Mumbai Indians handed a debut to South Africa’s teen sensation Kwena Maphaka as we speak in the eighth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He wasn’t even in the unique squad of the five-time champions and was solely signed as a substitute of Dilshan Madhushanka, who obtained dominated out resulting from damage, a few days earlier than the beginning of IPL.
For the unversed Kwena Maphaka’s IPL wage this season is solely INR 20 lakh and was the participant of the event in the U19 World Cup that was performed in South Africa earlier this yr. He picked up 21 wickets in simply six innings at a median of 9.71. Thanks to his glorious present in the mega occasion, Kwena additionally performed in the CSA T20 Challenge for the Lions and picked up seven wickets in simply 4 matches.
Kwena additionally had it in him to turn out to be the cricketer having first picked up a cricket ball on the age of three after which enjoying in his college’s Under-9 workforce when he was simply six years previous. The progress for him continued as he performed first worldwide on the Under-19 degree at 15. “I’ve been advised I began enjoying as a result of my brother wanted somebody to play yard cricket with.Â
“The first memory that I have is from about four years old, and it was of typical garden cricket with an older brother. He would get me out early and then I’d bowl at him the whole day and he’d hit me out of the garden. Well, I wouldn’t call it bowling. I was just throwing the ball at him,” Kwena stated whereas chatting with ESPNCricinfo through the U19 World Cup.
His effort on the U19 World Cup selecting up 21 wickets was the second most ever in the event historical past and quick ahead to a few months later, the teen is enjoying in the IPL for Mumbai Indians.
