Keshav Maharaj
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| Full name | Keshav Athmanand Maharaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 February 1990 Durban, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Allrounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 327) | 3 November 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 November 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–present | KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–present | Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 9 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj (born 7 February 1990) is a South African cricketer of Indian descent who has played first-class cricket since 2006. He made his Test debut in November 2016.
International career
In October 2016 he was named in South Africa's squad for their series against Australia. He made his Test debut against the Australians on 3 November 2016 and was very instrumental in the collapse of Australian batting in the first innings by picking up three crucial wickets[1] and also became the first specialist spinner to debut at Perth.[2]
Domestic career
A left-arm orthodox spinner and useful lower-order batsman, Maharaj made his first-class debut at the age of 16 for KwaZulu-Natal in 2006-07. He was promoted to the Dolphins team in 2009-10.
He toured Bangladesh with the South Africa Academy in April-May 2010, taking 13 wickets in the two four-day matches against Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy. He also took 4 for 12 off four overs, opening the bowling, in one of the T20 matches.[3] He played for South Africa A against the touring Bangladesh A team in 2010-11.
His best season with the bat so far has been 2012-13, when he made 481 first-class runs at an average of 48.10, including two centuries.[4] For KwaZulu-Natal against Northerns he made 114 not out off 119 balls and finished off the match by taking 5 for 12.[5]
For Dolphins against Cape Cobras in 2014-15 he took his best innings and match figures to that point: 6 for 58 and 10 for 145. Dolphins won, and he received the man of the match award.[6] He finished the season with 44 first-class wickets at an average of 26.18.[7]
He played for Cuckfield in the Sussex Premier League in 2013, and as Nelson's professional in the Lancashire League in 2015.[8] He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[9]
In the first match of the 2016-17 season, playing for the Dolphins against the Warriors, he scored 72 then took 7 for 89 and 6 for 68 in an innings victory for the Dolphins, the first time he had taken seven wickets in an innings or 13 in a match.[10]
References
- ↑ "South Africa tour of Australia, 1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, Nov 3-7, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Maharaj - first spin debutant at Perth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "South Africa Academy in Bangladesh 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Batting in each season by Keshav Maharaj". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal 2012-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cape Cobras v Dolphins 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bowling in each season by Keshav Maharaj". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "South African all rounder signs as Nelson's pro for 2015 season". Pendle Today. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "Warriors v Dolphins 2016-17". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2016.