Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada
Personal information
Full name Kagiso Rabada
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995
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
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
YearsTeam
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]

Domestic career

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

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

Test five-wicket hauls

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

One Day International five-wicket hauls

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

International awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match awards

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

Man of the Match awards

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/engine/match/800467.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Kagiso Rabada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  3. ↑ "CSA Provincial One-Day Competition: Border v Gauteng at East London, 8 December 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  4. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2013/14/Records/Most wickets". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  5. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2nd Semi-Final: Australia Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  6. ↑ "SA dominate team of the tournament". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Sunfoil Series, 2013/14/Records/Most wickets". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Kagiso Rabada's nine-for routs Dolphins". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Kagiso Rabada: Kent sign South Africa fast bowler". BBC. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  10. ↑ "South Africa tour of Australia (November 2014), 1st T20I: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 5, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  11. ↑ "South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Jul 10, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  12. ↑ "Records - One-Day Internationals - Bowling records - Best figures in a innings on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  13. ↑ "Kagiso Rabada becomes only second player in ODI history to take a hat-trick on international debut in South Africa’s match against Bangladesh". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  14. ↑ "Rabada's record six-for sets up South Africa win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  15. ↑ "South Africa tour of India, 1st Test: India v South Africa at Mohali, Nov 5-9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  16. ↑ Seervi, Bharath (26 January 2016). "Rabada's records, and England's lows". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Hopps, David (16 January 2016). "Rabada takes five as England make 323". ESPNcricinfo (ESPN Sports Media). Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "England tour of South Africa, 4th Test: South Africa v England at Centurion, Jan 22-26, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Kagiso Rabada claims hat-trick & best ODI figures on debut". bbc.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  20. ↑ "England in South Africa Test Series, 2015/16 - 4th Test".
  21. ↑ "Bangladesh in South Africa ODI Series, 2008 - 2nd ODI".

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