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South African pacer Kasgiso Rabada broke Dale Steyn’s long-standing record during the third and final Test against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, October 31. The right-arm fast bowler claimed three wickets in Australia’s second innings to complete 350 wickets in Test cricket.
He dismissed Matt Renshaw for a duck on the third ball of the first over before removing Marnus Labuschagne for four off the final delivery. He then reached the 350-wicket milestone by dismissing Travis Head for 14, becoming the fastest bowler to achieve the feat in terms of deliveries bowled.
Rabada reached the milestone in just 13,088 balls, surpassing former South African pacer Dale Steyn’s record of 14,719 balls. Pakistan’s Waqar Younis (14,905), West Indian Malcolm Marshall (16,285) and Australia’s Mitchell Starc (16,908) complete the top five.
Fewest balls to 350 Test wickets
13808 – Kagiso Rabada*
14719 – Dale Steyn
14905 – Waqar Younis
16285 – Malcolm Marshall
16908 – Mitchell Starc
He became the fourth South African bowler to take 350 Test wickets, joining Dale Steyn (439), Shaun Pollock (421), and Makhaya Ntini (390). In terms of matches taken to reach 350 Test wickets, Rabada completed the milestone in just 75 games.
Fewest Tests to 350 wickets among pacers
69 – Richard Hadlee / Dale Steyn
70 – Dennis Lillee
74 – Glenn McGrath
75 – Malcolm Marshall / KG Rabada*
78 – Waqar Younis
79 – Imran Khan
