IPL auction 2022: Kagiso Rabada sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 9.25 crore
Cricket | February 12, 2022 13:02 ISTKagiso Rabada to play for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022.
Kagiso Rabada to play for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022.
"Proteas seam bowler, Kagiso Rabada, has been released from the team for the Betway One-Day International (ODI) series against India due to high workloads over a sustained period of time," Cricket South Africa (CSA) said.
Rabada calls Capetown a perfect Test wicket where batters will have to grind.
Rabada scalped six wickets, three in each innings, to play a pivotal role in South Africa's series-levelling seven-wicket win in the second Test.
Rabada, who was the tournament's highest wicket-taker last edition, has struggled to replicate the terrific form in the second leg of the ongoing season.
Delhi, sitting on top of the points table with 20 points from 13 matches, will take on third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their final league match.
The Delhi franchise registered six wins from eight matches in the first half of the tournament and led the points table when the league was suspended midway in May.
The Delhi Capitals will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 22 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
South Africa’s bowlers backed up a solid batting performance to put the Proteas in a command of the 2nd Test against the West Indies at the end of the 2nd day Saturday.
Rabada also praised his new-ball partner Lungi Ngidi, who took 5/19 in the first innings to record his second five-for in Test cricket and first since his debut in January 2018.
Shakib was a part of KKR's title-winning campaigns in 2012 and 2014.
The 25-year-old has taken just 44 matches to achieve the scalp 200 Test wickets, making him the fastest Proteas bowler to reach the milestone.
South Africa will now play two Tests against Pakistan at Karachi (January 26-30) and Rawalpindi (February 4-8), followed by a three-match T20I series at Lahore, beginning from February 11.
The South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada had an exceptional IPL 2020 as he emerged as the Purple Cap holder is looking forward to carry that momentum while playing for the national side against England.
The 25-year-old fast bowler ended as the highest wicket-taker in the IPL (with 30 scalps) while playing for eventual runners-up Delhi Capitals.
Rabada achieved this feat for the first time in his career having missed the mark last season to Chennai Super Kings spinner Imran Tahir.
Bumrah is second on the list of leading wicket-takers with 27 wickets from 14 matches.
Kagiso Rabada overtakes Jasprit Bumrah in purple cap race with a four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifiers 2 as Delhi Capitals reach final.
The South African pacer becomes the most successful Delhi Capitals bowler in a season with 26 wickets, getting better of his previous year haul of 25 wickets.
On Thursday evening, Bumrah returned with figures of 4/14 as Mumbai defeated Delhi by 57 runs in Qualifier 1. The 26-year-old now has 27 wickets to his name in 14 matches.
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