Record alert! Kagiso Rabada surpasses Allan Donald in SA’s all-time wicket tally
Kagiso Rabada reached a remarkable career milestone by exceeding Allan Donald's wicket record, bagging five wickets to elevate his total to 606 in international cricket. Although Bangladesh faced an early struggle, they mounted a strong comeback driven by an incredible 206-run partnership between Towhid Hridoy and Litton Das, concluding the day at 327 for 6 and revitalising their innings.
South Africa's Kagiso Rabada broke Allan Donald's record to become the country's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker on Sunday. Rabada's impressive performance came amid a Bangladesh fightback on the first day of the first Test. The fast bowler claimed five wickets for 51 runs, surpassing Donald's 602 wickets and moving his international tally to 606 across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
Shaun Pollock tops South Africa's all-time wicket list with 823, followed by Dale Steyn (697) and Makhaya Ntini (661). Rabada also achieved his 18th five-wicket haul in Test cricket, tying him with Makhaya Ntini for the third position in South African records. Donald leads with 20 five-fors, while Steyn tops the list with 26. Rabada dominated early on, dismissing Bangladesh's debutant Mahfijul Islam and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, and then effectively removed Tanzid Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim to complete his five-wicket haul.
Bangladesh struggled at 121/5 but managed to rally, with Litton Hasan and Tanzid forming a crucial sixth-wicket partnership of 206 runs, the highest by a Bangladesh pair against South Africa in Test history.
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