Cricketers of the Week: 27th May to 3rd June

#2 Kagiso Rabada (4/39 v England)

SA’s bowling sensation is now their spearhead

Rabada gave the South Africans something to cheer in the dead rubber at Lord’s by battering England’s meaty batting line-up with some serious pace. He picked up the openers, Roy and Hales and then dented the England batting further by picking up Buttler and then Adil Rashid off back to back deliveries.

By the end of the fifth over, England were 20 for 6 with Rabada picking up four big wickets. Eventually, he ended with figures of 4-39 in nine overs, supported well by Wayne Parnell, who had figures of 3-43 in eight overs. Rabada was simply unplayable as all his four wickets were catches to the slip fielder or the wicket-keeper.