South Africa and India are currently facing each other in the three-match T20I series and will then face in three ODIs as well. The two teams are scheduled to lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from December 26 which is also the part of World Test Championship.
South Africa's wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock managed to score only 20 runs against Netherlands but surpassed Indian captain Rohit Sharma in the scoring chart due to his two hundreds in the opening two matches in the ICC World Cup 2023.
Quinton de Kock smashed his second consecutive World Cup hundred and in-form batter Aiden Markram recorded a brilliant half-century to help South Africa score 311 runs while batting first at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium.
In the match, Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bowl first. Coming to bat first, Punjab Kings registered a target of 154 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to play for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022.
"Proteas seam bowler, Kagiso Rabada, has been released from the team for the Betway One-Day International (ODI) series against India due to high workloads over a sustained period of time," Cricket South Africa (CSA) said.
Rabada calls Capetown a perfect Test wicket where batters will have to grind.
Rabada scalped six wickets, three in each innings, to play a pivotal role in South Africa's series-levelling seven-wicket win in the second Test.
Rabada, who was the tournament's highest wicket-taker last edition, has struggled to replicate the terrific form in the second leg of the ongoing season.
Delhi, sitting on top of the points table with 20 points from 13 matches, will take on third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their final league match.
The Delhi franchise registered six wins from eight matches in the first half of the tournament and led the points table when the league was suspended midway in May.
The Delhi Capitals will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 22 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
South Africa’s bowlers backed up a solid batting performance to put the Proteas in a command of the 2nd Test against the West Indies at the end of the 2nd day Saturday.
Rabada also praised his new-ball partner Lungi Ngidi, who took 5/19 in the first innings to record his second five-for in Test cricket and first since his debut in January 2018.
Shakib was a part of KKR's title-winning campaigns in 2012 and 2014.
The 25-year-old has taken just 44 matches to achieve the scalp 200 Test wickets, making him the fastest Proteas bowler to reach the milestone.
South Africa will now play two Tests against Pakistan at Karachi (January 26-30) and Rawalpindi (February 4-8), followed by a three-match T20I series at Lahore, beginning from February 11.
The South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada had an exceptional IPL 2020 as he emerged as the Purple Cap holder is looking forward to carry that momentum while playing for the national side against England.
The 25-year-old fast bowler ended as the highest wicket-taker in the IPL (with 30 scalps) while playing for eventual runners-up Delhi Capitals.
Rabada achieved this feat for the first time in his career having missed the mark last season to Chennai Super Kings spinner Imran Tahir.
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