Rabada Beats Steyn’s Benchmark, Scripts History With 200 Home Test Wickets
In just 7017 balls, Rabada completed his 200 home test wickets, surpassing Steyn's record of achieving this milestone in 7751 balls. However, Dale Steyn achieved this milestone in 37 Tests, whereas Rabada completed this milestone in 38 Tests.
XtraTime Webdesk: Kagiso Rabada has become the fourth South African pace bowler to take 200 Test wickets on home soil. Rabada reached the landmark during the second Test against Australia in Gqeberha. He surpassed legendary pacer Dale Steyn in terms of the number of deliveries required to reach the milestone.
In just 7017 balls, Rabada completed his 200 home test wickets, surpassing Steyn's record of achieving this milestone in 7751 balls. However, Dale Steyn achieved this milestone in 37 Tests, whereas Rabada completed this milestone in 38 Tests.
This elite list also features other legendary players like Makhaya Ntini, who claimed 249 home Test wickets, and Shaun Pollock, who finished with 235. Steyn tops the list with 261 wickets.
In the ongoing series, Rabada dismissed Nic Maddinson and Mitchell Starc to finish Australia’s first innings with figures of 2/33 in 12 overs. South Africa's attack was led by Marco Jansen, who took five wickets for 33 runs as Australia were bowled out for just 99.
Earlier in the first innings, captain Temba Bavuma’s 179, alongside valuable contributions from Jansen (85) and Simon Harmer (82), helped South Africa recover from 110/6 to declare at 425/9.
With Australia leading the three-match series 1-0, South Africa had an opportunity to level the contest with one day remaining.
