Sachin Tendulkar vs Dale Steyn is one of the most legendary rivalries especially in Test Cricket. Dale Steyn is one of the best fast bowlers to ever play in Test Cricket. He is the greatest South Africa fast bowler of all time. Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest Indian batter of all time. The battle between bat vs ball is something that every Test Cricket fan always wants to see. Both have retired and are now involved in cricket in different spheres.
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batter to have ever played the sport of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has played cricket for 24 years and he has played the best of the best bowlers to have ever played the sport. He has played 200 Test Matches for India. He has made 15921 runs at an average of 53.79. He has hit 51 Test Hundreds which is the most by anybody. He has also played 463 ODIs for India in which he has hit 18426 runs. He has 49 ODI Hundreds. In total he has hit 100 international Hundreds and 34000+ runs. He has played against Dale Steyn for a decade.
Dale Steyn
The greatest South Africa fast bowler of all time has played 93 Test Matches for his country. He has taken 439 Wickets at a very good average of 22.96. He has taken 26 Five Wicket Hauls and 5 times he has taken 10 wickets in a Test Match. He has also played 125 ODIs for India. He has taken 196 Wickets at an average of 25.95 with 3 Five Wicket Hauls. Dale Steyn has picked 635 international Wickets.
Head to Head
Dale Steyn has bowled 310 balls to Sachin Tendulkar in Test Cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has hit 149 runs against Dale Steyn and has been dismissed 3 times.
Runs | 149 |
Balls | 310 |
Outs | 3 |
Dots | 239 |
4s | 21 |
6s | 0 |
In ODI Cricket, Sachin has faced 71 balls from Dale Steyn and has made 71 runs.
Runs | 71 |
Balls | 71 |
Outs | 0 |
Dots | 43 |
4s | 10 |
6s | 1 |
In IPL, Sachin has faced 37 balls from Steyn and scored 50 runs. Dale dismissed him once.
Runs | 50 |
Balls | 37 |
Outs | 1 |
Dots | 16 |
4s | 9 |
6s | 0 |
Memorable Encounters
Their first memorable Encounter was in the first Test Match in 2010. Sachin was out for the score of 7. Dale Steyn took his wicket as he was caught by Mark Boucher. Sachin faced 13 balls from Dale Steyn in this innings. This was in the first Indian batting innings.
In the 2nd innings of the same test match, Sachin Tendulkar made a brilliant 100 for India. Dale Steyn bowled 32 balls in this innings to Sachin Tendulkar. India lost the match by an innings and 6 runs.
During the Test Match in 2011, Sachin Tendulkar made 146 runs from 316 Balls. Dale Steyn bowled 84 of those balls and he scored 26 runs against Dale Steyn. This match was a draw. This was at Cape Town in South Africa. This was in the first innings of the Test Match.
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