Mon Oct 21 16:37:47 UTC 2024: – South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took 3 wickets on the first day of the Test match against Bangladesh in Mirpur, helping skittle Bangladesh for 106 runs.
– Rabada became the sixth South African cricketer to join the 300-wicket club, alongside past greats like Dale Steyn and Shaun Pollock.
– He is now one of six active bowlers to achieve this milestone, with a notably fast 11817 deliveries used, surpassing Waqar Younis as the quickest in terms of balls bowled.
– Previously, Rabada was the second fastest to reach 250 wickets, trailing Dale Steyn, but has now surpassed him for the 300 mark.
– He maintains the best strike rate among all bowlers with 300 wickets, having played 65 Test matches—compared to Ravinchandran Ashwin’s record of 300 wickets in 54 matches.
– Rabada achieved his 300th wicket by dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim, and now has a total of 302 wickets, just behind Morne Morkel’s 309 wickets.
– Other notable contributions in the game came from Wiaan Mulder and Keshav Maharaj, who each took three wickets.

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