South Africa‘s leading pace bowler, Kagiso Rabada, claimed his 300th Test wicket by bowling out Mushfiqur Rahim on Day 1 (Monday, October 21) of the first Test against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
After being put in to bowl first, Rabada opened alongside Wiann Mulder, who took three wickets. Rabada had to wait until the 14th over for his first wicket. He began that over with a no-ball and conceded a boundary to Mushfiqur, but then delivered a well-placed ball that shaped back, resulting in Mushfiqur chopping it onto his stumps while attempting to defend.
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Wicket number 300 for Kagiso Rabada🔥
He is the only bowler in the history of Test cricket to reach the milestone with a strike rate of less than 40.😮#BANvSAonFanCode pic.twitter.com/RtUUphAwYE
— FanCode (@FanCode) October 21, 2024
With that wicket, Rabada became the fourth Bangladeshi player dismissed in the morning session. He also set a record as the fastest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets in terms of deliveries bowled (11,817), surpassing Wasim Akram (12,602), Dale Steyn (12,605), and Allan Donald (13,672).
Bangladesh faced serious difficulties after losing six wickets on Day 1 of the first Test against South Africa
South Africa dominated the opening session of the Test match. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Bangladesh faced a challenging start, losing Shadman Islam without scoring. Mominul Haque (4), Najmul Hossain Shanto (7), Mushfiqur Rahim (11), and Litton Das (1) followed in quick succession, leaving the team in a precarious position at 45/5.
After Lunch, Keshav Maharaj bowled the first over and dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz (13), pushing Bangladesh further down to 60/6 in 26.1 overs. The Bangla Tigers had come into this match on the back of a 2-0 series loss to neighbouring India in their recent away tour.
MOST TEST WICKETS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Dale Steyn – 439 wickets in 93 matches
Shaun Pollock – 421 wickets in 108 matches
Makhaya Ntini – 390 wickets in 101 matches
Allan Donald – 330 wickets in 72 matches
Morne Morkel – 309 wickets in 86 matches
Kagiso Rabada – 300* wickets in 65 matches
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