• Steyn joins elite 400-club

    Dale Steyn is the joint second fastest bowler ever to reach 400 Test wickets. SACricketmag.com looks at who is on the list.

    FASTEST TO 400 TEST WICKETS

    Bowler Opposition Ground Date Matches
    Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) Zimbabwe Galle 2002 72
    Dale Steyn (SA) Bangladesh Dhaka 2015 80
    Richard Hadlee (NZ) India Christchurch 1990 80
    Anil Kumble (Ind) Australia Bangalore 2004 85
    Glenn McGrath (Aus) Pakistan Sharjah 2002 87
    Shane Warne (Aus) England The Oval 2001 92
    Wasim Akram (Pak) Sri Lanka Colombo 2000 96
    Harbhajan Singh (Ind) West Indies Roseau 2011 96
    Curtly Ambrose (WI) England Leeds 2000 97
    Shaun Pollock (SA) India Johannesburg 2006 103
    James Anderson (Eng) New Zealand Leeds 2015 104
    Courtney Walsh (WI) Australia Port of Spain 1999 107
    Kapil Dev (Ind) Australia Perth 1992 115

    MOST CAREER WICKETS

    Bowler Matches Wkts BBI Aver 10w/m
    Muttiah Muralitharan 133 800 9-51 22.72 22
    Shane Warne 145 708 8-71 25.41 10
    Anil Kumble 132 619 10-74 29.65 8
    Glenn McGrath 124 563 8-24 21.64 3
    Courtney Walsh 132 519 7-37 24.44 3
    Kapil Dev 131 434 9-83 29.64 2
    Richard Hadlee 86 431 9-52 22.29 9
    Shaun Pollock 108 421 7-87 23.11 1
    Harbhajan Singh 102 416 8-84 32.32 5
    Wasim Akram 104 414 7-119 23.62 5
    James Anderson 106 406 7-43 29.73 2
    Curtly Ambrose 98 405 8-45 20.99 3
    Dale Steyn 80 402 7-51 22.65 5
    Makhaya Ntini 101 390 7-37 28.82 4

     

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