Nagpur: The flat decks in India no longer worry pacers, said South Africa captain Graeme Smith as he attributed Dale Steyn's devastating form in the first Test against India to a changed mindset of not letting conditions dictate bowling.

Nagpur: Dale Steyn produced a sensational exhibition of seam bowling to rip apart India's fragile middle order and leave the hosts staring at an embarrassing defeat in the first Test against South Africa here on Monday.

Nagpur: India 66/2 at day3 stumps, still trailing by 259 with Vijay and Tendulkar at the crease. Earlier Steyn took 7/51 to bowl out India for 233 and make them follow on.

Nagpur: South Africa fast bowler bowler Dale Steyn said his team were hurt by the agonising defeat they suffered on their last tour of India two years ago.

Johannesburg South African fast bowler Dale Steyn failed a drug test as a result of taking painkillers to recover from an injury during the second Indian Premier League, his cricket board said on Tuesday.

South African opening bowlers Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn took four wickets each on Sunday to help bowl out Australia for 131 in the second one-day international. Parnell, a 19-year-old left-arm seamer in just his second ODI, finished with 4-25 after having figures of 3-3 in his first four overs at Centurion.

Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell shared eight wickets as South Africa skittled Australia for 131 in 40.2 overs of the second One Day International at Centurion Park. Ricky Ponting won his eighth toss in a row against South Africa but until Callum Ferguson eked out a half-century

Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has climbed up one place to share the second spot with South Africa's Dale Steyn in the ICC Test bowling rankings. Johnson moved a place up due to his 12-wicket haul in the two Test matches against South Africa.

Fast bowler Dale Steyn ripped out both Australian openers as the tourists were put under pressure on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday. Australia were 78 for three at lunch after winning the toss and batting on a pitch which gave the fast bowlers some help, with swing and seam movement.

Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini took three wickets apiece to bowl Australia out for 222 in the fourth One Day International in Adelaide. It means that South Africa have been set a target of 223 to win the series, as they are already 2-1 up. After Australia won the toss and chose to bat, Ntini found his range swiftly to have David Warner (1) caught by Morne Morkel, in the side after Mark Boucher was ruled out for the rest of the series with a fractured toe, leaving AB de Villiers to take over behind the stumps.