Keshav Maharaj

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.

Keshav Maharaj
Maharaj bowling for Yorkshire in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj
Born (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990
Durban, South Africa
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
  • South Africa (2016–present)
Test debut (cap 327)3 November 2016 v Australia
Last Test8 March 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 120)27 May 2017 v England
Last ODI5 November 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.16
T20I debut (cap 94)10 September 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I3 September 2023 v Australia
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 FC LA
Matches 50 44 156 141
Runs scored 1135 1686 3971 947
Batting average 15.33 30.65 20.05 29.33
100s/50s 0/5 0/0 2/17 0/1
Top score 84 40 114* 50*
Balls bowled 9575 2216 31766 6815
Wickets 158 55 586 182
Bowling average 32.00 13.22 20.05 16.05
5 wickets in innings 9 0 37 2
10 wickets in match 1 0 8 0
Best bowling 9/129 4/33 9/129 5/34
Catches/stumpings 16/0 9/0 58/0 47/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

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. He represents Dolphins in domestic cricket and Durban's Super Giants in SA20.

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

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