WTC Final: Steve Smith vs. Kagiso Rabada Center takes the stage; Who is a favorite for reinforcing God? , Cricket news
As Australia and South Africa are ready for the ICC World Test Championships finals at Lord’s, the fans of cricket are eagerly guessing the fight between Australian batting star Steve Smith and South African Pace bowler Kagiso Rabada. Australia aims to protect its WTC mace from 2023, while South Africa wants its first world cricket title.The head-to-head figures between Smith and Rabada reveal a complicated competition. In 15 innings, Smith has scored 128 runs with Rabada bowling, facing 262 balls. Rabada has dismissed Smith four times, Smith has maintained a strike rate of 48.85 on an average and 32.00 against him. Smith has hit 16 fours and two sixes against Rabada, playing 207 dot balls.Both players have influential records at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Rabada holds the best average of 19.38 in all bowlers in the final, crossing Australian Pacers Pat Cummins (21.10), Josh Hazelwood (26.15), and Mitchell Starc (33.62). In two of his tests at the venue, Rabada has claimed 13 wickets with the best figures of 5/52.Smith has performed extraordinary performances at Lord’s, scoring 525 runs in five tests in nine innings at an average of 58.33. His records include two centuries and two half -centuries, his most recent innings was 110 against England in 2023 Ashes.
Smith entered the final in a tremendous form, recently completed 10,000 runs and scored four centuries in his last five tests against India and Sri Lanka. His record in ICC knockout matches is particularly notable, which features 584 runs in 584 matches, which includes an average of 58.40, including two centuries and four fifties.Rabada is standing on the verge of important milestone in Test cricket. With an average of 22.00 on an average of 327 Test wickets, including 16 five wickets Hols, he needs only four more wickets to cross the record of 330 wickets of Allen Donald and become South Africa’s fourth biggest wicket -taker in tests.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?Dale Steyn has recorded most of the Test wickets for South Africa, with 439 wickets in 93 tests, maintaining an average of 22.95 and claims 26 five-cicat halls.In all formats, in international cricket, Rabada currently has 566 wickets in 241 shows, with an average of 24.27 and 18 five-dichels. He needs seven more wickets to overtake Jacques Kalis, in fifth position with 572 wickets.Sean Pollock led South Africa’s list of all-time international wickets with 823 wickets in 414 matches, scoring 21 five wickets with Hols 23.63 on an average.Rabada’s performance at the ICC Knockout events consists of six wickets in four matches, maintaining an average of 26.83 with the best figures of 2/14 and an economy rate of 7.00.The upcoming WTC final presents an opportunity for both players to increase their already impressive record and play a decisive role in search of their teams in the championship title.
