South African pace great Dale Steyn talked about the five wicket haul of Kagiso Rabada and stated that when he gets a chance, he always "goes for the kill" and added that his spell was "Exceptional". The highlight moment of a low-scoring day one of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa at Lord stadium was the five-wicket haul by Rabada. A five-wicket haul by Rabada made him pass Allan Donald to become the fourth-highest wicket-taker in Tests with 332 wickets.
Dale Steyn's Statement About Kagiso Rabada
"He (Rabada) got the ball to swing well. It started with Alex Carey playing a poor first-ball shot to Keshav Maharaj--he did not need to play that. There was a sweeper out too. His dismissal opened up an end, and then Rabada came in and did what he does best--picked up wickets. Jansen also found swing and attacked the stumps, much like Australia did later. Australia actually took a leaf out of South Africa's book. Rabada, once he senses an opportunity, goes for the kill. He is just a fantastic bowler. When he retires, we will truly be able to talk about his greatness, but on Day 1, he was outstanding," Steyn, a JioStar expert, said.
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What Happened On Day 1 Of The WTC Final
SA put Australia into bat first, they slipped to 67/4 throughout the first session. A 79-run partnership between Steve Smith (66 off 112 balls, 10 fours) and Beau Webster (72 off 92 balls, 11 fours) and a 46-run alliance between Webster and Alex Carey (23 off 31 balls, four boundaries) took Australia close to 200-run mark. However, Kagiso Rabada (5/51) and Marco Jansen (3/49) kept on building the pressure and the Aussies were brought down to 212. SA got even a nightmare start as they lost their four wickets by 43 runs at the end of the day, and none of their batters reached even the 20-run mark. Mitchell Starc took two wickets, whereas captain Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood took one wicket each. SA is behind by 169 runs.
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