Nagpur: In two international matches at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Dale Steyn has taken 15 wickets &mdash; leading South Africa to victory in both games. While those numbers bring back great memories for South Africa, they are sweating over their premier paceman&rsquo;s fitness ahead of the third Test against India at Nagpur.&nbsp;
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Steyn bowled in the nets yesterday to lift the tourists&rsquo; spirits. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a pleasing thing for us to see,&rdquo; said Morne Morkel, the South African fast bowler. Steyn sustained a groin injury in the first Test in Mohali, which prevented him from bowling in the second essay. He then missed the rain-marred second Test at Bangalore.
Final call by Wednesday South Africa are monitoring the situation and will take a call on Day One. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re monitoring it and have given him till 9 o&rsquo;clock Wednesday morning to decide. Positive thing was that he was bowling today in the nets and was looking good,&rdquo; Morkel said.
The last time South Africa played a Test at Nagpur, Steyn&rsquo;s spell of seven for 51 helped them earn an innings victory. This after South Africa had amassed 558. His mastery was on show when he took on an in-form Sachin Tendulkar in the first innings &mdash; a remarkable duel that saw the paceman triumph. Tendulkar&rsquo;s gritty century in the second essay went in vain. A year down the line, Steyn rocked India at the 2011 World Cup. Tendulkar&rsquo;s century had put the hosts at a comfortable 267 for two in the 40th over. Steyn then sparked a collapse that saw India lose their last eight wickets for only 28 runs. His fifer was the difference between the two sides, with South Africa clinching victory in a dramatic last-over finale.

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In two international matches at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Dale Steyn has taken 15 wickets &mdash; leading South Africa to victory in both games

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