Updated from sources checked on 16 October 2026.
Kagiso Rabada is a South Africa cricketer listed as a bowler in Cricket Australia’s player database. This profile brings together the senior international batting and bowling record, debut dates and publicly listed background details. The tables were checked on 16 October 2026; they describe career totals rather than a live score or a new squad announcement.
Kagiso Rabada at a glance
| Detail | Official profile entry |
|---|---|
| Player | Kagiso Rabada |
| National side | South Africa |
| Listed role | Bowler |
| Date of birth | 25 May 1995 |
| Age on 16 October 2026 | 31 |
| Birthplace | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Batting hand | Left |
| Local club or association in source | Highveld Lions |
Kagiso Rabada career statistics
International batting record
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike rate | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 73 | 110 | 1,102 | 12.24 | 51.71 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| ODI | 106 | 45 | 401 | 14.85 | 79.09 | 31* | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 79 | 30 | 184 | 14.15 | 115.72 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
An asterisk marks an unbeaten highest score. A dash means the source does not supply a meaningful value, often because the player has no dismissals or wickets for that measure. These figures cover the senior international formats shown; they exclude franchise T20, domestic and youth cricket.
International bowling record
| Format | Wickets | Best innings | Average | Economy | Strike rate | 5-wicket innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 340 | 13/144 | 22.03 | 3.34 | 39.5 | 17 |
| ODI | 168 | 6/16 | 27.45 | 5.08 | 32.4 | 2 |
| T20I | 83 | 3/16 | 28.65 | 8.4 | 20.4 | 0 |
Catches and wicketkeeping
| Format | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|
| Test | 34 | 0 |
| ODI | 41 | 0 |
| T20I | 26 | 0 |
What the numbers show
Across the listed formats, Kagiso Rabada has played 258 international matches, scoring 1,687 runs and taking 591 wickets. These are sums of the individual career rows, not a separate competition record. Keeping the formats visible matters: a Test innings and a T20I innings give a player very different time, risk and scoring opportunities.
Batting: Test contribution
The largest run total in this snapshot comes in Test cricket: 1,102 runs from 110 innings, with 0 hundreds and 1 fifties. The listed 139 fours and 20 sixes account for 676 runs, or about 61.3% of that format’s runs. That calculation describes boundary scoring across a career; it does not establish how quickly the player starts an innings or performs in a particular match phase.
Bowling: Test wicket return
Test supplies the most wickets in the record shown, with 340 wickets and best innings figures of 13/144. Read the bowling average alongside economy and strike rate. Average measures runs conceded per wicket, economy measures scoring allowed, and strike rate measures balls per wicket. A low economy by itself does not show whether a bowler regularly takes wickets.
Debuts and career timeline
| Format | Debut date listed by Cricket Australia |
|---|---|
| ODI | 10 July 2015 |
| T20I | 05 November 2014 |
| Test | 05 November 2015 |
A debut date identifies the first appearance in that format. It does not confirm current selection, retirement status or availability for a forthcoming league. For those decisions, use a dated announcement from the relevant board or franchise alongside the career record.
Background and public lifestyle information
The official profile records Johannesburg, Gauteng as Kagiso Rabada’s birthplace and 25 May 1995 as the birth date. These are biographical details, rather than evidence about a current home or private daily routine.
Career totals are measurable sporting statistics. Net worth, personal spending, house values and vehicle collections require different evidence and should not be inferred from appearances or auction headlines. No independently verified financial inventory or complete training and diet log is supplied by the sources used here, so no estimated lifestyle figures are assigned to this player.
How to use this profile before a match
- Choose the same format when comparing two players.
- Check the innings sample before treating an average as established form.
- Use recent scorecards for form; a career total includes earlier seasons.
- Confirm the announced XI and availability separately from statistics.
FAQs
How many international runs has Kagiso Rabada scored?
The listed senior international rows total 1,687 runs at the 16 October 2026 source check. Format-by-format figures appear in the batting table.
How many international wickets has Kagiso Rabada taken?
The formats included here total 591 wickets. This excludes domestic and franchise cricket.
How old is Kagiso Rabada?
The official birth date is 25 May 1995; the player is 31 on 16 October 2026.
Do these numbers include league cricket?
No. These tables use senior international career data. IPL, PSL, BBL and other franchise competitions need competition-specific statistics.
Sources
Cricket Australia: Kagiso Rabada player profile; official career-statistics data; official biographical data. Checked 16 October 2026. Calculations in the analysis are derived from the displayed rows.
Featured image: original conceptual cricket illustration, not a photograph of the player.
