Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj
Maharaj bowling for Yorkshire in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj
Born (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 327)3 November 2016 v Australia
Last Test29 October 2024 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 120)27 May 2017 v England
Last ODI21 December 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.16
T20I debut (cap 94)10 September 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I15 November 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.16
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentKwaZulu-Natal
2009–presentDolphins
2018Lancashire
2018–presentDurban Heat
2019Yorkshire
2023Durban's Super Giants
2024Rajasthan Royals
2024Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 54 44 39 160
Runs scored 1,135 238 103 3,971
Batting average 14.55 13.22 11.44 19.65
100s/50s 0/5 0/0 0/0 2/17
Top score 84 40 41 114*
Balls bowled 10,592 2,216 803 32,783
Wickets 184 55 38 612
Bowling average 29.99 30.65 25.84 26.65
5 wickets in innings 10 0 0 38
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 8
Best bowling 9/129 4/33 3/27 9/129
Catches/stumpings 20/– 9/– 14/– 62/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2024

Keshav Athmanand Maharaj (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional cricketer. Maharaj represents the South Africa national team in Tests, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. He is currently the vice-captain of the side in limited overs cricket. Maharaj also captains Durban's Super Giants in the SA20.

He is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler and lower-order batsman. He made his debut in first-class cricket for KwaZulu-Natal in 2006 and Test debut for South Africa in November 2016.[1] He represents Dolphins in domestic cricket and Durban's Super Giants in SA20.[2]

In September 2021, Maharaj captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs against Sri Lanka.[3] He also made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka in the same month while also captaining the team in his debut match.[4] Maharaj became the second bowler from South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Test match in June 2021 against West Indies.[5]

  1. ^ "Keshav Maharaj: The foodie who smashed the colour barrier". Hindustan Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Keshav Maharaj, profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ "South Africa need a spin intervention against improving Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ Mjikeliso, Sibusiso. "Proteas skipper Keshav Maharaj on dream T20 debut: 'My team-mates made my job easy'". News24. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Keshav Maharaj takes SA's first Test hat-trick in more than 60 years as Proteas eye victory". News24. Retrieved 21 June 2021.