South African pacer Kagiso Rabada joins this elite list of bowlers after his 6-wicket haul against West Indies

South African pacer Kagiso Rabada bowled the West Indies out for 159 on day three, helping South Africa to an 87-run victory in the first Test in Centurion.

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The Proteas quick took a sixth wicket to seal the victory and also reached 100 wickets in the ICC World Test Championship, becoming only the fifth bowler in the tournament’s history to do so.

Player Wickets in the WTC
Nathan Lyon 136
Ravichandran Ashwin 124
Pat Cummins 123
Stuart Broad 112
Kagiso Rabada 100

 

The South African quick’s 6/50 was also his best figure in the World Test Championship. He has three other five-wicket hauls in the tournament’s history.

South Africa, on the other hand, is out of contention for the WTC final, which will be held at the Oval later this year.