Kagiso Rabada

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Kagiso Rabada

Personal information
Full name	Kagiso Rabada
Born	25 May 1995 (age 21) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Nickname	KG,[1] The Gazelle of Doom, The Black Panther
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut(cap 321)	5 November 2015 v India
Last Test	22 January 2016 v England
ODI debut(cap 114)	10 July 2015 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	14 February 2016 v England
ODI shirt no.	25
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–2014	Gauteng
2014–present	Lions
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 14 20 31 Runs scored 56 50 228 99 Batting average 11.20 12.50 13.41 9.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 24 19* 48* 22 Balls bowled 952 750 3,694 1,640 Wickets 24 30 84 49 Bowling average 24.70 20.13 23.01 29.08 5 wickets in innings 3 1 5 1 10 wickets in match 1 n/a 2 n/a Best bowling 7/112 6/16 9/33 6/16 Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 5/– 7/–
Source: Kagiso Rabada, 14 February 2016

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is a South African cricketer who schooled at St Stithians Boys College and matriculated in 2013. He now represents the Lions. He is a right-arm fast bowler who bats left-handed. He is known by his nickname of 'KG'.^[2]

Contents

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• 1Domestic career
• 2International career
• 3International five-wicket hauls
  • 3.1Test five-wicket hauls
  • 3.2One Day International five-wicket hauls
• 4International awards
  • 4.1Test Cricket
    • 4.1.1Man of the Match awards
  • 4.2One-Day International cricket
    • 4.2.1Man of the Match awards
• 5See also
• 6References
• 7External links

Domestic career[edit]

He made his debut for the Gauteng in the CSA Provincial One-Day Competition against Border in December 2013. ^[3]

He was chosen to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. As South Africa won the tournament, he was their best bowler claiming the 2nd most wickets (14) in the tournament at an economy rate of 3.10.^[4]He also claimed the best figures of the tournament: 6/25 against Australia A.^[5] This led to him being dubbed "the fastest and most feared bowler in the competition".^[6]

His performances in the Under-19 World Cup saw him catapulted him into the Lions franchise side for their last two games of the Sunfoil Series season. He took 7 wickets for 186 in these two matches.^[7]

In February 2015, Rabada took a record 14 wickets in a match for Lions against Dolphins, including 9 for 33 in the second innings his 14 for 105 are the best figures in the franchise era of South African cricket.^[8]

In February 2016, it was announced that Rabada had signed a short-term deal to play county cricket for Kent in June and July of the English domestic season.^[9]

International career[edit]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014.^[10]

He made his One Day International debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 10 July 2015,^[11] achieving best figures of 6/16 on debut.^[12] He also became only the second player, after Taijul Islam, to take a hat-trick on debut in an ODI match.^[13][14]He made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 5 November 2015.^[15] In the fourth Test of England's 2015–16 tour of South Africa, he finished with figures of 13/144 helping his team win the game. In the process, he became the youngest South African to take a ten-wicket haul in a Test, and the figures were his team's second best ever, after Makhaya Ntini's 13/132.^[16]

International five-wicket hauls[edit]

Test five-wicket hauls[edit]

Kagiso Rabada's Test five-wicket hauls
#	Figures	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	5/78	5	England	Johannesburg, South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	2016	Lost[17]
2	7/112	6	England	Centurion, South Africa	SuperSport Park	2016	Won[18]
3	6/32

One Day International five-wicket hauls[edit]

Kagiso Rabada's One Day International five-wicket hauls
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	6/16	1	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium	2015	Won[19]

International awards[edit]

Test Cricket[edit]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	4th Test - Basil D'Oliveira Trophy Test Series	2015/16	1st Innings: 0 (1 ball) ; 29-6-112-7 2nd Innings: DNB ; 10.4-2-32-6	South Africa won by 280 runs.[20]

One-Day International cricket[edit]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	10 July 2015	8-3-16-6 ; DNB	South Africa won by 8 wickets.[21]

See also[edit]

• List of One Day International cricket hat-tricks
• List of cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on ODI debut

References