- 7/51 vs. India at Nagpur, Test match, 2010 February
One of his best spells for Dale Steyn took 7/51 against hosts India at VCA Stadium, Nagpur played from 6th to 9th February 2010.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. Hashim Amla 253 not out, Kallis 173 helped the visitors post a massive total of 558 for 6 in the first innings. Steyn was at his best with the ball taking wickets of Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, S Badrinath, Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Amit Mishra.
Dale Steyn finished with figures of 7/51 in 16.4 overs with an economy of 3.06. His spell helped South Africa bowled out India for just 233. Hashim Amla was the man of the match for his marathon 253 not out.
