Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada (born 25 May 1995) is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game.

He is a right arm fast bowler.

DC qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012 IPL season.

Rabada made his debut for the Gauteng in the CSA Provincial One-Day Competition against Border in December 2013.

He made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015.

Rabada was chosen to represent South Africa's Under-19 side for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

For the victorious South Africans, he was their best bowler claiming the 2nd most wickets (14) in the tournament at an economy rate of 3.10.

He also claimed the best figures of the tournament: 6/25 against Australia A.

This led to him being dubbed "the fastest and most feared bowler in the competition".

Rabada's performances in the Under-19 World Cup saw him catapulted into the Lions franchise for their last two games of the Sunfoil Series season.

He took 7 wickets for 186 in these two matches.

Rabada made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014.

In February 2015, Rabada took a record 14 wickets in a match for Lions against Dolphins, including 9 for 33 in the second innings.

His 14 for 105 are the best figures in the franchise era of South African cricket.

Rabada made his One Day International debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 10 July 2015, achieving best figures of 6/16 on debut.

He also became only the second player, after Taijul Islam, to take a hat-trick on debut in an ODI match.

He made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 5 November 2015.

In the fourth Test of England's 2015–16 tour of South Africa, he finished with figures of 13/144 helping his team win the game.

In the process, he became the youngest South African to take a ten-wicket haul in a Test, and the figures were his team's second best ever, after Makhaya Ntini's 13/132.

In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards at Cricket South Africa's (CSA) annual dinner, including the prize for Cricketer of the Year.

In February 2016, it was announced that Rabada had signed a short-term deal to play county cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in June and July of the English domestic season, passing up the opportunity of an IPL contract to gain experience in English conditions.

He played in two County Championship and six T20 matches for the county during his spell in England.

Rabada's first ten-wicket haul in a Test match came in 2016 against England during the 4th Test at Centurion.

In February 2017, Rabada was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for INR 50 million.

By January 2018, he had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22.

In July 2018, he became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests (23 years and 50 days).

In June 2018, he again won six awards at CSA's annual dinner, including Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer and ODI Cricketer of the Year.

In August 2018, Wisden named him the best young player in the world.

He has taken a hat-trick in all three formats of cricket.

In October 2018, he was named Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.

In January 2018, he was bought again by Delhi (Delhi Capitals) in the 2018 IPL auction but was later ruled out of the season due to a back injury.

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.

In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

He was retained again ahead of 2019 Indian Premier League by Delhi Capitals.

He played 12 matches in the league stage before leaving for national duty.

He picked up 25 wickets and become the highest wicket taker for DC and overall second highest wicket taker of that season.

In the 2020 Indian premier League, he become the highest wicket taker of the season by picking up 30 wickets in 17 matches he played.

In both seasons, Rabada played a vital role in his team's success.

In the 2022 IPL mega auction, Rabada was bought by the Punjab Kings for.

In April 2023he took his 100th IPL wicket in his 64th IPL match, becoming the fastest bowler, in terms of matches, to reach the milestone in the competition.