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Kagiso Rabada Age, Stats, Wickets, Teams and IPL Career

Kagiso Rabada is a South African fast bowler and a current StumpScope catalog member of Gujarat Titans and MI Cape Town. Born on 25 May 1995, he was 31 on 11 August 2026. His Wikipedia table dated 26 February 2026 lists 340 Test, 168 ODI and 82 T20I wickets. Official Gujarat records then add a completed IPL 2026 campaign of 29 wickets from 17 matches, earning him a second IPL Purple Cap after his 30-wicket 2020 season. Gujarat retained him on a published ₹10.75 crore contract. The figure is reported as a franchise contract, not as net worth or total earnings.

Left-hand batRight-arm fast bowlerBorn 1995-05-25

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Full nameKagiso Rabada

Age31As of 2026-08-11

Date of birth1995-05-25Johannesburg, South Africa

Batting styleLeft-hand bat

Bowling styleRight-arm fast

Career overview

Kagiso Rabada cricket career

Kagiso Rabada is a right-arm fast bowler from Johannesburg who represents South Africa.

The dated Wikipedia table lists 73 Tests, 106 ODIs and 78 T20Is.

He took an ODI-debut hat-trick and finished with 6 for 16 against Bangladesh in 2015.

He became the youngest South African to reach 100 Test wickets in 2017.

He won IPL Purple Caps in 2020 with Delhi and 2026 with Gujarat.

One canonical profile connects his documented Gujarat Titans and MI Cape Town memberships.

Career story

Kagiso Rabada career, earnings and personal life

Who is Kagiso Rabada?

Kagiso Rabada is a South African international fast bowler whose career covers Test, ODI and T20I cricket as well as major franchise competitions. He bowls right-arm fast and bats left-handed. His record is built around wicket-taking pace, but this profile describes only source-backed achievements and does not turn general reputation into unsupported speed or fitness claims.

StumpScope maintains one Rabada identity across South Africa, Gujarat Titans, MI Cape Town and his earlier IPL franchises. The current catalog verifies two active team memberships: Gujarat for IPL 2026 and MI Cape Town for its current SA20 directory. A new roster never creates a duplicate biography or resets his international and league totals.

Kagiso Rabada age, birthplace and playing style

Rabada was born in Johannesburg on 25 May 1995 and was 31 years old on 11 August 2026. Official IPL and Gujarat pages identify him as a South African bowler who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm fast. These identity fields match his international and franchise records.

Bowling role does not mean every season has the same workload or outcome. Gujarat used him across 17 matches in 2026, while his first season with the franchise in 2025 contained only four appearances. The profile keeps season use, career totals and international formats separate so a roster label cannot substitute for documented match data.

Under-19 World Cup breakthrough

ICC's retrospective records that Rabada took 14 wickets at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, including a six-wicket haul against Australia, as South Africa won its first World Cup at any level. This is a youth international achievement and should not be added to his senior ODI, Test or T20I totals.

The tournament matters because it supplies an official starting point for his international rise without relying on unsourced academy stories. StumpScope states the competition, age-group and wicket total explicitly. Senior career statistics begin with their own debuts and remain separate from the Under-19 record.

ODI debut hat-trick and 6 for 16

Rabada made an extraordinary ODI debut against Bangladesh in Dhaka in July 2015. ICC's match report records a hat-trick and final figures of 6 for 16. At the time, those were the best men's ODI bowling figures on debut, while the hat-trick made him only the second man to achieve that feat in his first ODI.

The best-on-debut record was later surpassed by Charlie Cassell's 7 for 21 in 2024, which ICC documented directly. Rabada's achievement therefore remains a debut hat-trick and a historic 6 for 16, but is no longer described as the current best debut analysis. This dated wording prevents an old superlative becoming false.

Kagiso Rabada Test statistics

Wikipedia's structured table dated 26 February 2026 lists 73 Tests, 340 wickets at 22.03 and best innings figures of 7 for 112. It records seventeen five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket matches. With the bat, the row lists 1,102 runs, one fifty and a high score of 71.

The Test line is a dated secondary snapshot and can change after another South Africa appearance. It is not added to the broader first-class row because Test matches already sit within first-class cricket. Official ICC match reports lead individual achievements, while the Wikipedia API provides the structured career table and visible source date.

Youngest South African to 100 Test wickets

In October 2017, Rabada took match figures of 10 for 63 against Bangladesh. ICC reported that the performance made the 22-year-old the youngest South African to reach 100 Test wickets. It also helped South Africa complete what was then its largest innings victory.

This is a national age record tied to the moment he reached the milestone, not a claim that he was the youngest bowler from every country. The profile preserves the age, opponent, match figures and South African scope. Later wicket totals are reported independently through the dated career table.

ODI and T20I statistics

The 26 February 2026 Wikipedia table lists 106 ODIs, 168 wickets at 27.45 and best bowling of 6 for 16. It separately lists 78 T20Is, 82 wickets at 28.65 and best figures of 3 for 18. His ODI row includes two five-wicket hauls; the T20I row lists none.

Each format has distinct rules, schedules and aggregates. The ODI-debut six-for belongs only in the ODI line, and an IPL wicket cannot be added to T20I figures. The visible table date lets readers understand that these are international totals checked before the completed IPL 2026 season, not a promise of live updating without review.

First-class bowling record

Wikipedia's dated first-class row lists 93 matches, 415 wickets at 22.66 and best innings figures of 9 for 33. It records twenty five-wicket hauls and five ten-wicket matches. The batting side lists 1,326 runs and the same first-class high score of 71.

First-class totals include qualifying Tests and domestic red-ball matches, so adding 340 Test wickets to 415 first-class wickets would double-count the international component. StumpScope presents both rows because readers ask different questions, but never combines them into an invented red-ball total.

IPL career before Gujarat Titans

Rabada began his IPL career in 2017 with Delhi's franchise and later represented Punjab Kings. His best early season came in 2020, when official IPL and Gujarat sources record 30 wickets in 17 matches and the Purple Cap. Delhi also reached its first IPL final that year.

A Purple Cap identifies the leading wicket-taker for one tournament season. It does not mean Rabada led every bowling metric or won the championship. The 2020 cap remains separate from his later 2026 award, and both seasons remain inside the official career aggregate rather than being added again as bonus wickets.

Joining Gujarat for ₹10.75 crore

Gujarat Titans secured Rabada for ₹10.75 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction and retained him at the same published deduction for 2026. The official league squad document lists 1,075 lakh, while Gujarat and IPL biographies confirm the signing amount and continuing squad place.

The contract figure is not a documented estimate of net worth, total salary received or after-tax income. Those questions require private financial details that official cricket sources do not disclose. StumpScope reports the traceable franchise amount and excludes unsupported claims about assets, endorsements and lifetime earnings.

Limited IPL 2025 campaign

Gujarat's official career table records four appearances, nine runs and two wickets for Rabada in IPL 2025. The small sample contrasts sharply with the full 17-match campaign that followed. It should not be treated as evidence that his underlying international record disappeared or that his contract value guaranteed selection.

Keeping 2025 visible makes the 2026 turnaround more informative and prevents a profile from presenting only peaks. Gujarat's season review can describe the later Purple Cap, while the player table preserves the complete competition history. Selection, availability and performance are reported only where official sources provide evidence.

Kagiso Rabada IPL 2026 Purple Cap

Rabada took 29 wickets from 17 matches in IPL 2026, according to Gujarat's completed player table and season review. He finished as the tournament's leading wicket-taker and received the Purple Cap. IPL's official video archive independently lists the award after the final on 31 May 2026.

The 2026 cap was his second after 2020. Gujarat reached the final but lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, so the profile records a runner-up team finish rather than a title. The 29 wickets are already included in his official 148-wicket IPL career total and are not added twice.

Documented 2026 match contributions

In Gujarat's final league-stage match against Chennai Super Kings, the official scorecard records Rabada taking 3 for 32 as Chennai were dismissed for 140. Mohammed Siraj and Rashid Khan also took three wickets, showing that the result was a collective bowling performance rather than a one-player victory.

Match-level examples support the season aggregate but do not replace it. A three-wicket spell can link to the completed result and scorecard after publication, while the 29-wicket total remains sourced to the full player directory. This prevents selected highlights from being mistaken for the entire season record.

Kagiso Rabada IPL career statistics

Gujarat's official profile lists 101 IPL matches, 262 runs and 148 wickets through the completed 2026 season. It records best bowling of 4 for 21, a bowling average of 22.69 and an economy of 8.80. The 2026 line contributes 29 wickets and 47 runs from 17 matches.

Official competition figures stay locked when the Wikipedia API refreshes international rows. IPL matches are part of broader T20 cricket, so the league aggregate is displayed separately and never added to a general T20 total. If official IPL and franchise pages diverge, the profile pauses for editorial review rather than choosing the higher number.

Gujarat Titans and MI Cape Town memberships

The current catalog verifies Rabada with Gujarat Titans for IPL 2026 and MI Cape Town through the club's current SA20 directory. Both memberships point to kagiso-rabada. Earlier Delhi and Punjab seasons remain career history but do not create current-team duplicates.

This entity model lets an IPL result and an SA20 roster lead to the same biography while keeping competition statistics isolated. A wicket for MI Cape Town cannot enter Gujarat's total, and a squad listing cannot prove match participation. Team links appear only after the profile is published and a documented catalog membership exists.

Family, relationships and portrait rights

The official sporting sources reviewed do not provide a sufficiently relevant and complete relationship biography for this page. StumpScope does not repeat girlfriend, wife or private family claims from celebrity aggregators merely because those queries may receive searches. Public sporting status does not lower the standard for accuracy and privacy.

An exact official MI Cape Town portrait exists in the local catalog and its identity is documented, but the metadata does not explicitly establish reusable publication rights. The profile therefore uses no portrait. A future image needs a documented permission basis, exact identity, source record, crop review and responsive rendering check.

How Kagiso Rabada stats stay updated

Official IPL, Gujarat, ICC and current-team sources lead contracts, awards, match facts and league totals. Wikipedia supplies secondary Test, ODI, T20I and first-class rows dated 26 February 2026. The API validates Rabada's exact identity before importing the structured table and attaches the date to every label.

A refresh replaces only earlier Wikipedia rows by cricket format, while official IPL rows remain protected. One canonical slug preserves both active team memberships and all historical references. Until the scheduled five-profile batch publishes, the public route remains unavailable, the preview stays noindex and team, result and scorecard links remain hidden.

Kagiso Rabada records

Kagiso Rabada career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

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