Jansen and Rabada each score twice.

Temba Bavuma chose to bowl on a cloudy morning, and South Africa’s pacers were spot on. He struck frequently to put Australia in a position in the opening session of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s. Australia entered the lunch break on Day 1 at 63/4. Steve Smith not out at 26. Kagiso Rabada spearheaded the attack with well while Marco Jansen provided good support. Jansen and Rabada, South Africa’s new-ball duo, bowled three consecutive maidens while maintaining discipline with the line and lengths.

Even as Rabada delivered a hat-trick of maidens to Usman Khawaja, Labuschagne got Australia moving with three pairs off Jansen. He eventually got his reward when he had the left-hander edging to first slip to dismiss him for a 20-ball duck.

The batter fell to Rabada, who was beautifully taken by Aiden Markram at second slip. Ending Cameron Green’s attempt at number three. They subsequently got through the first hour without suffering any further damage as Smith and Labuschagne hit a couple of boundaries to defeat an outstanding spell from Rabada (6-4-9-2). They also defeated Lungi Ngidi and Wiaan Mulder.

On the first ball of the second hour, Smith looked at a loose ball from Ngidi for a boundary. The bowler also caught the edge of his bat, but the ball went to the boundary. Mulder attempted to worry Labuschagne a few times without success, while Smith also hit a drive past point off Ngidi. Thirty minutes into the second hour, Jansen came back into the attack and got Labuschagne to edge to the ‘keeper, breaking a 30-run stand. This was Jansen’s breakthrough.

Smith and Travis Head each hit a boundary off Jansen to begin the recovery process anew. The umpire’s call spared Smith after he was slapped on the pad after crossing too far to an oncoming Jansen delivery. After that, Jansen struck hard just before lunch, catching Head down the legside on the final ball before the break.

For personal reasons, Kagiso Rabada returns home after the 2025 IPL.

Kagiso Rabada, a fast bowler, quit the Gujarat Titans team to spend the upcoming season in South Africa.

Rabada participated in GT’s first two IPL 2025 games, taking 1 for 42 in the win over the Mumbai Indians and 1 for 41 in the loss against Punjab Kings.

He was mentioned as having personal reasons for missing GT’s third game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Wednesday at Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, and Sherfane Rutherford. Who entered as the Impact Player for the chase were the only foreign players GT fielded against RCB. Kagiso Rabada was replaced by all-rounder Arshad Khan. Who ultimately dismissed Virat Kohli. With eight wickets and thirteen balls remaining, GT prevailed in the match.

South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, who hasn’t played yet and might not be totally fit, and New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips. Who hasn’t played a game yet, are GT’s other overseas alternatives.

GT had two victories and one loss in their first three games, placing them fourth in the standings. They will play Sunrisers Hyderabad on the road on March 6 before hosting the Rajasthan Royals on March 9.

Mehidy’s century is stopped by Rabada sixth; SA needs 106 to win.

South Africa 308 need 106 runs to win vs Bangladesh 106 and 307 (Mehidy 97, Jaker 40, Rabada 6-46, Maharaj 3-105).

SA bowled their hosts out for 307 in Mirpur, and now needs 106 runs to defeat Bangladesh in the opening Test match. On the first morning and during the first half hour of play, South Africa claimed the final three wickets in 4.5 overs. As Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the final player to fall, three runs shy of a second Test century, Bangladesh added 24 runs to their overnight total.

South Africa chose to employ spinners with the old ball rather than taking a new one. But they had it accessible as soon as play started. On day three, bad light forced an early halt to play. Things got underway with almost immediate success thanks to Kagiso Rabada. When his third ball crashed into Nayeem Hasan and struck him on the front pad, Rabada recorded his 15th Test five-for. Rabada made the game unforgettable by taking his 300th wicket.

Rabada

Mehidy’s boundary off Wiaan Mulder put him in the ninety. But Rabada, Who teased the outside edge and forced an overhead flick that Tony de Zorzi dropped, tested him. Taijul Islam struck Wiaan Mulder into a gully to elevate Bangladesh’s score to 300. But his good time was short-lived. After two balls, he left Mehidy with the final batter after feathering one to second slip. He attempted to ramp Rabada. But the length was not quite correct. So he sent a catch to slip instead. He was on 97 and in a hurry to reach his hundred. Rabada had a 6 for 46 final.

South Africa had only four bowling options going into the match, and stand-in captain Aiden Markram decided not to deploy himself. They may have been worried about their resources on a surface that was better suited for batting. Bangladesh will feel they have something to defend after barely eking over. They were hoping to keep the target to less than 100 on a field with bounce and lots of spin.