South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada achieved a significant milestone on the day of the World Test Championship Final at Lord’s, leaving Alan Donald behind as South Africa’s fourth biggest Test wicket taker. His impressive figures of 5/51 helped Australia bowl for 212 on Wednesday, with several records at the historic site.Rabada now has 332 wickets in 71 Tests, which takes Donald’s 330 wickets in 72 matches in South Africa’s all-time Test wicket-winrs list. Rabada said after his performance, “Alan is very important to get Donald, what is a legend. Working primarily and working.”“Coming here about a week ago, the atmosphere can be felt in advance. It is great for us to see support. Looks like a home game. South Africa means a lot to play. Gave all of me every time. Happy to work, “he said.
Kagiso Rabada is now fourth in the list of all -time highest wickets for South Africa (image through X)
Discussing the conditions of the game, Rabada shared his insight, saying, “It was moving a little. It seemed difficult to score it with the new ball. Like -as the ball became soft and he showed in mind, he was some runs away. But you always felt that, on this wicket, especially on the way he was playing, he had a name on any ball.”
Following the Achievement of New Zealand’s Kyle Jaimison against India in 2021, the fastest bowler who claimed a five -wicket race in the five -wicket championship final in the World Test Championship final became only the second player. He joined Jacques Kallis only as the second South African bowler to take five wickets in the final of a major ICC tournament. Kalis scored 5/30 in the 1998 ICC Knocout Trophy final.Rabada’s performance in ICC knockout matches has been continuously impressive, with 11 wickets in five matches at an average of 19.27. This ranks him at the level of the all-time list of wickets at South Africa’s ICC Nockouts, behind Jacques Kalis (14) and Shaun Pollock and Allen Donald (12 each) at level.Lord has proved to be a successful site for Rabda. In three tests on the ground, he has claimed an average of 16.83 and a strike rate of 30.2.
Voting
Is Kagiso Rabada the fastest bowler in South Africa so far?
His latest performance made him South African with the highest Test wicket at Lord’s, crossing the 15 wickets of Morne Morkel.Rabada became the third South African bowler to get several five wickets at Lord’s to join Alan Donald and Makhaya results in this elite group.
