South African pace sensation Kagiso Rabada delivered a spellbinding performance in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 against Australia, etching his name in cricketing history with a five-wicket haul (5/51) and shattering Jasprit Bumrah’s world record in the process.
🔴 Key Highlights:
- Rabada now holds the best strike rate (SR) in Test history against Australia among bowlers with 50+ wickets — SR of 38, surpassing Bumrah’s 39.9.
- He also became the first bowler in WTC Final history to take a five-wicket haul at Lord’s, joining an elite club that includes Kyle Jamieson and Jacques Kallis.
- With this feat, Rabada climbed to fourth on South Africa’s all-time Test wicket-takers list, overtaking Allan Donald with 332 wickets in just 71 matches.
- He is now tied with Bumrah for most wickets in WTC history (156), trailing only Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, and R Ashwin.
📢 Rabada’s Statement:
“That’s all secondary. The primary is to keep running in and doing the job. Means a lot to get past Allan Donald—what a legend.”
⚠️ Strategic Impact:
- Rabada’s dominance under pressure reinforces his status as one of the most lethal fast bowlers of his generation.
- South Africa’s hopes of ending a 27-year ICC title drought now rest heavily on his shoulders.
👉 What do you think? Is Rabada the greatest fast bowler of this era? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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