SA vs IND: Kagiso Rabada proving to be India's nemesis!

By Sidhant Maheshwari
Published on | Dec 26, 2023

5-fer for KG Rabada!

Kagiso Rabada was the destructor-in-chief against India, picking up his 14th 5-wicket haul in just his 61st Test.

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5th on South Africa's all-time list

In terms of 5-wkt hauls, Rabada is only behind Steyn (26 in 93 Tests), Donald (20 in 72), Ntini (18 in 101) and Pollock (16 in 108).

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A legend already!

At 28 years of age, Kagiso Rabada has already completed 500 international wickets - 7th South African to achieve this feat.

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Incredible strike rate

Kagiso Rabada's strike rate of 39.3 is the best among bowlers who have played at least 20 Tests in their career.

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Incisive, decisive bowling

Rabada's destructive spell saw India lose Iyer, Kohli and Ashwin in double-quick time. His figures for the post-lunch spell read: 5-0-13-3.

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Peach to Kohli!

Rabada bowled an unplayable delivery to Virat Kohli, the 5th time he has got the Indian stalwart out in Tests.

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Rohit is Rabada's bunny

Earlier in the innings, Rabada also bagged the wicket of Rohit Sharma - 13th time he got the Indian captain out.

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