IPL 2026: Kagiso Rabada enters exclusive IPL club with historic powerplay bowling feat cricket news
Kagiso Rabada continued his sensational IPL 2026 campaign with another devastating spell with the new ball, dismantling the Sunrisers Hyderabad top order and leveling up with some of the greatest powerplay bowling sessions in the history of the tournament. Rabada took 4-0-28-3 against SRH in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, proving once again why he has been the most destructive fast bowler of the season with the new ball. South African fast bowler out Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan And Smaran Ravichandran left Hyderabad in complete disarray during a brutal powerplay burst.
With those wickets, Rabada now has 16 wickets inside the powerplay this season, equal to the second-highest tally recorded in a single IPL edition. Only Mohammed ShamiThe players who took 17 powerplay wickets in IPL 2023 are ahead of him. Most wickets in powerplay in an IPL season:
- 17 – Mohammed Shami (2023)
- 16 – Michelle Johnson (2013)
- 16- Trent Boult (2020)
- 16*- Kagiso Rabada (2026)
Rabada is also ahead in IPL 2026 powerplay wicket chart Bhuvneshwar Kumar, jofra archer And Mohammad Siraj.Most wickets in powerplay (1-6 overs) in IPL 202616 – KG Rabada (ER: 9.03)*12 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ER: 6.91)9 – Jofra Archer (ER: 9.36)9 – Mohammed Siraj (ER: 7.36) The effect of Rabada’s magic was immediate. SRH were reduced to just 34/4 in the first six overs, which was their second-lowest powerplay score of IPL 2026 and the first time they lost four wickets inside the powerplay this season. After Gujarat Titans scored 168/5 thanks to half-centuries from Sai Sudarshan and Washington Sundar, Rabada ensured that SRH never chased the target. He removed Abhishek Sharma with extra pace and bounce before trapping Ishan Kishan during SRH’s desperate attempt to rebuild. Rabada then completed another breathtaking opening spell by dismissing Smaran Ravichandran, which tore apart Hyderabad’s aggressive batting line-up. Throughout IPL 2026, Rabada has consistently attacked with raw pace, formidable length and relentless accuracy, often making situations irrelevant. Against SRH, he once again showed why Gujarat Titans have one of the most dangerous pace attacks in the tournament.