‘Our hopes sit with you, young sir’ - Dale Steyn’s special ‘Test cricket’ request for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after IPL 2026
Dale Steyn’s special ‘Test cricket’ request for Vaibhav
31 May 2026
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South Africa
Current Series
Full Name
Dale Steyn
Nationality
South Africa
Other Name
Dale Steyn
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
27 Jun 1983 (42y 356d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Fast
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 95 | 37 | 15 | 167 | 19 | 7.59 | 160 | 104.38 | -- | -- |
| test | 93 | 119 | 27 | 1251 | 76 | 13.59 | 2825 | 44.28 | -- | 2 |
| odi | 125 | 51 | 12 | 365 | 60 | 9.35 | 562 | 64.94 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 47 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3.5 | 26 | 80.76 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 228 | 71 | 34 | 313 | 27 | 8.45 | 291 | 107.56 | -- | -- |
| fc | 141 | 173 | 40 | 1824 | 82 | 13.71 | 3788 | 48.15 | -- | 4 |
| list a | 180 | 69 | 21 | 419 | 60 | 8.72 | 635 | 65.98 | -- | 1 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 95 | 95 | 362.40 | 2508 | 97 | 3/8 | 25.86 | 6.92 | 22.43 | -- | -- |
| test | 93 | 171 | 3101.20 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | 42.3 | 27 | 26 |
| odi | 125 | 124 | 1042.40 | 5087 | 196 | 6/39 | 25.95 | 4.87 | 31.9 | 4 | 3 |
| t20i | 47 | 47 | 169.10 | 1175 | 64 | 4/9 | 18.35 | 6.94 | 15.8 | 2 | -- |
| t20 | 228 | 225 | 844.10 | 5786 | 263 | 4/9 | 22 | 6.85 | 19.2 | 4 | -- |
| fc | 141 | -- | 4530.30 | 14569 | 618 | 8/41 | 23.57 | 3.21 | 43.9 | 33 | 35 |
| list a | 180 | -- | 1474.00 | 6991 | 284 | 6/39 | 24.61 | 4.74 | 31.1 | 5 | 6 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP vs MT | 0* | 0/28 | 01 Feb 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| MT vs DW | - | 2/10 | 30 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| IND-L vs SA-L | - | 0/35 | 10 Jul 2024 | Northampton | t20 |
| SA-L vs PAK-L | - | 1/24 | 09 Jul 2024 | Northampton | t20 |
| SA-L vs WI-XI | - | 0/29 | 07 Jul 2024 | Birmingham | t20 |
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