Kagiso Rabada 200 Test Wickets at Home, How Did He Break Dale Steyn’s Record?
Kagiso Rabada World Record: Kagiso Rabada, from South African cricket team, has become the fourth Proteas player to take 200 wickets at home. This achievement marks a milestone in his career, achieved during a match in Geberha. Since the IPL final, it was his first competitive game where he shone, taking key wickets of Nic Maddinson and Mitchell Starc. He scored 33 off 12 balls and took two wickets.
Kagiso Rabada 200 Test Wickets | Credited with Ten Five-Wicket Hauls & Four Ten-Wicket Hauls
Kagiso Rabada 200 Wickets at home: Rabada took 200 wickets at an average of 20.06. He is credited with ten five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls. His best home figures are 7 for 112. Rabada now joins Dale Steyn (261 wickets) and Makhaya Ntini (249) on the list, and has 342 wickets in 74 Tests at an average of 22.01, including 17 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls. Rabada is famous as fourth-highest wicket taker of South Africa in Test cricket.
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Kagiso Rabada 200 Wickets in 7017 Balls
Kagiso Rabada 200 Test Wickets: Kagiso Rabada, who plays for South Africa cricket team has made a remarkable achievement for his team in taking 200 wickets in the least balls. Doing this he has made a record under his name. He took 200 wickets in 7017 balls. On the other hand, Dale Steyn took 7751 deliveries to reach 200 wickets.
Where Rabada did the unexpected in 38 matches, it took 37 matches for Steyn to make the similar achievement. In the second contest against Aussies, Rabada was successful in knocking out Nic Maddinson and Mitchell Starc.
South Africa Makes a Strong Comeback
Before this, south Africa had a bad beginning in their first batting due to rain-affected contest. It lost four wickets in 40 runs, and then again lost six wickets at a score of 110. After this, captain Temba Bavuma and Marco Jansen made a good partnership with 132 runs in 185 balls. After this, Bavuma and Simon Harmer added 182 runs in 277 balls.
After losing the 9th wicket, South Africa finished their innings at 425. Captain Temba Bavuma scored 179 off 334 balls. During his innings, he scored 18 fours and 1 six. When Australia took the field, their wickets fell quickly. Australia failed to chase the target and were bowled out for 99. For Australia, Steve Smith played well with 28 runs.
South Africa vs Australia Test | Proteas Forced Aussies For Follow-On After Their Dismissal at 99
In the previous match, the Proteas forced Australia to play follow-on after dismissing them for 99 in the first innings. Steven Smith was the only Australian batter to score more than 20, making 28 from 88 balls with two fours.
Marco Jansen (5 for 33), Rabada (2 for 33), and Wiaan Mulder (2 for 13) were key in breaking down the Australian innings. In their first innings, the Proteas recovered from 110 for 6 on day three after rain disrupted the first two days.
Captain Temba Bavuma led the way with 179 runs from 334 balls, hitting 18 fours and one six. He put together a 132-run partnership with a teammate and later added 183 runs with Simon Harmer, who made 82 from 157 balls with six fours.
Their efforts helped the team declare at 425 for 9. This was a big turnaround after Scott Boland took five wickets for 81 runs earlier. Australia leads the three-match series 1-0, but South Africa is in a strong position to level the series with one day left in the Test.
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