more wickets, his strike-rate of 41.5 is the best in the business. It remains to be seen if he can expand his collection of 419 scalps in the coming months.

The specialist spinner spot is probably the easiest of picks in this eminent lineup. With his stellar record and luminous reputation among the connoisseurs, Hugh Tayfield takes up the role of premier spinner in South Africa's dream Test team. In a career spanning from 1949 to 1960, the off-spinner played 37 matches and picked 170 wickets at an average of 25.91 with 14 five-wicket hauls.

Fast and ferocious in equal measure, Allan Donald terrorised countless batsmen right throughout the extremely competitive 1990s. His hostile pace often took the docility of tracks out of the equation. From 72 Tests, he gathered 330 wickets at a sterling average of 22.25 and lethal strike-rate of 47 with as many as 20 five-wicket hauls.