On the opening day of the first Test match between South Africa and Bangladesh at Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka, Kagiso Rabada, a mainstay, was on fire. Wiaan Mulder and Rabada snapped Bangladesh’s batting backbone, leaving the ‘Tigers’ reeling at 60-6 at the end of the first session. Rabada put Bangladesh on the ropes by taking the wickets of Litton Das and veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim.
Rabada’s two strikes contributed to his record-breaking success. Rabada is the latest player to reach 300 wickets in Test cricket.
It was Rabada’s 65th match to accomplish the accomplishment. In total, the quickest player to achieve 300 Test wickets is superstar Indian spinner R Ashwin. Rabada is the quickest to attain the milestone in terms of balls bowled, although Ashwin did it in only 54 Tests. Rabada took 11,817 balls to attain the milestone. Waqar Younis, a mainstay of Pakistan, comes in second place with 12,602 deliveries.
Fastest Ball Count Up To 300 Test Wickets
| Player | Deliveries |
| Kagiso Rabada | 11,817 |
| Waqar Younis | 12,602 |
| Dale Steyn | 12,605 |
| Allan Donald | 13,672 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 13,728 |
In Test cricket, Rabada became the sixth bowler from South Africa to reach 300 wickets or more. He became the fourth scalp to join the list’s leader, Dale Steyn, who has 439. Shaun Pollock (421), Makhaya Ntini (390), Allan Donald (330), and Morne Morkel (309) come next. Of all the bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets, Rabada has the highest strike rate (39.3). Dale Steyn, whose strike rate is 42.3, comes in second place.
Bangladesh had earlier chosen to bat after winning the toss. The action, however, backfired as the South African bowlers emerged fiercely. With lightning speed, Wiaan Mulder dismissed the first three hitters before Rabada took his place. In order to advance to their first-ever WTC final, South Africa is focusing on gaining important WTC points. South Africa will advance if they defeat Bangladesh 2-0 and then triumph at home against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
