Kagiso Rabada has been named Man of the Match for his performance in South Africa’s World Cup semi-final win against New Zealand.
The slow left-arm spinner was named Man of the Match after taking three wickets to help South Africa beat New Zealand by eight wickets in a stunning comeback at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Rabada became the first bowler in ODI history to take a hat-trick during a World Cup match, as he dismissed Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Tim Southee in four balls within 17 minutes of play. He had taken two wickets from seven deliveries when he removed opener Guptill with a scrambled seam delivery that nipped back into the stumps. Rabada then took former world champions Munro and Southee for ducks in quick succession. It was all over for New Zealand after 18 overs as they collapsed to 87 all out – their lowest total ever against South Africa at World Cups – meaning South Africa won by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining
March 08, 2019
On March 8, 2019, South African bowler Imran Tahir made history by becoming the first player to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup history. The match was played between South Africa and Ireland at Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Kagiso Rabada has been named Man of the Match for his performance in South Africa’s World Cup semi-final win against New Zealand.
Kagiso Rabada has been named Man of the Match for his performance in South Africa’s World Cup semi-final win against New Zealand.
Rabada was named Man of the Match after taking three wickets to help South Africa beat New Zealand by eight wickets in a stunning comeback, having been bowled out for just 92 runs in their previous game against India.
He said: “It’s an amazing feeling to be part of this team and these guys have been great throughout this tournament.”
The slow left-arm spinner was named Man of the Match after taking three wickets to help South Africa beat New Zealand by eight wickets in a stunning comeback at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
The slow left-arm spinner was named Man of the Match after taking three wickets to help South Africa beat New Zealand by eight wickets in a stunning comeback at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Rabada’s hat-trick was the first in a World Cup match, beating Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis’ feat against England in 1992. It was also his second career hat-trick and fifth overall for South Africa in ODIs (one each against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh).
In terms of World Cups alone, Rabada becomes only the third player after Australia legspinner Shane Warne (three) and India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (two) who have taken two hattricks during their careers at ICC tournaments — though he has yet to do so at any tournament outside those hosted by Cricket West Indies Ltd., whose governing body has been renamed from West Indies Cricket Board.*
Rabada became the first bowler in ODI history to take a hat-trick during a World Cup match, as he dismissed Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Tim Southee in four balls within 17 minutes of play.
South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi became the first bowler in ODI history to take a hat-trick during a World Cup match, as he dismissed Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Tim Southee in four balls within 17 minutes of play World Cup hat-trick.
The left-arm fast bowler was called into action after Bangladesh had posted 304 for 3 at Lord’s on Tuesday (June 4). The conditions were favourable for seam bowling but Ngidi took full advantage of it by dismissing New Zealand’s top three batsmen with relative ease.
After removing opener Guptill for 2 runs off his first ball with an inswinger which trapped him plumb in front of middle stump, Ngidi got rid of Munro by trapping him lbw off an outswinger next ball. The third wicket fell when Southee played around one that came back sharply off the pitch, hitting his pads before ricocheting onto his stumps
He had taken two wickets from seven deliveries when he removed opener Guptill with a scrambled seam delivery that nipped back into the stumps. Rabada then took former world champions Munro and Southee for ducks in quick succession.
- He had taken two wickets from seven deliveries when he removed opener Guptill with a scrambled seam delivery that nipped back into the stumps.
- Rabada then took former world champions Munro and Southee for ducks in quick succession.
It was all over for New Zealand after 18 overs as they collapsed to 87 all out, with Rabada finishing with figures of 5/13 – the best by any bowler in T20 international history.
It was all over for New Zealand after 18 overs as they collapsed to 87 all out – their lowest total ever against South Africa at World Cups – meaning South Africa won by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining.
It was all over for New Zealand after 18 overs as they collapsed to 87 all out – their lowest total ever against South Africa at World Cups – meaning South Africa won by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining.
Amla and de Kock put on a partnership of 154 runs, which is the highest ever for any wicket at this level of cricket and included 10 sixes in total, five of them by Amla. It was also the second highest partnership ever made in T20 internationals behind Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor’s 160-run stand against Australia in Auckland in February 2014.
Kagiso Rabada has become the first bowler in ODI history to take a hat-trick during a World Cup match
Kagiso Rabada has become the first bowler in ODI history to take a hat-trick during a World Cup match. The South African pacer took three wickets in four balls, dismissing Martin Guptill and Colin Munro before bowling Tim Southee at Eden Park on Saturday (February 9).
Rabada has been playing brilliantly for his country since making his debut in 2015, picking up 49 wickets from 23 matches at an average of 21.80 and economy rate of 4.79. He also averages 31 with the bat with three half-centuries under his belt so far.#ENDWRITE
Conclusion
This is a historic day for South African cricket, and Kagiso Rabada will be remembered as one of the country’s greatest bowlers. The slow left-arm spinner has become the first bowler in ODI history to take a hat-trick during a World Cup match after dismissing Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Tim Southee in four balls within 17 minutes of play at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
