A fourth IPL season awaits Proteas bowling star Kagiso Rabada at the Delhi Capitals with last year’s finalists hoping to go one better in 2021. Here’s a look at Rabada’s IPL record so far.

Rabada’s rise in international cricket has had a similar impact on his value to the Delhi Capitals, who really have become a strong outfit in recent years.

The speedster was bought by the then Delhi Daredevils in 2017 and broke on to the IPL scene still young and fighting for bowling maturity.

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Unfortunately, a back injury ruled him out for the whole of the 2018 campaign. He would, however, return with a bang in 2019 and it was at this stage that his fearlessness began to take shape as he ran through the competition with the second-most wickets (25).

It got better for Rabada in last year’s IPL, where he played a crucial role in inspiring the Capitals to the final where he eventually finished with the Purple Cap for the most wickets – bagging 30 in 17 matches played.

IPL Teams: Delhi Daredevils/Capitals (2017-present)

Total wickets: 2017 = 6, 2018 = dnp, 2019 = 25, 2020 =30

Best bowling figures: 4-21 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 2019, 4-24 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 2020

Honours: Second-most wickets in 2019 (25), Purple Cap winner in 2020 (30)