The record has long been held by South African pacer Shaun Pollock. He was the highest wicket-taker in South Africa for 421 Test matches. Pollock retired in 2008, Dale Steyn has overtaken him. Stein grabbed the top spot in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan in Centurion, replacing Opener Fakhr Zaman in the outfield.
Steyn made 89 of this test. Up until the last news, the total of 422 wickets in this match holds one wicket. He is now the highest wicket-taker for the Proteas in Test cricket.
However, he could have scored this in the previous series against Sri Lanka. However, Pollock touched the record of just two wickets in the two-Test series.
Steven is currently at number 11 in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test cricket. Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who has a maximum of 800 wickets, is on top of all spinners. James Anderson of England is at the top of the list. His victim's 565
Touring Pakistan in this match can not be a big advantage. They lost six wickets before the century ended. Young pacer Dwayne Oliver alone took five wickets Pakistan got 105 runs in seven overs, losing seven wickets in 34 overs till the last news
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