South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada did such a feat on the historic ground of Lord’s that he won the heart of every cricket fan.
On the first day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, Rabada took a brilliant 5/51 and surpassed South African legend Allan Donald to become the fourth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
His explosive performance bundled out Australia for just 212 runs.
Rabada now has 332 wickets in 71 Tests, which is more than Donald’s 330 wickets.
After the match, Rabada said, “Leaving behind a legend like Allan Donald means a lot to me. But the most important thing is that I play well consistently for my country and keep working hard.”
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WTC Final: How was Rabada’s magic?
Rabada’s magic at Lord’s was such that he sent Australia’s Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green to the pavilion in the first hour itself. After this, captain Pat Cummins, Beau Webster and Mitchell Starc also got caught in his trap.
Rabada’s bowling was so accurate that the Australian batsmen could not think of any answer.
He told, “The ball was swinging a bit on the wicket. It was difficult to score runs with the new ball, but as the ball got old, the batsmen tried. Still, there was hope of a wicket on every ball.”
Rabada not only did wonders in this match, but also made Lord’s a lucky ground for himself. Here he has taken 18 wickets in 3 Tests, breaking Morne Morkel’s record and becoming the South African bowler to take the most Test wickets.
Not only this, he is only the second bowler after New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson to take 5 wickets in the WTC final.
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Rabada also said, “It is a matter of pride for me to play at Lord’s and represent South Africa. The atmosphere here was like we were playing at home.”
These words of his show his passion and love for the country.
At present, this performance of Rabada took South Africa to a strong position in the WTC final. Now fans are waiting to see if he will be able to maintain this great form and win the title for his team?
