Top 3 bowling performances by Kagiso Rabada in Test cricket 

South Africa’s premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been one of the shining stars in his team’s exploits in the World Test Championship Cycle 2023-25. The right-arm pacer who has played 71 tests for the Proteas so far has scalped a total of 336 red-ball wickets in his career. He has delivered many memorable spells for his national side and has been very influential ever since he made his debut a decade ago. Here is the list of the top 3 test performances from Kagiso Rabada.

6/50 vs West Indies, 2023

Kagiso Rabada bamboozled the batting order of the West Indies at Centurion during the first test of the 2023 series. Chasing a target of 247 runs in the fourth innings, West Indian batters faced the wrath of Kagiso Rabada’s swing and seam. Rabada first dismissed the top order batters and then engulfed the tailenders to help South Africa win the test by a comfortable margin of 87 runs.

7/112 vs England, 2016 

Kagiso Rabada got his maiden 10-wicket haul of his test career during the fourth test of the 2016 series. Kagiso Rabada delivered a phenomenal spell, which saw him scalp seven of ten English batters. He was equally impressive in the second innings, where he scalped 6 wickets to help South Africa win the test.

5/51 vs Australia, 2025

Kagiso Rabada bowled a brilliant spell against Australia in the first innings of the World Test Championship finals. His five wickets helped South Africa hold onto Australia for just 212 runs. His four wickets in the second innings held Australia for 207 runs.