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Fewest innings to 250 Test wickets as a Pacer

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada registered 250 Test wickets in his career and become the eighth fastest to reach the milestone.

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Fewest innings to 250 Test Wickets as a pacer: South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada archives a new milestone in his Test career. Rabada registered 250 Test wickets in his career and become the eighth fastest to reach the milestone. He leveled the record of former West Indies legend pacer Malcolm Marshall, who reached the landmark of 250 Test wickets in 97 innings.

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Kagiso Rabada's fine spell in which he took a fifer, helped the South African side to thrash England at the Lord's in just three days. Rabada returned with his personal bowling figure of 19-3-52-5 with an economy rate of 2.74. In the second innings, Rabada took two wickets to reach the milestone of 97 innings.

Do you know which pacer took the fewest innings to reach 250 Test wickets? It's Dale Steyn and Alan Donald. Both of them reached the milestone in just 90 innings, and are at the top of the list.

The third and fourth pacer on this list is Waqar Younis and Dennis Lille. They reached the landmark in 91 and 92 innings respectively. The other pacers on this list are Imran Khan (94), Ian Botham (94), and Sir Richard Hadlee (96).

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Fewest innings to 250 Test wickets as a Pacer

Rank Player Innings took to 250 wickets
1. Alan Donald 90
2. Dale Steyn 90
3. Waqar Younis 91
4. Dennis Lille 92
5. Imran Khan 94
6. Ian Botham 94
7. Richard Hadlee 96
8.. Malcolm Marshall 97
9. Kagiso Rabada 97

N.B: The stats and records are accurate as of 20/08/2022.

Kagiso Rabada Test Cricket Imran Khan Richard Hadlee Dale Steyn Waqar Younis Lan Botham Malcolm Marshall
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