CSA congratulates Steyn on becoming second quickest to take 250 Test wickets

Cape Town, Dec 17 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated Dale Steyn on his achievement in becoming the second quickest cricketer of all time to take 250 Test match wickets.

Steyn achieved the feat on the opening day of the first Sunfoil Test match against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park on Thursday.

He was playing in his 49th Test match and only Australian legend Dennis Lillee has got to that mark ahead of him in 48 Test matches.

"It is a magnificent achievement by Dale. If one considers that he took 13 matches to take his first 50 wickets it means that he has taken 200 wickets in his last 36 games," commented CSA CEO Gerald Majola.

"He has, in fact, been averaging 50 wickets per 10 matches played over the last few years which is a phenomenal achievement. Dale is also one of only four bowlers ever to have a career strike rate below 30 and the only one to do so who has taken more than 200 wickets.

"It can only be a matter of time before he becomes the fourth South African to join the 300 wickets club alongside Allan Donald, Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini and it is a reminder of how fortunate we have been to have this quartet leading our bowling attack in the 20 years since we rejoined the international cricket community," Majola said. (ANI)