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Kagiso Rabada Becomes Second-Fastest South African to Reach 350 Test Wickets

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Kagiso Rabada Becomes Second-Fastest South African to Reach 350 Test Wickets

Analysed 31 Oct 2026·2 sources analysed·South Africa·Sports
Kagiso Rabada Becomes Second-Fastest South African to Reach 350 Test WicketsPreviousNext

Kagiso Rabada became the second-fastest South African to reach 350 Test wickets during the third Test against Australia in Cape Town, achieving the milestone in his 75th match. He also joined an elite group of South African bowlers with over 600 international wickets, including Dale Steyn and Allan Donald. Rabada is close to surpassing Donald's 602 wickets to become the fourth-highest wicket-taker for South Africa across all formats, with Steyn holding the national record for most Test wickets at 439.

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50%
TBN's observations

First-hand measurement across 2 sources

We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 31/100.

Outlets measured: news18, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.

AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 31 Oct 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Sentiment — Neutral (50/100)

Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.

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news18 broke this story on 31 Oct, 09:10 am. Other outlets followed.

31 Oct, 09:10 am2 sources · 9 min31 Oct, 09:19 am
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    Category
    Sports
    Location
    South Africa
    Sources analysed
    2
    Last analysed
    31 Oct 2026
    Key entities
    Dale SteynKagiso RabadaWicketTest cricketSouth AfricaInningsSouth Africa national cricket teamCape TownAustraliaNewlands Cricket GroundInternational cricketShaun Pollock