Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada
Rabada whilst playing for Kent in July 2016 at Tunbridge Wells
Personal information
Full name
Kagiso Rabada
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
NicknameKG
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 323)5 November 2015 v India
Last Test3 January 2025 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 114)10 July 2015 v Bangladesh
Last ODI5 March 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.25
T20I debut (cap 62)5 November 2014 v Australia
Last T20I29 June 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.25
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14Gauteng
2013/14–2020/21Lions
2016Kent
2017–2021Delhi Capitals
2018–2019Jozi Stars
2022–2024Punjab Kings
2023–presentMI Cape Town
2023MI New York
2025Gujarat Titans
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 71 106 65 91
Runs scored 1,031 401 156 1,255
Batting average 11.85 14.85 17.33 11.83
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 31* 22 48*
Balls bowled 13,100 5,444 1,393 17,048
Wickets 336 168 71 411
Bowling average 21.74 27.45 27.15 22.42
5 wickets in innings 17 2 0 20
10 wickets in match 4 0 0 5
Best bowling 7/112 6/16 3/18 9/33
Catches/stumpings 34/– 41/– 21/– 43/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  South Africa
T20 World Cup
Runner-up2024 West Indies & USA
World Test Championship
Winner2023–2025 England
U19 World Cup
Winner2014 UAE
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2025

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. He made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. By January 2018, he had topped both the ODI bowler rankings and the Test bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018, he became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests. Rabada was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won till date.

In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards at Cricket South Africa's annual dinner, including the prize for Cricketer of the Year. 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. He is considered to be one of the best Test bowlers of his generation.