South Africa is playing Australia in the World Test Championship Final 2025 and it’s big for the Proteas. They can win an ICC trophy and that’s a big deal in cricket. In big games like these, your star players need to shine and Kagiso Rabada has done just that. He took 5 in the first innings and 4 in the second and now his team has a good chance of winning the final.
Rabada has always been a good player against the Aussies, he has 49 wickets against them in Test cricket before this match. With 9 wickets in this game he is now tied with Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini for 3rd most wickets against Australia, each with 58. Dale Steyn leads the pack with 70 and Hugh Tayfield is 2nd with 64. And don’t forget Rabada has the best strike rate in the group at 37.2, Steyn’s is 46.2.
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What’s impressive is that Rabada achieved this in just 11 matches, averaging 21.39. He has 4 five-fors and took 10 wickets in a Test against Australia. Here are the top wicket takers for South Africa against Australia:
– 70 – Dale Steyn (SR: 46.2)
– 64 – Hugh Tayfield (SR: 94.1)
– 58 – Kagiso Rabada (SR: 37.2)
– 58 – Morne Morkel (SR: 57.1)
– 58 – Makhaya Ntini (SR: 59.2)
At 30 years old Rabada has a lot of cricket left in him. If he keeps this up he might just become South Africa’s leading wicket taker against Australia in Test cricket.