{"id":3315,"date":"2021-01-28T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=3315"},"modified":"2021-01-28T19:18:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T19:18:25","slug":"kagiso-rabada-believes-first-test-is-still-winnable-despite-late-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kagiso-rabada-believes-first-test-is-still-winnable-despite-late-collapse","title":{"rendered":"Kagiso Rabada believes first test is still winnable despite late collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Kagiso Rabada believes the first Test in Karachi is \u201cdefinitely\u201d winnable for the Proteas, despite the collapse in the last half an hour of play on the third day.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa lost three wickets for 16 runs in eight overs, including both set batsmen, Rassie van der Dussen, who made 64 and Aiden Markram who scored 74, in what could be a match defining period.<\/p>\n<p>The tourists lead by just 29 runs with six wickets in hand, heading into the fourth day on Friday, but Rabada, who picked up his 200th Test wicket in the morning session, felt there is enough talent left in the Proteas dressing room, while a deteriorating surface could still play into their hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to believe as a team. Aiden and Rassie batted extremely well, and in the subcontinent wickets can fall in clusters that way,\u201d said Rabada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are constantly being tested and we\u2019ll be tested again tomorrow, just like they got tested when we had them four down overnight (on the first day), we are up for the challenge, we have to be. We will give it our best shot and hopefully get into a position as a team and get some runs on the board and set Pakistan a good target in the last innings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pitch certainly provided the spinners with assistance \u2013 Yasir Shah who claimed two of the three wickets to fall in that final 30 minutes, was understandably ripping his leg break \u2013 while the 34 year old Nautam Ali, who picked up Markram\u2019s wicket, was patient, and occasionally got the ball to bite out of the rough.<\/p>\n<p>There is also uneven bounce, especially with the new ball, something to which Dean Elgar can attest, after he copped a painful blow on his left pinky, off a delivery from Shaheen Afridi that jumped off a good length.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems like the ball is turning a bit, it seems like the harder ball tends to have variable bounce more than with a softer ball,\u201dRabada explained.<\/p>\n<p>In claiming his 200th wicket \u2013 when he bowled Hasan Ali \u2013 Rabada joined a club that is made up of just eight South Africans. He is the fourth youngest bowler to get to 200, and did so using the third fewest number of deliveries \u2013 8 154 \u2013 with only Pakistan legend Waqar Younis (7 725) and former teammate Dale Steyn (7 848) needing fewer balls.<\/p>\n<p>200th Test wicket of Kagiso Rabada!#PAKvSA #HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com\/bfh6IsuMsX<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a massive feat to be included among such names,\u201d said the 25 year old, who is playing in his 44th Test. \u201cWhen you start playing you don\u2019t ever think you would be on such a list or have such statistics. All you want to do is be the best that you can. I\u2019m really glad. It is satisfying, it\u2019s a great milestone, but the show goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@shockerhess<\/p>\n<p><b>IOL Sport<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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