South Africa young gun Kagiso Rabada routs England in fourth cricket test
20-year-old fast bowling sensation takes six for 32 – match figures of 13 for 132 – as tourists collapse to be 101 all out to give Proteas victory by 280 runs
Kagiso Rabada, South Africa’s 20-year-old fast bowling sensation, routed England as the hosts gained a consolation victory on the fifth day of the fourth and final test on Tuesday.
Rabada took six for 32 as England collapsed to 101 all out at SuperSport Park. South Africa won by 280 runs, although England took the series 2-1.
Every time I asked him to come out and perform for us he did. He showed the maturity of a guy who has played 100 test matches
Rabada’s match figures of 13 for 144 were South Africa’s second best in history. Only Makhaya Ntini, who took 13 for 132 against the West Indies in Port of Spain in 2004-05, has done better.
Rabada said Ntini was one of several bowlers he had admired while growing up.
“Every time I asked him to come out and perform for us he did,” said South African captain AB de Villiers. “He showed the maturity of a guy who has played 100 test matches.”
He said Rabada’s maturity at the age of 20 was highly impressive.