He was recently bought by Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.5 crore in the IPL 2025 auction and made his RR fans proud with a stellar performance on his ODI debut.
Rajasthan Royals’ teenage sensation Kwena Maphaka shines on his ODI debut, taking 4 wickets against Pakistan at Newlands, Cape Town.
Maphaka was recently bought by Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.5 crore in the IPL 2025 auction and made his RR fans proud with a stellar performance on his ODI debut.
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Maphaka’s brilliant bowling performance
His first wicket came through Saim Ayub, who had scored a century in the previous match and looked solid with 25 in this game. Maphaka’s breakthrough marked his first ODI wicket.
In his seventh over, Maphaka struck again, dismissing Mohammad Rizwan with a stunning caught and bowled effort. Rizwan, who was on 80 off 82 balls, pushed a length ball that hit low to the left of Maphaka, who lunged forward to complete a magnificent catch.
The teen wasn’t done yet. In his tenth and final over, Maphaka dismissed Kamran Ghulam for 63, followed by a six off the second ball, but bounced back immediately by taking the wicket of Haris Rauf off the third ball.
Maphaka finished his spell with figures of 4/72 in 9.5 overs, showing his ability to break partnerships despite being a bit expensive. His performance surely delighted Rajasthan Royals fans, who must have been eager to see him in action.
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Maphaka stars with four wickets as Pakistan scores 329
Pakistan posted a total of 329/10 in 49.5 overs, with Rizwan scoring 80, Babar Azam contributing 73 and Kamran Ghulam adding 63 off 32 balls. For South Africa, Jansen took 3 wickets and Maphaka claimed 4. In response, at the time of writing, South Africa are 56-1 in 8.2 overs and need 274 runs to win.
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