{
  "id": 17391593,
  "title": "'Rolls-Royce of bowling': Kagiso Rabada hailed as he completes 350 Test wickets in Day of 3rd Test vs Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/rolls-royce-of-bowling-kagiso-rabada-hailed-as-he-completes-350-test",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T11:20:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rolls-royce-bowling-kagiso-rabada-112055922.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kagiso Rabada reached 350 Test wickets on the final day at Newlands, in 13,808 balls - fewer than any other bowler in history. He took two wickets in the first over of Australia's chase, and reached the milestone in his fourth over. Rabada becomes the fourth South African to reach 350, behind Dale Steyn, Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini. He is also the second-fastest South African to the landmark by matches played. Rabada's record-breaking performance was celebrated by his supporters, with comparisons to the Rolls Royce of South African bowling.",
  "summary": "Fans were quick to hail Kagiso Rabada as the Rolls Royce of bowling after the pacer dismissed both Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne in the opening over.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kagiso Rabada reaches 350 Test wickets on final day",
    "Achieved milestone in 13,808 balls, fewer than any bowler",
    "Second-fastest South African to reach 350 by matches played"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Proteas dethrone Australia at Newlands to be crowned undisputed Kings of Test cricket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/proteas-dethrone-australia-at-newlands-to-be-crowned-undisputed-kings",
        "published": "2026-10-31T13:37:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}