Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj

South Africa Left Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
39 Mat
133.5 Overs
982 Runs
38 W
7.33 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Keshav Athmanand Maharaj
Date of Birth February 7, 1990
Age 32 Years
Nationality South Africa
Birth Place Durban, South Africa
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Current Team(s)
Role All rounder, Right-handed Batsman, Slow left-arm orthodox Bowler
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Slow Left arm Orthodox
Debut November 3, 2016
Jersey No. 16
Family Athmanand Maharaj (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SA vs SL 0 & 14 4 & 22 0 & 1 0 & 1 0.00 & 63.64 24.2 & 25 65 & 76 2 & 5 2.67 & 3.04
SA vs SL 24 35 3 1 68.57 24 67 2 2.79
IND vs SA 6 8 0 0 75.00 3 42 0 14.00
IND vs SA 0 0 0 0 0 4 36 2 9.00
IND vs SA 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 0 6.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 44 23 238 288 5 13.22 82.63 0 0 40 29 2 9 0
TESTs 56 87 1173 1957 7 14.66 59.93 0 5 84 139 24 20 0
T20Is 39 13 92 98 6 13.14 93.87 0 0 41 6 5 14 0
T20s 181 91 760 706 43 15.83 107.64 0 0 45 64 25 61 0
LISTAs 141 82 947 1096 23 16.05 86.40 0 1 50 82 23 47 0
FIRSTCLASS 160 228 3971 5859 27 19.75 67.77 2 17 114 480 105 60 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 44 43 369.2 1686 55 30.65 4.56 4/33 0 0
TESTs 56 91 1765.2 5519 184 29.99 3.12 12/283 10 1
T20Is 39 39 133.5 982 38 25.84 7.33 3/27 0 0
T20s 181 173 614.5 4303 154 27.94 6.99 4/15 0 0
LISTAs 141 138 1135.5 5339 182 29.33 4.70 5/34 2 0
FIRSTCLASS 160 267 5463.5 16314 612 26.65 2.98 13/157 38 8

Keshav Maharaj News

"If Keshav Maharaj doesn’t get an IPL gig, then IPL’s scouts have failed" - Robin Uthappa urges franchises to go after spinner in auction "If Keshav Maharaj doesn’t get an IPL gig, then IPL’s scouts have failed" - Robin Uthappa urges franchises to go after spinner in auction
"If Keshav Maharaj doesn’t get an IPL gig, then IPL’s scouts have failed" - Robin Uthappa urges franchises to go after spinner in auction
[Watch] Abhishek Sharma smashes huge six off Keshav Maharaj enroute 50 in IND vs SA 2024 3rd T20I [Watch] Abhishek Sharma smashes huge six off Keshav Maharaj enroute 50 in IND vs SA 2024 3rd T20I
[Watch] Abhishek Sharma smashes huge six off Keshav Maharaj enroute 50 in IND vs SA 2024 3rd T20I
"Felt like I had let the country down" - David Miller recalls final over of IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final "Felt like I had let the country down" - David Miller recalls final over of IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final
"Felt like I had let the country down" - David Miller recalls final over of IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final
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Keshav Maharaj: A Brief Biography

Keshav Maharaj Biography

Keshav Maharaj is a South African cricketer, who is primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was born on 7 February 1990 in Durban.

Background

Maharaj’s father played as a wicketkeeper for the Natal province in Africa. Due to the apartheid movement which was prevailing in South Africa, his father couldn’t take part in international level cricket.

Keshav made it to the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team at the age of 16. Soon, he joined the Dolphins. He is one of the rarest talents in South Africa and has gathered fame and fortune domestically.

Debut

In the year 2016, Maharaj was selected to the South African national cricket team.

In his Test debut match, he played against Australia. The South African spinner played a key role in thrashing the Australians in Perth in his maiden match as he took three major wickets.

In April 2017, he was selected in the ODI team for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and made his ODI debut.

Rise to glory

Maharaj’s debut performance in Perth brought him immense recognition.

In 2017, South Africans played against the Kiwis, in the Test Match the South African spinner, Maharaj picked up his first ever five wicket haul in Dunedin.

Maharaj was felicitated with Man of the Match award for the 2nd Test as South Africa won by 8 wickets.

Records

Maharaj picked up his 50th wicket for his career in Tests, during the first Test against Bangladesh.