England in South Africa: Dale Steyn returns to Proteas' Twenty20 squad

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn bowls in a Twenty20 international — Dale Steyn has taken 61 wickets in 44 Twenty20 internationals

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn is set to play international cricket for the first time in nearly a year after being named in the Twenty20 squad for three games against England this month.

Steyn, 36, has not played for the Proteas since March and missed the 2019 World Cup with a shoulder injury.

He retired from Test cricket in August to prolong his playing career and has proved his fitness in a stint with Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.

The first T20 is on Wednesday.

Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, who was appointed one-day international captain in January, will again lead the side while regular T20 skipper Faf du Plessis is rested.

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has also been rested, while there is no place for former batsman AB de Villiers, who has been in talks with management about coming out of international retirement to play in the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.

The Proteas have called up two uncapped players to their 16-man squad - batsman Pite van Biljon and seamer Sisanda Magala.

The hosts lead England 1-0 in the three-match one-day international series heading into the final game in Johannesburg on Sunday.

South Africa Twenty20 squad: Quinton de Kock (capt & wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Pite van Biljon, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Jon-Jon Smuts, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Dale Steyn, Heinrich Klaasen.

Fixtures

12 1st Twenty20 international, East London (d/n) (16:00 GMT)

14 2nd Twenty20 international, Durban (d/n) (16:00 GMT)

16 3rd Twenty20 international, Centurion (12:30 GMT)

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Comment posted by Nick, at 16:19 8 Feb 2020
Just like the first 2 games, once again not a single peep from the bbc that there is a one day international featuring our world champion team taking place tomorrow morning!
If its not Jofra-related, it seems the sport editors really aren't interested in our mens cricket team ... or they are having one hell of a sulk about not even having radio rights!
Comment posted by Alex, at 14:01 8 Feb 2020
Love seeing the best players out there. Great to see him back
Comment posted by return of the jock, at 14:48 8 Feb 2020
What a bowler Steyn is. Brimming with aggression. How many wickets would he have taken without numerous injuries?
Comment posted by BRIAN666, at 13:53 8 Feb 2020
I'm so glad he's okay
Comment posted by CricketFan, at 15:21 8 Feb 2020
Plus lots of all format pace bowlers suffer from injuries, look at Bumrah, he had a stress fracture, and that is with India sometimes benching him in smaller series. We have to do the same with Jofra, in his debut year, he bowled in 7 consecutive tests, remember how some people wanted to bench wood after he bowled in just 1. Plus, he bowled 100.5 overs in the world cup, in about a month and a half
Comment posted by CricketFan, at 15:15 8 Feb 2020
Splendidsparrow
1. Anderson did the opposite, he focuses on tests instead of limited over cricket, he hasn't played an ODI for 5 years, T20I for 11 years or T20 in general for 6 years. As he is a swing bowler, who has reduced pace, this makes sense.
2. I can remember Steyn suffering from a lot of shoulder injuries, similarly to archer who has an elbow injury.
Comment posted by tony, at 16:01 8 Feb 2020
good to see the great man back
Comment posted by The-Left-Are-Dangerous, at 15:13 8 Feb 2020
7: I wouldn't precisely call Mr Steyn 'robust'; great cricketer - no doubt, however, bubble wrap is the order of the day.
Comment posted by Brass Eye, at 17:58 8 Feb 2020
Great bowler but breaks down more often than an Austin Allegro, which is a shame for fans but not for the minds of opposing batsmen.
Comment posted by herpes free since 2003, at 16:05 8 Feb 2020
About time!
Comment posted by rhys, at 19:30 8 Feb 2020
Great to see him back, but I'm seriously underwhelmed by the lack of coverage on the CURRENT ODI series with the World Champions playing...
Comment posted by LFC Klopp, at 15:24 8 Feb 2020
T20 surfaces are always concrete roads so bowlers will always struggle and take a pounding.
Comment posted by gedohu, at 13:39 8 Feb 2020
I'm backing England to win the T20s 2-1. Malan top runscorer (if he plays all 3)
Comment posted by splendidsparrow, at 20:24 8 Feb 2020
@ # 14: "If its not Jofra-related, it seems the sport editors (at BBC) really aren't interested in our mens cricket team ."

Nothing could be further from the truth. You should be grateful that this vaunted institution gives you a forum to misrepresent the facts and besmirch their noble name.
Comment posted by B-L Z Bob, at 18:45 8 Feb 2020
Why?
Comment posted by U17705805, at 17:42 8 Feb 2020
Why let the readers comment on the domestic sport events?... Instead add HYS to something random, and completely irrelevant.
Comment posted by footie fan, at 18:33 8 Feb 2020
Gosh - they must be desparate.
Comment posted by Sam, at 13:39 8 Feb 2020
Probably going to get injured again
Comment posted by U16912552, at 20:42 8 Feb 2020
So he still has 4 overs in him, does he?

Jofra Archer. Watch and learn. This is about all you can manage too, and Joe Root will not be your captain, bullying you to bowl so many overs.
Poor sod.
Comment posted by splendidsparrow, at 14:56 8 Feb 2020
Dale is a great player. One cannot extend the same accolade to fragile Jofra Archer.

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