K Rabada captured ten wickets conceding 63 runs in the just concluded Bloemfontein test against Bangladesh to provide the 31^st occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CB Llewellyn	49.5	12	116	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
2	SJ Snooke	53.0	09	127	12	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
3	AEE Vogler	52.1	06	181	12	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
4	AE Hall	62.3	20	112	11	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
5	EP Nupen	51.4	04	150	11	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930
6	HJ Tayfield	66.5×8	22	165	13	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952
7	HJ Tayfield	74.0×8	26	192	13	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
8	SF Burke	81.0	29	196	11	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
9	PM Pollock	47.5	23	087	10	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965
10	AA Donald	55.0	15	139	12	v India	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
11	PS de Villiers	59.3	20	123	10	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
12	PS de Villiers	40.2	15	108	10	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995
13	AA Donald	50.1	15	113	11	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995
14	AA Donald	38.0	10	127	11	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999
15	SM Pollock	48.4	18	147	10	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
16	PR Adams	31.1	08	106	10	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	24 Apr 2003
17	M Ntini	48.0	08	220	10	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
18	M Ntini	47.5	10	132	13	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
19	A Nel	37.4	06	088	10	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
20	M Ntini	44.5	06	178	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
21	M Ntini	33.0	05	145	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006
22	DW Steyn	31.3	04	093	10	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
23	DW Steyn	24.3	06	091	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
24	DW Steyn	49.2	09	154	10	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
25	DW Steyn	34.5	07	108	10	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
26	VD Philander	24.1	03	102	10	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011
27	VD Philander	30.5	06	114	10	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012
28	DW Steyn	36.5	16	060	11	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
29	K Rabada	39.4	08	144	13	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
30	K Rabada	29.0	05	092	10	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
31	K Rabada	24.5	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017

 

K Rabada became the second South African bowler to capture ten wickets in a test against Bangladesh. PR Adams had captured 10 for 106 at Chittagong in Apr 2003. Both the occasions are tabulated below. K Rabada now has the best bowling figures in a test against Bangladesh

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PR Adams	31.1	08	106	10	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	24 Apr 2003
2	K Rabada	24.5	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017

 

K Rabada became the fourth South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in match on three or more occasions. Others are DW Steyn {05}, M Ntini {04} and AA Donald {03}. The performance of these four bowlers are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	31.3	04	093	10	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
2	DW Steyn	24.3	06	091	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
3	DW Steyn	49.2	09	154	10	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
4	DW Steyn	34.5	07	108	10	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
5	DW Steyn	36.5	16	060	11	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
1	M Ntini	48.0	08	220	10	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
2	M Ntini	47.5	10	132	13	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
3	M Ntini	44.5	06	178	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
4	M Ntini	33.0	05	145	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006
1	AA Donald	55.0	15	139	12	v India	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
2	AA Donald	50.1	15	113	11	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995
3	AA Donald	38.0	10	127	11	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999
1	K Rabada	39.4	08	144	13	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
2	K Rabada	29.0	05	092	10	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	K Rabada	24.5	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017

 

K Rabada’s 10 for 63 provide the 18^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing exact ten wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	K Rabada	24.5	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
2	PM Pollock	47.5	23	087	10	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965
3	A Nel	37.4	06	088	10	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
4	DW Steyn	24.3	06	091	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
5	K Rabada	29.0	05	092	10	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
6	DW Steyn	31.3	04	093	10	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
7	VD Philander	24.1	03	102	10	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011
8	PR Adams	31.1	08	106	10	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	24 Apr 2003
9	PS de Villiers	40.2	15	108	10	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995
10	DW Steyn	34.5	07	108	10	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
11	VD Philander	30.5	06	114	10	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012
12	CB Llewellyn	49.5	12	116	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
13	PS de Villiers	59.3	20	123	10	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
14	M Ntini	33.0	05	145	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006
15	SM Pollock	48.4	18	147	10	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
16	DW Steyn	49.2	09	154	10	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
17	M Ntini	44.5	06	178	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
18	M Ntini	48.0	08	220	10	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003

 

K Rabada’s 10 for 63 represent the best bowling effort by a South African bowelr who has taken exact ten wickets in a test. The previous best was 10 for 87 by PM Pollock against England at Nottingham in Aug 1965

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	K Rabada	24.5	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
2	PM Pollock	47.5	23	087	10	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965