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    "editor1": "<p><strong>East London (South Africa), Feb 13.<\/strong>Veteran pacer Dale Steyn has become the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in T20 internationals. Steyn achieved the feat during the opening T20I of the three-match series against England played at the Buffalo Park which the Proteas won by one run.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>During the third over of England&#39;s run-chase of 178, Steyn got the wicket of Jos Buttler and in the process surpassed former leg-spinner Imran Tahir&#39;s tally of 61. Tahir scalped 61 wickets in 35 matches for the Proteas while Steyn reached the 62-wicket mark in his 45th match. Third in the list of leading Proteas wicket-takers is Morne Morkel with 46 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Overall, Sri Lanka&#39;s Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket with 106 wickets to his name. He is followed by Shahid Afrid (96), Shakib al Hasan (92) and Umar Gul (85).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Steyn already holds the record for being South Africa&#39;s leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. The right-arm fast bowler has 439 wickets to his name in 93 Tests. In 145 ODIs, he has scalped 196 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Sunday, the 36-year-old was playing his first match for South Africa in almost a year. Steyn has had constant run-ins with injuries over the last few years, especially after a career-threatening shoulder injury during South Africa&#39;s tour of Australia in November 2016. Since then, he has featured in just eight Tests, nine ODIs and three T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He has already expressed his desire to feature in this year&#39;s T20 World Cup, feeling his experience of 15 years in international cricket can come in handy to lead the Proteas quicks in Australia<\/p>\r\n",
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