Kagiso Rabada has clocked these numbers in T20 World Cups
What's the story
South Africa's squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is a mix of seasoned players and promising newcomers. Led by Aiden Markram, the team features prominent names like Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje. Eyes will be on Rabada, who will be featuring in his fifth T20 World Cup. On this note, here we decode his stats in the tourney.
Stats
South Africa's third-highest wicket-taker in the competition
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rabada has previously featured in the 2016, 2021, 2022, and 2024 editions of the T20 WC. Across 22 games in these tournaments, the right-arm pacer has scalped 28 wickets at a fine average of 22.35. His economy rate reads 8.06. Only Nortje (35) and Dale Steyn (30) have taken more wickets for the Proteas in the competition's history.
Hat-trick
Rabada owns a T20 WC hat-trick
It must be noted that Rabada is the only South African with a hat-trick in a T20 WC match. He accomplished the milestone in the 2021 Sharjah match against England. He was given the task of defending 13 runs in the final over, and he did it successfully by dismissing Chris Woakes, Eoin Morgan, and Chris Jordan off the first three balls. Overall, Rabada is among the eight bowlers to claim a hat-trick in the showpiece event.
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How did he fare in 2016 T20 WC?
Notably, the upcoming edition will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The 2016 T20 WC also took place on Indian soil. He played just three games in the tournament, scalping five wickets at a high economy of 10.71. Meanwhile, the last edition of the tournament, in 2024, saw the talismanic pacer finish with 13 wickets from nine games at a brilliant economy of 6.29. His spells were pivotal in SA's run to their maiden T20 WC final appearance.