Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada: South Africa’s star bowler and rising star in cricket

agiso Rabada, a South African pace bowler known as "KG", is a world-class cricketer for South Africa and the Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL, famous for his fiery right-arm fast bowling, becoming the youngest to take 150 Test wickets & top bowling rankings, winning the IPL Purple Cap (2020), and achieving records like an ODI debut hat-trick. He excels in all formats, known for his lethal pace (140-150kph), strategic mind, and consistency, earning multiple CSA Awards.

Full Name

Kagiso Rabada

Nickname

Place Of Birth

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Born

25 May 1995

Height

6 ft 3 in (190 cm)

Eye Colour

Black

Jersey No.

Batting Style

Left Handed Bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm fast

Role

Bowler

Country

South Africa

IPL Team

Gujarat Titans

Father

Mpho Rabada

Mother

Florence Rabada

Hobbies

Playing Piano, Listening to music, Playing FIFA on PlayStation

School

St Stithians Boys College

Kagiso Rabada's Instagram

@rabada_25

Kagiso Rabada's Facebook

@KagisoRabadaOfficial

Kagiso Rabada's Twitter

@KagisoRabada25

Stats
Matches
News
Teams Kagiso Rabada Played In
International Debut Of Kagiso Rabada
Records & Awards
IPL Career
Kagiso Rabada Photos Gallery
FAQs About Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada Salary
Kagiso Rabada Wallpapers

Stats

Batting Bowling

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians · Match 30	T20	April 20, 2026	12	14	2	0	85.71
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals · Match 9	T20	April 4, 2026	23	16	1	2	143.75
South Africa vs New Zealand · 1st Semi-Final	T20I	March 4, 2026	0	1	0	0	0.00
India vs South Africa · Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X4)	T20I	February 22, 2026	0	1	0	0	0.00
MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape · Match 26	T20	January 16, 2026	1	1	0	0	100.00
Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town · Match 22	T20	January 12, 2026	4	9	0	0	44.44

Match	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings · Match 46	T20	May 3, 2026	4	1	22	2	1	5.50
Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Match 42	T20	April 30, 2026	4	0	44	1	1	11.00
Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans · Match 37	T20	April 26, 2026	4	0	25	3	0	6.25
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans · Match 34	T20	April 24, 2026	4	0	45	0	1	11.25
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians · Match 30	T20	April 20, 2026	4	0	33	3	1	8.25
Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders · Match 25	T20	April 17, 2026	4	0	29	3	1	7.25

Batting Bowling

Series	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	35	30	3	2	116.67
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026	T20I	Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026	0	2	0	0	-
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026	T20	Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026	0	0	0	0	-
West Indies tour of South Africa 2026	T20I	Jan 27, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026	0	0	0	0	-
SA20 2025	T20	Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026	16	22	1	1	72.73
South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025	TEST	Oct 12, 2025 - Nov 8, 2025	71	72	4	4	98.61

Series	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	BBi	ECO
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	39	1	360	16	3/25	9.23
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026	T20I	Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026	26.4	0	217	5	2/22	8.14
West Indies tour of South Africa 2026	T20I	Jan 27, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026	8	0	70	1	1/35	8.75
SA20 2025	T20	Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026	28	1	261	9	2/33	9.32
South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025	TEST	Oct 12, 2025 - Nov 8, 2025	56	7	187	4	1/33	3.34
South Africa tour of England 2025	T20I	Sep 2, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025	5	0	81	1	1/11	16.20

Batting Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s
IPL	25	7	64	52	23	21.33	123.08	4	3	5	0
TEST	73	110	1102	2131	71	12.2400	51.7100	20	139	20	1
ODI	106	45	401	507	31	14.8500	79.0900	18	30	12	0
T20	252	96	553	512	44	10.8400	108.0000	45	49	20	0
T20I	79	30	184	159	22	14.1500	115.7200	17	18	6	0
List A	124	55	450	579	31	13.2300	77.7200	21	36	12	0
First Class	93	132	1326	2549	71	12.1600	52.0200	23	170	24	1

Format	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w	10w
IPL	25	25	95	570	894	29	30.83	9.41	19.66	3/25	3/25	0	0	0
TEST	73	134	2239.20	13436	7493	340	22.0300	3.3400	39.5000	7/112	13/144	15	17	4
ODI	106	104	907.20	5444	4613	168	27.4500	5.0800	32.4000	6/16	6/16	6	2	0
T20	252	249	916.00	5496	7500	309	24.2700	8.1800	17.7000	4/21	4/21	8	0	0
T20I	79	79	282.50	1697	2378	83	28.6500	8.4000	20.4000	3/18	3/18	0	0	0
List A	124	121	1058.40	6352	5460	189	28.8800	5.1500	33.6000	6/16	6/16	8	2	0
First Class	93	171	2897.20	17384	9405	415	22.6600	3.2400	41.8000	9/33	14/105	18	20	5

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals · 28th Match	T20	February 3, 2024	1	2	0	0	50.00

Batting Bowling

Most Runs 71

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 · TEST

Highest Individual Score 71

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 · TEST

Highest Strike Rates 225.00

South Africa tour of England, 2025 · T20I

Highest Average 50.00

Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2024 · TEST

Most Fifties 1

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 · TEST

Most Fours 9

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2024 · TEST

Most Sixes 4

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 · TEST

Top Wicket Takers 16

Indian Premier League, 2026 · T20

Best Economy Rates 2.77

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2024 · TEST

Best Bowling Figures 6/46

South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2024 · TEST

Best Strike Rates 13.20

South Africa tour of Australia, 2025 · T20I

Best Averages 9.00

South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2024 · TEST

Four Wickets 1

ICC World Test Championship Final, 2025 · TEST

Five Wickets 2

South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2024 · TEST

Maidens 16

South Africa tour of West Indies, 2024 · TEST

Indian Premier League·T20

Gujarat Titans Gujarat Titans

167/6

Result

163/9

GT won by 4 wickets May 3, 2026 7:30 pm

Punjab Kings Punjab Kings

Indian Premier League·T20

Gujarat Titans Gujarat Titans

158/6

Result

155/10

GT won by 4 wickets April 30, 2026 7:30 pm

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru

IPL 2026 Most Runs and Most Wickets After Finn Allen Powers Kolkata Knight Riders to Win Over Delhi Capitals

212

IPL 2026 Most Runs and Most Wickets After Lucknow Super Giants Dominant Win Over Royal Challengers Bengaluru

441

IPL 2026, Match 52: Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XIs

990

IPL 2026: Most Runs and Most Wickets After Mumbai Indians Batting Firepower Secures Win Over Lucknow Super Giants

737

IPL 2026 Most Runs and Most Wickets After Gujarat Titans Dominant Win Over Punjab Kings

693

GT vs PBKS Match HIghlights, IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans Win Last-Over Chase, Sundar Stars as PBKS Stay Top

1734

IPL 2026 Most Runs and Most Wickets After CSK’s Dominant Performance Against Mumbai Indians

1049

IPL 2026, Match 46: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XIs

1103

IPL 2026 Most Runs and Wickets: Delhi Capitals batting firepower helps them win over Rajasthan Royals

857

IPL 2026 Most Runs and Most Wickets after Gujarat Titans Win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru

1094

GT vs RCB Catch Controversy: Why Rajat Patidar Was Given Out on Jason Holder’s Disputed Catch

7837

IPL 2026, Match 42: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XIs

1032

International Team: 2014–present
Current IPL Team: Gujarat Titans (joined ahead of IPL 2025)
Major Teams: South Africa (national side), Gauteng, Lions, Delhi Capitals (2017–2021), Punjab Kings (2022–2024), MI Cape Town.

International Debut Of Kagiso Rabada

International Debuts

T20I: November 5, 2014, vs. Australia in Adelaide.
ODI: July 10, 2015, vs. Bangladesh in Mirpur (took a hat-trick on debut).
Test: November 5, 2015, vs. India in Mohali.

Recent International Matches (as of late 2025)

Test: vs. Pakistan (Oct 2025).
T20I: vs. England (Sep 2025).
ODI: vs. New Zealand (Mar 2025).

Records & Awards

Fastest to 150 Test Wickets: Youngest bowler to reach this milestone (July 2018).
#1 Ranked Bowler: Topped both Test and ODI bowler rankings by Jan 2018.
ODI Hat-trick: Achieved on debut (6/16 vs Bangladesh).
Test 10-Wicket Haul: Youngest South African to achieve this (vs England, 2016).
IPL Purple Cap: Won in 2020 for 30 wickets.
CSA Awards (2018): Won Test Cricketer, ODI Cricketer, Players' Player, Fans' Player of the Year.
ICC World Test Championship: Part of the winning 2025 team.

IPL Career

IPL Debut & Teams

Debut: April 22, 2017, for Delhi Daredevils against Mumbai Indians.
Teams: Delhi Capitals (Daredevils), Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans (GT).

Career Highlights & Records

Purple Cap: Won in 2020 with 30 wickets for Delhi Capitals, leading them to their first final.
100 Wickets: Fastest bowler to reach 100 IPL wickets (in 64 matches) in 2023.
Lethal Fast Bowler: Known for consistently exceeding 140 km/h.

IPL Career Statistics (Up to IPL 2025)

Matches Played: 84.
Wickets: 119.
Runs: 213.
Best Bowling: 4/21.
Batting Average (2025 stats): 112.50 (with limited batting).
Economy (Overall): Around 8.62.
Four-wicket hauls: 6 in IPL.
Five-wicket hauls: 0 in IPL.

Recent Seasons

2024 (PBKS): 11 wickets in 11 games.
2025 (GT): Acquired by Gujarat Titans for ₹10.75 Cr, continued his role as a key bowler.

Kagiso Rabada Photos Gallery

FAQs About Kagiso Rabada

Why is Kagiso Rabada called KG?

His fans gave him the nickname KG due to his fantastic bowling.

Did Kagiso Rabada take a hattrick ?

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

Fastest ball bowled by Kagiso Rabada?

154.23 kmph

Kagiso Rabada Salary

IPL 2025 – INR 10.75 Crore.

Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada: South Africa’s star bowler and rising star in cricket

Table of Content

Stats

Matches

News

Teams Kagiso Rabada Played In

International Debut Of Kagiso Rabada

Records & Awards

IPL Career

Kagiso Rabada Photos Gallery

FAQs About Kagiso Rabada

Why is Kagiso Rabada called KG?

Did Kagiso Rabada take a hattrick ?

Fastest ball bowled by Kagiso Rabada?

Kagiso Rabada Salary

Kagiso Rabada Wallpapers