Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada
Personal information
Full name Kagiso Rabada
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995
Johannesburg, Gauteng,
South Africa
Nickname KG
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 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 12 November 2016 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 114) 10 July 2015 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 12 October 2016 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 25
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2014 Gauteng
2014–present Lions
2016 Kent
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 25 26 42
Runs scored 111 87 308 136
Batting average 18.50 17.40 14.66 11.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 32* 19* 48* 22
Balls bowled 1,573 1,236 4,777 2,126
Wickets 41 43 108 62
Bowling average 22.75 25.11 23.19 30.66
5 wickets in innings 4 1 6 1
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/112 6/16 9/33 6/16
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/– 7/– 10/–
Source: CricInfo, 15 November 2016

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is a South African international cricketer. Rabada, who is known by the nickname KG,[1] is a fast bowler and plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He made his South African debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. Rabada attended St Stithians Boys College, leaving the school in 2013. In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards at Cricket South Africa's annual dinner, including the prize for Cricketer of the Year.[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 County Cricket Club in June and July of the English domestic season, passing up the opportunity of an IPL contract to gain experience in English conditions.[1][9] He played in two County Championship and six T20 matches for the county during his spell in England.

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
4 5/92 9  Australia Australia Perth, Australia WACA Ground 2016 Won[19]

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 Cricket Stadium 2015 Won[20]

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.[21]
2 1st Test - South Africa in Australia Test Series 2016/17 1st Innings: 11 (12 ball) ; 20-1-78-2
2nd Innings: DNB ; 31-6-92-5		  South Africa won by 177 runs.[22]

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.[23]

Personal

His father is a doctor[24] and his mother Florence is a lawyer.[25] He is the oldest of two brothers.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 South Africa bowler Kagiso Rabada to join Kent in June, Daily Telegraph, 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Rabada dominates CSA awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  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. ↑ "South Africa tour of Australia, 1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, Nov 3-7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Kagiso Rabada claims hat-trick & best ODI figures on debut". bbc.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  21. ↑ "England in South Africa Test Series, 2015/16 - 4th Test".
  22. ↑ "South Africa tour of Australia, 1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, Nov 3-7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Bangladesh in South Africa ODI Series, 2008 - 2nd ODI".
  24. ↑ "South Africa cricket sensation Kagiso Rabada could face Australia in proposed pink ball Test". Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "Kagiso And His Mom". Sports Eagle. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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