Kagiso Rabada takes seven-for to continue our Christmas countdown
Saturday 17 December 2016 16:52, UK
South African speedster Kagiso Rabada's Test-best seven-for continues our Christmas countdown.
Click on the video above to see Rabada burst onto the scene with 7-112 against England at Centurion, in the final Test of an otherwise disappointing series for the hosts.
Rabada followed up his fiery first-innings performance with 6-32 in the second - the third five-wicket haul for the 20-year-old at the time, who had made his Test debut just two months and five games earlier.
His incredible exploits earned South Africa a consolation win by 280 runs, and since the breakout performance, Rabada has added a further 20 Test strikes in his following five appearances for the Proteas; including a further five-for against Australia in Perth.
After just 11 Tests, Rabada already looks set to be a future great of the game, having taken 44 wickets at a very healthy average of 23.75 runs apiece, though he still has some way to go to match the exploits of England's James Anderson, who ran him very close for the No 7 spot in our countdown.
That's because Anderson has now taken 50 Test wickets against SEVEN different Test playing nations; Pakistan having become the latest during the home series this summer.
Enjoy a cracking Christmas with Sky Sports as we bring you continued live coverage of England's tour of India, South Africa's Test series against Sri Lanka and the ODIs between New Zealand and Bangladesh.
