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Rabada surpasses Allan Donald to claim a massive Test record

Thursday, 12-Jun-2025, 08:06 AM
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South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada on Wednesday achieved a remarkable milestone after he surpassed legendary Allan Donald on the list of South Africa's highest wicket-taking bowlers in Test cricket. This remarkable achievement occurred during day one (Wednesday) of the World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's.

Rabada ripped through Australia’s batting lineup to return with five wickets, claiming the wickets of Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. He now has 332 Test wickets, pushing him ahead of Allan Donald to be fourth on his country’s list of all-time wicket-takers. Notably, fourteen wickets fell on day one of the WTC at Lord’s.

 

 

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