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Kagiso Rabada become fastest bowler to take 300 Test wickets in terms of balls

Kagiso Rabada become fastest bowler to take 300 Test wickets in terms of balls

Kagiso Radaba has become the fastest bowler to complete 300 Test wickets in the SA vs BAN 1st Test match.

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

PlayerOppositionGroundMatch DateMat
R Ashwin (IND)v Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 201754
DK Lillee (AUS)v PakistanBrisbane27 Nov 198156
M Muralidaran (SL)v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 200058
Kagiso Rabadav Bangaldesh Sher-e-Bagla21 Oct 202461
RJ Hadlee (NZ)v AustraliaWellington21 Feb 198661

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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