Rabada rattles England batting order
JOBURG - Kagiso Rabada produced one of his best bowling spells and rattled the England batting order in the third Test match at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium.
The former St Stithians Boys College pupil earned his first five-wicket haul in Test matches in only his fifth appearance. Rabada ended with impressive figures of 5/78 as England were dismissed for 323 on the third day.
However, it was to no avail as England won the match by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test match series.
Rabada’s great bowling display could not have come at a better time for the Proteas with Dale Steyn out for the rest of the series.
The 20-year-old fast bowler first rose to stardom in the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup where he claimed figures of 6/25 against Australia in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
In February last year, Rabada took a record 14 wickets in a match for the Bizhub Highveld Lions against the Dolphins which included 9/33 in the second innings. His 14/105 are the best figures in the franchise era of South African cricket.
The final Test starts at Centurion on 22 January.
