Dale Steyn will be turning out for two-time champions Islamabad United in the league which will be held from February 20 to March 22.

During the third over of England's run-chase of 178, Steyn got the wicket of Jos Buttler and in the process surpassed former leg-spinner Imran Tahir's tally of 61.

Steyn has had constant run-ins with injuries over the last few years, especially after a career-threatening shoulder injury during South Africa's tour of Australia in November 2016.

Dale Steyn will make a long-awaited return to international cricket next month where he is set to be a part of South Africa's limited overs squad against England.

South African pacer Dale Steyn gave a fitting reply to an Indian fan after the latter mocked South Africa's victory over England.

Steyn, who is playing in the BBL for the first time, returned figures of 2/12 in two overs.

Steyn worked up a good pace in his first and second overs and removed opener Jake Weatherald for 21 as skipper Glenn Maxwell caught him.

Dale Steyn, who retired from Test cricket in August, was in October cleared by Cricket South Africa to play six matches in this year's Big Bash League.

Steyn, who had returned to IPL last year as a replacement player after a nine-year-long gap, was ruled out with a shoulder injury after playing just two matches for RCB.

The Indian pace battery, which consists of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav have been performing exceptionally well in the last two years 

As many as eight players were roped in by RCB in Kolkata on Thursday with RCB spending INR 21.5 crores on Thursday.

Bowlers generally don't go for hefty sums but with some teams needing reinforcements, this time, it could be different in the IPL 2020 Auctions.

Shami has followed up his hat-trick at the 2019 ICC World Cup with stellar performances in the tour of the West Indies and in the home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.

Smith had an incredible Ashes series in England as he amassed 774 runs at a staggering average of 110.57 in the seven innings he played. In the process, he also surpassed India captain Virat Kohli as the top-ranked batsman in the ICC Test Rankings in the process.

Steyn thus joins fellow South Africans AB de Villiers and Chris Morris in the BBL, with the pair earlier joining Brisbane Heat and Sidney Thunder respectively.

David Warner said that Jofra Archer is a world-class bowler and he used the conditions at Headingley on Thursday to its best and likened him to South Africa's Dale Steyn.

Steyn took to Twitter to show his frustration and while replying to a tweet, he said that the CSA selectors may have missed his number despite the pacer making himself available for selection. 

Dale Steyn was left out of the South Africa squad for the three-match T20I series against India, starting on September 15 at Dharamsala.

The rivalry between Virat Kohli and Dale Steyn and has been one to be cherished but thanks to the IPL, they have gone on to become good friends.

Ending his Test career as the most successful bowler in South African cricket history, Steyn picked 439 wickets in 93 Test matches.