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Stats Analysis

Rabada's record-breaking debut

Stats highlights from the first ODI between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mirpur.

Shiva Jayaraman
10-Jul-2015
6/16 Kagiso Rabada's bowling returns in this match - the best by a South Africa bowler in ODIs and by any debutant. Rabada's effort bettered Makhaya Ntini's 6 for 22 against Australia in 2006, which was South Africa's best haul in an ODI before this. Before Rabada's 6 for 16, Fidel Edwards' 6 for 22 against Zimbabwe in 2003 was the best by an ODI debutant.
1 Number of bowlers to have taken a hat-trick on debut in ODIs before Rabada. Taijul Islam got a hat-trick against Zimbabwe on his debut in December 2014. Rabada is also the fourth youngest bowler to take a hat-trick in ODIs, and the third South Africa bowler to achieve this after Charl Langeveldt and JP Duminy.
4 Number of players younger than Rabada who have made their debut for South Africa in ODIs. At 20 years and 46 days he is the fifth-youngest player to make his debut for South Africa. Victor Mpitsang, who was 18 years and 314 days when he made his debut against West Indies in 1999, is the youngest.
2 Instances where three of Bangladesh's top four batsmen have been dismissed for a duck, including this match. The previous instance came against Sri Lanka in the 2003 World Cup when Chaminda Vaas dismissed Hannan Sarkar, Mohammad Ashraful and Ehsanul Haque for ducks. Like Rabada, Vaas too took a hat-trick on that occasion. Overall, out of nine such instances, six have involved Pakistan.
1991 The last time a South Africa bowler took a five-for on ODI debut - Allan Donald took 5 for 29 against India. Rabada is only the second bowler from South Africa to achieve this. Overall, Rabada is the 11th bowler to take a five-for on debut.
2034 Runs scored by Shakib Al Hasan in Mirpur - he is the first Bangladesh batsman to score 2000-plus runs at any venue. Shakib has made two hundreds and 17 fifties from 63 innings and averages 39.88 at this venue.
9 Number of times, in 14 ODI innings, that Soumya Sarkar has got out without getting a fifty after scoring at least 20 runs. Only once has he failed to get a start, falling on 2 against Scotland in the World Cup. Sarkar has made 514 runs at an average of 39.53. He has hit one hundred and two fifties.
16.91 Average runs scored by South Africa's first wicket in 12 ODIs since their last century opening stand, which was a record 247-run partnership between Hashim Amla and Rilee Roussouw. After that partnership, 12 innings have produced all of 203 runs with a highest of 40.
5 Fifty-plus scores by Faf du Plessis in his last ten ODI innings. He has scored 463 runs at an average of 57.87 with one century and four half-centuries.

Shiva Jayaraman is a senior sub-editor (stats) at ESPNcricinfo.com