The South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has achieved a majr record in the first Test match against Bangladesh by becoming the fastest Test bowler to reach 300 wickets, having taken the fewest number of balls to achieve this feat on October 21 at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. He is also the third-fastest bowler to accomplish this milestone in terms of matches played.
Rabada surpassed the legendary Pakistani pacer Waqar Younis’ who had taken 12,602 balls to take 300 Test wickets. Rabada achieved the record in 11,187 balls.
Kagiso Rabada’s landmark wicket was Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim, whom he dismissed by toppling his middle stump, marking his 300th Test wicket. A few overs later, he claimed the wicket of wicketkeeper-batsman Litton Das.
Fastest bowler to take 300 Test wickets in terms of balls
- 11817b – 𝗞𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗮
- 12602b – Waqar Younis
- 12605b – Dale Steyn
- 13672b – Allan Donald
For South Africa, the previous record was held by Dale Steyn, who reached the milestone in 12,605 balls. He is succeeded by Allan Donald, who accomplished it in 13,672 balls.
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Fastest bowler to take 300 Test wickets
| Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Mat |
| R Ashwin (IND) | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | 54 |
| DK Lillee (AUS) | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1981 | 56 |
| M Muralidaran (SL) | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | 58 |
| Kagiso Rabada | v Bangaldesh | Sher-e-Bagla | 21 Oct 2024 | 61 |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ) | v Australia | Wellington | 21 Feb 1986 | 61 |
Most wickets for South Africa in Tests
- 439 – Dale Steyn (93 Tests)
- 421 – Shaun Pollock (108 Tests)
- 390 – Makhaya Ntini (101 Tests)
- 330 – Allan Donald (72 Tests)
- 309 – Morne Morkel (86 Tests)
- 301* – Kagiso Rabada (65)*
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