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Full name | Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8 April 2006||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023/24–present | Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,24 April 2024 |
Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka (born 8 April 2006) is a South African cricketer. He is primarily a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He played for the South African team in the Under-19 World Cup,where in the semi-final he took 3 wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs against India. [1] He made his debut with Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024.
In June 2023,South Africa A toured Sri Lanka for two First-class and three List A matches. Maphaka was not named in the initial squad,but then he replaced the injured Lutho Sipamla. [2] Soon,he made his first-class debut in the first unofficial test match on 12 June 2023,at the age of 17. [3] He took 2 wickets in the first innings and scalped the wicket of Sri Lanka A's captain in the second innings. [4]
In December 2023,he was named in South Africa national under-19 squad for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [5] In the first match against West Indies,he took a match winning five-wicket haul,for which he got the player of the match award. [6] Maphaka shined for South Africa in the Super six stage,as he took five-wicket and six-wicket hauls against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka respectively. He took a record three five-wicket hauls in the tournament,highest by any player in a single Under-19 World Cup tournament. [7] [8] He then went on to take 3 wickets against India in the semi-finals in a losing cause. Maphaka ended his campaign with 21 wickets(second most in a single tournament) at an average of 9.71. [9]
Maphaka made his List A debut on 6 October 2023 during the Division 2 of the 2023 CSA One-Day Cup. He played for the South Africa Emerging Players side against Limpopo,he took 3 wickets to help his side win the match. [10] South Africa Emerging won the division 2 final against Free State Knights,Maphaka had a tough day as he conceded 65 runs without taking a wicket. [11]
In August 2023,Maphaka was signed by Paarl Royals for the 2023–24 SA20 season. [12]
In March 2024,he was named as a replacement for the injured Dilshan Madushanka in the Mumbai Indians' squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League. [13]
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