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 35 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
ENG vs SA 17 17 2 1 100.00 8 61 2 7.63
SA vs ENG 1 2 0 0 50.00 10 59 2 5.90
ENG vs SA 0 0 0 0 0 5.3 22 4 4.00
AUS vs SA 2 13 0 0 15.38 10 57 1 5.70
SA vs AUS 22 24 2 1 91.67 8 40 0 5.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 54 29 294 360 6 12.78 81.66 0 0 40 35 4 13 0
TESTs 59 91 1292 2107 7 15.38 61.31 0 6 84 149 29 22 0
T20Is 39 15 103 115 6 11.44 89.56 0 0 41 6 5 14 0
T20s 191 95 768 719 44 15.05 106.81 0 0 45 64 26 63 0
LISTAs 153 89 1028 1184 25 16.06 86.82 0 1 50 89 26 52 0
FIRSTCLASS 166 237 4167 6156 28 19.93 67.69 2 18 114 497 112 64 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 54 53 460.5 2158 72 29.97 4.68 5/33 1 0
TESTs 59 100 1944.2 6055 203 29.82 3.11 12/283 11 1
T20Is 39 39 133.5 982 38 25.84 7.33 3/27 0 0
T20s 191 182 649.5 4545 162 28.05 6.99 4/15 0 0
LISTAs 153 150 1247.2 5884 204 28.84 4.71 5/33 3 0
FIRSTCLASS 166 277 5670.2 16926 632 26.78 2.98 13/157 39 8

Keshav Maharaj News

Record Alert: Keshav Maharaj becomes first Proteas spinner to reach huge milestone during ZIM vs SA 1st Test [Watch] Record Alert: Keshav Maharaj becomes first Proteas spinner to reach huge milestone during ZIM vs SA 1st Test [Watch]
Record Alert: Keshav Maharaj becomes first Proteas spinner to reach huge milestone during ZIM vs SA 1st Test [Watch]
Keshav Maharaj gets emotional and teary-eyed after South Africa's historic win in 2025 WTC final vs Australia [Watch] Keshav Maharaj gets emotional and teary-eyed after South Africa's historic win in 2025 WTC final vs Australia [Watch]
Keshav Maharaj gets emotional and teary-eyed after South Africa's historic win in 2025 WTC final vs Australia [Watch]
Alex Carey is cleaned up by Keshav Maharaj as he misses his reverse sweep in SA vs AUS 2025 WTC final [Watch] Alex Carey is cleaned up by Keshav Maharaj as he misses his reverse sweep in SA vs AUS 2025 WTC final [Watch]
Alex Carey is cleaned up by Keshav Maharaj as he misses his reverse sweep in SA vs AUS 2025 WTC final [Watch]
Nathan Lyon vs Keshav Maharaj - comparing their stats after 57 Tests ahead of WTC 2025 final Nathan Lyon vs Keshav Maharaj - comparing their stats after 57 Tests ahead of WTC 2025 final
Nathan Lyon vs Keshav Maharaj - comparing their stats after 57 Tests ahead of WTC 2025 final
3 players who were backups of 1 franchise but got signed by another team as replacement in IPL ft. Keshav Maharaj 3 players who were backups of 1 franchise but got signed by another team as replacement in IPL ft. Keshav Maharaj
3 players who were backups of 1 franchise but got signed by another team as replacement in IPL ft. Keshav Maharaj

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

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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.

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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.

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