Player profile

Kagiso Rabada

Bowler · ZA

Born: May 25, 1995
Batting: Left Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm fast
From: Johannesburg

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
T20I	79	184	14.15	115.72	22
Test	75	1,104	12.13	51.42	71
List A	4	3	1.5	30	3
First-class	2	25	8.33	49.02	14
IPL	101	262	13.1	109.62	44
ODI	106	401	14.85	79.09	31*
T20	83	120	6	93.75	21

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
T20I	79	83	8.41	282.5	3/18
Test	75	350	3.35	2311.2	7/112
List A	4	10	3.27	33.2	6/25
First-class	2	7	3.01	77.0	4/118
IPL	101	148	8.8	381.4	4/21
ODI	106	168	5.08	907.2	6/16
T20	83	98	7.51	293.1	4/25

Recent performances

T20 match form

4 Mar 2026vs NZ, T20 WC 2026, 1st Semi-finalT20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

4 Mar 2026vs NZ, T20 WC 2026, 1st Semi-finalT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/28 (3.0o)

26 Feb 2026vs WI, T20 WC 2026, #47th T20I, Super 8 Group 1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/22 (4.0o)

22 Feb 2026vs IND, T20 WC 2026, #43rd T20I, Super 8 Group 1T20I

Batting: 0* (1b)
Bowling: —

22 Feb 2026vs IND, T20 WC 2026, #43rd T20I, Super 8 Group 1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/32 (4.0o)

18 Feb 2026vs UAE, T20 WC 2026, #34T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/30 (4.0o)

14 Feb 2026vs NZ, T20 WC 2026, #24T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/27 (4.0o)

11 Feb 2026vs AFG, T20 WC 2026, #13T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/38 (3.4o)

9 Feb 2026vs CAN, T20 WC 2026, #9T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/40 (4.0o)

29 Jan 2026vs WI, WI vs SA 2026, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/35 (4.0o)

27 Jan 2026vs WI, WI vs SA 2026, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/35 (4.0o)

12 Sep 2025vs ENG, SA vs ENG 2025, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/70 (4.0o)

12 Sep 2025vs ENG, SA vs ENG 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 9 (4b)
Bowling: —

10 Sep 2025vs ENG, SA vs ENG 2025, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/11 (1.0o)

16 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #3T20I

Batting: 4* (2b)
Bowling: —

16 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/32 (4.0o)

12 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 5 (4b)
Bowling: —

12 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/21 (3.0o)

10 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #1T20I

Batting: 10 (6b)
Bowling: —

10 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/29 (4.0o)

29 Jun 2024vs IND, T20 WC 2024, FinalT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/36 (4.0o)

29 Jun 2024vs IND, T20 WC 2024, FinalT20I

Batting: 4 (3b)
Bowling: —

27 Jun 2024vs AFG, T20 WC 2024, 1st Semi-finalT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/14 (3.0o)

24 Jun 2024vs WI, T20 WC 2024, #Super 8, 50thT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/11 (2.0o)

24 Jun 2024vs WI, T20 WC 2024, #Super 8, 50thT20I

Batting: 5* (3b)
Bowling: —

21 Jun 2024vs ENG, T20 WC 2024, #Super 8, 45thT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/32 (4.0o)

19 Jun 2024vs USA, T20 WC 2024, #Super 8, 41stT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/18 (4.0o)

14 Jun 2024vs NEP, T20 WC 2024, #31T20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

14 Jun 2024vs NEP, T20 WC 2024, #31T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/17 (2.0o)

10 Jun 2024vs BAN, T20 WC 2024, #21T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/19 (4.0o)

8 Jun 2024vs NED, T20 WC 2024, #16T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/27 (4.0o)

3 Jun 2024vs SL, T20 WC 2024, #4T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/21 (4.0o)

28 Mar 2023vs WI, SA vs WI 2023, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/50 (4.0o)

26 Mar 2023vs WI, SA vs WI 2023, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/39 (4.0o)

About

Player story

Known for his thunderbolts with an average speed of 145 kph, Kagiso Rabada grabbed eyeballs for his pinpoint yorker against the deadly MS Dhoni in an ODI game at the Green Park in Kanpur back in 2015. Over the years, Rabada has become the leader of the Proteas bowling attack. Picking up the Lions on the back of strong performances in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2014, the speedster took a record 14 wickets in a match against the Dolphins, which is the best figure in domestic cricket in South Africa. Kagiso Rabada IPL Career Kagiso Rabada caught the eyes of multiple franchises before the start of the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Eventually, the Delhi Capitals bought the youngster for a whopping INR 5 Crore. After being injury-ridden in the 2018 IPL, Rabada returned and set the IPL alight in 2019. The whole world got a glimpse of Kagiso Rabada in IPL 2020 when he won the purple cap ahead of Jasprit Bumrah by rattling 30 wickets in just 17 games, which led the Delhi Capitals to their first finals in 13 seasons. In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Kagiso Rabada was acquired by Punjab Kings for INR 9.25 crore. In April 2023, he reached a significant milestone by claiming his 100th IPL wicket in just his 64th match, making him the fastest bowler in IPL history to achieve this feat. In the 2025 IPL auction, Kagiso Rabada was picked by the Gujarat Titans, adding firepower to their pace attack. The Proteas seamer has been a part of the franchise since then. Kagiso Rabada Test Career On the Test front, Kagiso Rabada became the top-ranked Test bowler in the world after picking up five wickets against India on January 5, 2018, during the first Test of India’s tour of South Africa, displacing the legendary James Anderson. Later that summer, playing against Sri Lanka, Rabada surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the youngest bowler to take 150 Test wickets. By the end of 2018, he had the most dismissals by any bowler (52) in that year. He rea

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