Sa vs Aus WTC Final: In the World Test Championship final, the title battle has turned to thrill. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first and chewed the Australian batters. Kagiso Rabada, who was the first day’s hero, has divided Australia by showing a record breaker avatar in the final. On the first day, he opened the claw against Australia and made records in bunches.
Australia piled up
Kagiso Rabada showed the path of the pavilion to one after the other. He sent Cameron Green and Usman Khwaja to the pavilion in a single over. Not only this, Rabada also ended the 72 -run innings of Webster and then also implicated Cummins and Stark in his trap. Marco Yanson also took three wickets from the other end. Marakram and Maharaj also took 1-1 wickets in their names and the Kangaroo team managed to score just 212 runs on the scoreboard.
Rabada made big records
Rabada set big records after opening the claw in the final. He is the fifth bowler to take a fiffer in an ICC final. Earlier, legends like Gary Gilmore, Joel Garner, Jack Kallis and Kyle Jemison have done this feat. The World Test Championship is the second bowler to take the fifier in the final, before that Jemison has achieved this feat. Apart from this, Rabada became the bowler who took 50 wickets against Australia at a good strike rate from Bumrah.
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Bumrah’s equal
Rabada has reached number four in terms of taking the highest Test wicket for South Africa. He has registered 332 wickets in his name. Apart from this, he has equaled Bumrah in terms of taking the most wickets in the history of the World Test Championship. Rabada has recorded 156 wickets in the World Test Championship. He has achieved this feat in the 34th Test.
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