Cricket News: Dale Steyn set to join English county Hampshire

The Proteas ace will join the county in June as he looks to return to full fitness after a series of injuries.

Veteran Proteas fast bowler, Dale Steyn will join English county side, Hampshire for the 2018 domestic season.

The 34-year old has been on the sidelines for three months after suffering a heel injury during the opening Test of the home series against India at Newlands in January.

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He will join up with the county in June, a month before South Africa is set to tour Sri Lanka for two Test matches, five One Day Internationals and one T20 international.

Steyn will also fill in for Proteas teammate, Hashim Amla, who joins the county for the first three months of the season.

Hampshire Director of Cricket, Giles White, says he hopes the stint at t

Wickets tumble as Proteas stage comeback to beat India

The fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and India at Newlands saw 18 wickets tumble as the home side staged a spirited comeback to take a 1-0 lead in the three match series.

Vernon Philander was destroyer-in-chief as he took a career best of 6/44, ably assisted by Morne Morkel and Kagiso Rabada as the home side ran through the Indian batting line-up to set up an important victory.

Having lost the whole of the third day to much-needed rain – as far as the drought-stricken region is concerned – the Proteas resumed the day with 65 runs on the board for the loss of two wickets with nightwatchman Rabada and Hashim Amla taking guard unbeaten on 2 and 4 respectively.

The veteran batsman was first to depart without adding on to his overnight score and was soon followed by Rabada who was caught by the visiting captain Virat Kohli off the bowling of Mohammed Shami for 5.

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Proteas Test squad announced: AB de Villiers makes long-awaited return

AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn will make their return to the Proteas Test side in the experimental four day match against Zimbabwe on Boxing Day in Port Elizabeth.

The veteran duo who made their debut in the same venue as that of the once-off day night Test return to the fold alongside all rounder Vernon Philander who last played in the last Test against England at The Oval in July before being sidelined by injury.

South Africa have had to do without de Villiers in white clothing for almost two years, thanks to a self-imposed absence where he cited “managing his workload” in an effort to elongate his career.

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The 33-year old’s hiatus exposed a vulnerability in the Proteas’ batting line-up as perform