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  "id": 17546489,
  "title": "Harmer, Rabada steer South Africa to series win over Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/harmer-rabada-steer-south-africa-to-series-win-over-australia-17546489",
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  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-01T06:04:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446903/harmer-rabada-steer-south-africa-to-series-win-over-australia"
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  "summary": "South Africa secured a series victory over Australia at Newlands, with spinner Simon Harmer taking a career-best 6-16 and Kagiso Rabada becoming the fastest bowler to reach 350 Test wickets. Set a target of 288, Australia were dismissed for 111, allowing South Africa to leapfrog them and take the top spot in the Test world rankings for the first time since January 2016. Rabada's 13,808 deliveries yielded 350 wickets, surpassing compatriot Dale Steyn and Pakistan's Waqar Younis.",
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  "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."
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