NEW DELHI: South Africa tempo spearhead Kagiso Rabada grew to become the quickest bowler to finish 300 wickets in Check cricket historical past by way of balls through the 1st Check in opposition to Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday.
Rabada clear bowled Mushfiqur Rahim (11) to get to the milestone within the 14th over of the primary day of the Check after Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto gained the toss and selected to bat first.
Bangladesh had been struggling at 21/Three which grew to become 40/four when Rabada clear bowled Rahim with a supply that nipped again sharply from a size. The ball moved in off the seam with a touch of additional bounce and sneaked by the defences of Rahim, previous the within edge to hit the highest of center stump.
Rabada quickly made it 301 Check wickets, eradicating Litton Das for only one, with Tristan Stubbs taking a surprising catch diving to his left within the gully.
Rabada’s strike fee of 39.Three is one of the best among the many 38 bowlers who’ve claimed 300 or extra Check wickets.
After Dale Steyn (61) and Allan Donald (63), Rabada (65) is the third-fastest South African bowler to succeed in 300 Check wickets by way of matches taken.
Fewest balls taken for 300 Check wickets
- 11817 – Kagiso Rabada (SA)*
- 12602 –
Waqar Younis (PAK) - 12605 – Dale Steyn (SA)
- 13672 – Allan Donald (SA)
Most wickets for South Africa in Assessments
- 439 – Dale Steyn (93 mats)
- 421 –
Shaun Pollock (108) - 390 – Makhaya Ntini (101)
- 330 – Allan Donald (72)
- 309 – Morne Morkel (86)
- 300 – Kagiso Rabada (65)*
Rabada took 3/26 as Bangladesh had been bowled out for 106 of their first innings.
The sequence counts towards the World Check Championship, which could have its remaining in England the next 12 months.
South Africa have by no means been defeated by Bangladesh in a Check match.