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Kagiso Rabada Bags 18th Five-Wicket Haul; Rattles Bangladesh In 1st Test

Soumyajit Dutta

Kagiso Rabada bowling [Source: X]Kagiso Rabada bowling [Source: X]

Kagiso Rabada produced a sensational spell with the new ball during the opening Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, November 15. 

After Bangladesh elected to bat first, the Proteas fast bowler made an immediate impact and put the visitors under pressure in the opening session. 

Rabada storms through Bangladesh batters in SA vs BAN 1st Test

Rabada needed just one delivery to announce his arrival, dismissing debutant Mahfijul Islam on the very first ball of the Test. The Bangladesh batter attempted to defend a delivery outside off stump but managed only an outside edge, which Marco Jansen caught at gully.

The South African speedster continued to trouble the visitors and struck again in his opening over. Mominul Haque edged a full delivery outside off to wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton. Rabada then removed captain Najmul Hossain Shanto in the ninth over, bowling him with a delivery that moved back in and crashed into the off stump.

Bangladesh managed to rebuild through Tanzid Hasan and the middle order, with the opener bringing up a half-century. However, Rabada returned to break the 99-run fourth-wicket partnership by bowling Tanzid for 67. 

He followed it up with another delivery in the next ball, drawing Mushfiqur Rahim forward and inducing an outside edge that Keshav Maharaj Harmer caught at third slip.

The dismissal gave Kagiso Rabada his 18th five-wicket haul in Test cricket. More remarkably, all five Bangladesh wickets to fall at that stage belonged to the right-arm pacer, who had dismantled the top order and ended the visitors' brief recovery.

Kagiso Rabada breaks record with recent form

Rabada also entered a select group of South African bowlers to take a wicket with the first delivery of a Test match. Before him, Albert Vogler dismissed Thomas Hayward against England at The Oval in 1907, Allan Donald removed Leon Garrick against West Indies in Kingston in 2001, and Dale Steyn dismissed Andrew Strauss in Johannesburg in 2010. 

Rabada became the fourth South African bowler to achieve the feat, dismissing Mahfijul on the opening delivery of the Johannesburg Test.

Rabada's performance against Bangladesh adds to an impressive run of bowling performances for him. He finished the four innings in the series with 10 wickets at an economy rate of 3.43 and a strike rate of 43. His best return came in the second Test, where he claimed two wickets for 33 runs in the first innings before taking four for 77 in the second.

Rabada also represented Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026, finishing the tournament with 29 wickets from 17 innings at an economy rate of 9.68 and a strike rate of 13.