Rabada picked up three wickets in Australia's second innings, beginning with Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne within the first over of the guests' chase. He then dismissed Travis Head, who scored 14 off 26 balls, on the sixth supply of the seventh over to succeed in the 350-wicket milestone.
The South African quick bowler wanted 13,808 deliveries to take 350 Check wickets, going previous former teammate Dale Steyn, who reached the mark in 14,719 balls. Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis is third on the listing, having taken 14,905 deliveries to assert his 350th Check wicket.
By way of matches performed, Rabada is the second-fastest South African to succeed in the milestone. The third Check towards Australia was his seventy fifth for the Proteas. Steyn stays forward of him, having taken 350 wickets in 69 Checks.
The general report for the fewest matches to succeed in 350 Check wickets belongs to Sri Lanka's Muthiah Muralidaran, who achieved the feat in his 66th Check. India's Ravichandran Ashwin equalled that report in 2019.
After Rabada's three wickets, off-spinner Simon Harmer took six extra to assist South Africa bowl Australia out for 111 whereas defending a goal of 288. The hosts gained the Check by 176 runs and clinched the sequence 2-1.
The defeat additionally prompted criticism of Australia's batting, with former opener David Warner describing their efficiency as "totally disgraceful". Australia had taken a 1-0 lead within the sequence however misplaced the subsequent two Checks.
