- Kagiso Rabada reaches 350 Test wickets, becoming the second fastest Proteas bowler to do so. The Proteas pacer, 31, became the second fastest South African to reach the milestone, achieving it six Tests later than Dale Steyn’s benchmark of 69 Tests.
- Kagiso Rabada reaches 350 Test wickets, becoming second fastest Proteas bowler (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images/) Ce Town Newlands celebrated a milestone on October 31, 2026 when Kagiso Rabada became the second fastest Proteas bowler to take 350 Test wickets.
- The 31-year-old right-arm pacer reached the milestone on his 75th Test pearance, during South Africa’s third Test against Australia.
Kagiso Rabada reaches 350 Test wickets, becoming the second fastest Proteas bowler to do so. The Proteas pacer, 31, became the second fastest South African to reach the milestone, achieving it six Tests later than Dale Steyn’s benchmark of 69 Tests.
Kagiso Rabada reaches 350 Test wickets, becoming second fastest Proteas bowler (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images/) Ce Town Newlands celebrated a milestone on October 31, 2026 when Kagiso Rabada became the second fastest Proteas bowler to take 350 Test wickets. The 31-year-old right-arm pacer reached the milestone on his 75th Test pearance, during South Africa’s third Test against Australia. Three wickets in the first four overs of the second innings sealed the milestone for Rabada, who had added a scalp in the first innings to create the moment.
His breakthrough in the second innings made him only the second South African cricketer to reach 350 Test wickets, a mark that places him firmly among his country’s all-time greats in the Australian series. Dale Steyn remains the fastest South African to reach the 350-wicket mark after achieving it in his 69th Test. Globally, Sri Lanka’s Muthiah Muralidaran was the fastest of all with 66 Tests.
Ravichandran Ashwin equaled Muralidaran’s tally in 2019 and also took 350 wickets in his 66th Test pearance. What other milestones could Rabada achieve in this Test series against Australia? Rabada’s record against the Australians before this series was already impressive: 64 wickets in 12 Tests at an average of 21.1.
Steyn holds the record for the most Test wickets by any South African bowler against Australia with 70 scalps. If Rabada takes six or more wickets in the second innings of this third Test, he will surpass Steyn’s tally and become South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in Tests against Australia. This would mark a notable change in the bilateral balance between the two parties.
Steyn’s Test total of 439 wickets remains the South African benchmark in the format. Rabada, now 350, still has a considerable way to go before he can break that record, although his age and current form suggest the quest is far from over. How does Rabada’s record compare to South Africa’s wicket records across all formats?
Allan Donald holds the record for most wickets taken by a South African bowler in any format with 602 scalps. If Rabada continues at his current pace, that total will eventually add up, even if the comparison spans different formats and eras. In the Tests alone, Steyn’s total of 439 wickets correspond to the South African standard.
Rabada, with 350 from 75 Tests in 31, has both the time and the games remaining to seriously challenge that record. The Ce Town milestone places Rabada alongside Steyn and Donald in a very short list of South African bowlers to have taken 350 Test wickets, a testament to the sustained excellence he has shown throughout his career.
