A genuine pace bowler with a tall lanky figure makes Rabada one of the best bowlers going around in the world today. In 2015, he became the second player in ODI history to claim a hattrick on debut finishing with figures of 6/16. He continued the rich form in Tests and has shown that he posseses the required skill and stamina for the longer version of the game. In the absence of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, Rabada has emerged as the leader of the Proteas attack and will have a lot riding on his shoulders when South Africa visit the English isles in search of that elusive trophy in 2019.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in back-to-back years. They got Rs 20 crore as prize money, while the runners-up, Gujarat Titans, took home Rs 12.5 crore. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the MVP award and won Rs 15 lakh.
Star South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada took two wickets against the West Indies in the first innings of their Super 8 clash in the T20 World Cup. Taking the two wickets, Rabada surpassed former pacer Dale Steyn in the list of South Africa bowlers with the most wickets in the World Cup.
India and South Africa faced each other today in the second T20I at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh. India won the toss and opted to bowl first as the hosts didn't make any change to their playing XI. Meanwhile, for South Africa, Kagiso Rabada is not playing the second T20I. Here's why:
Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of South Africa’s ODI and T20I series against India due to a rib injury, while Anrich Nortje returns after 16 months. Quinton de Kock is recalled, Aiden Markram resumes T20I captaincy, and Keshav Maharaj also rejoins the squads.
In a major development, ace South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the second Test against India, and has been withdrawn from the rest of the India tour due to a rib injury, as confirmed by Cricket South Africa.
South Africa are monitoring Kagiso Rabada’s rib injury and will decide his availability for the Guwahati Test within 24 hours. Coach Piet Botha says pitch grass will influence the call. Simon Harmer is fully fit after his Kolkata heroics as the second Test begins on November 22.
South Africa have added Lungi Ngidi for the second Test against India in Guwahati. In case Kagiso Rabada fails to recover in time for the game, Ngidi is expected to feature in the next Test. Notably, South Africa defeated India by 30 runs in the series opener and currently holds a 1-0 lead.
With India taking on South Africa in the first Test of the ongoing multif-format series, let us have a look at why Kagiso Rabada is not featuring for the Proteas in the clash that is being held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
South Africa were comfortably ahead at the stumps as the third day ended up being the moving day of the ongoing second Test in Rawalpindi as the tail wagged and how for the visitors, adding 169 runs for the final two wickets. Pakistan need a humongous batting effort to save this Test match.
South Africa had two huge partnerships of 71 and 98 for the last couple of wickets, featuring Senuran Muthusamy, who remained unbeaten on 89 to push their first-innings score to 404 and take a handy lead of 71 runs. The Proteas had Kagiso Rabada scoring an aggressive 71, which stunned Pakistan.
Tony de Zorzi has been ruled out of the England ODI series after suffering a hamstring injury in the first match. Matthew Breetzke is set to return, while Kagiso Rabada and Temba Bavuma remain fitness concerns. South Africa lead the series 1-0.
After England, South Africa also announced their playing XI for the ODI series opener at Headingley, a day before. South Africa are coming off a 2-1 series victory against Australia in the format and will be keen to take the momentum over to England.
Australian skipper Mitchell won his 21st toss in charge of the national side and continued to opt to bowl first against the Proteas in the ODI series opener in Cairns. South Africa handed a debut to a couple of players, while Australia had two of their Test regulars return in the ODI setup.
Kagiso Rabada shares his excitement to play alongside the young South Africa pacers in the upcoming three-match T20I and ODI series against Australia. He also highlighted the importance of grooming talents with Kwena Maphaka, but not more than sounding boards.
Rashid Khan, Faf du Plessis and David Miller were the only three captains retained ahead of the fourth edition of the SA20. Each team was allowed six retentions ahead of the September 9 auction, apart from the wildcard picks. Only one team picked an overseas player as wildcard.
Jasprit Bumrah has been exceptional for India in the 47 Test matches he has played so far, but the challenge for the spearhead will be to sustain the consistency and the level of performance, similar to someone like Kagiso Rabada, who despite playing 24 more games than him, has a better strike rate.
Temba Bavuma's South Africa defeated Australia in the World Test Championship 2025 final to lift their second ICC title. Bavuma heaped praise on the players and opened up on the significance of the win over the mighty Aussies.
South Africa ended a 27-year ICC title drought with a stunning WTC Final win over Australia at Lord’s. Aiden Markram’s brilliant century and Bavuma’s gritty 66 helped chase 282, after Rabada and Ngidi led a second-innings bowling fightback.
Australia were effectively 218/8 after the end of the second day's play at Lord's in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa. South Africa would be gutted to let Australia score 71 runs after having them 73/7 at one point in their second innings.
Kagiso Rabada surpassed Jacques Kallis in the list of most wickets by a South African in international cricket. He has been ruthless in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final, having picked up eight wickets already.