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Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj

Bowler · right-hand-bat · slow-left-arm-orthodox · South Africa
T20I ODI Test 7 Player of Match

KA Maharaj has taken 344 wickets in 166 international matches. Average 25.45, economy 7.55.

Career Statistics

IPL
1
1 matches · avg 1
SR 50 HS 1 100s 0 50s 0 4s 0 6s 0
ODI
325
32 matches · avg 13.54
SR 79.9 HS 40 100s 0 50s 0 4s 37 6s 4
T20I
107
19 matches · avg 8.92
SR 84.3 HS 41 100s 0 50s 0 4s 6 6s 5
Test
1,334
60 matches · avg 15.33
SR 60.7 HS 84 100s 0 50s 6 4s 153 6s 29
Bowling
IPL
2 wickets
avg 19.5 · econ 6.5 · SR 18
ODI
73 wickets
avg 31.79 · econ 4.73 · SR 40.4
T20I
54 wickets
avg 25.67 · econ 7.74 · SR 19.9
Test
218 wickets
avg 29.17 · econ 3.1 · SR 56.5

Approaching Milestones

27 away
27 wickets from 100 in ODIs
32 away
32 wickets from 250 in Tests

Career Timeline

Peak volume: 2022 · Best avg: 2025 (17.7)
16 174 200 159 19 152 438 22 153 248 25

Career Span

T20I
2021-09-10 — 2026-03-25
Test
2016-11-03 — 2025-11-22
IPL
2024-04-10 — 2024-04-13
ODI
2017-05-27 — 2025-12-06
Ball-by-ball coverage ~2005+.

Key Strengths

Most effective in T20I
Average 25.45, economy 7.55
Most economical in Test
Economy 3.1
Dominant vs England
54 wickets in 24 matches

Career Milestones

50 international wickets 100 international wickets 150 international wickets 200 international wickets 300 international wickets 56 away from 400 international wickets

Career Timeline

Year M Wkts
2016 3 8
2017 13 52
2018 11 36
2019 5 12
2020 6 9
2021 21 37
2022 36 50
2023 21 31
2024 19 51
2025 18 42
2026 13 16

Performance by Opponent

Opponent M Wkts Avg Econ
England 24 54 30.5 3.74
Sri Lanka 20 51 26.67 3.5
Bangladesh 13 45 18.89 3.17
Australia 24 42 36.88 3.62
India 37 41 44.8 4.59
West Indies 11 33 18.06 3.31
New Zealand 13 31 23.94 3.62
Pakistan 8 27 29.3 2.95
Zimbabwe 3 9 23.33 3.55
Ireland 5 5 38 5.04

Venue Performance

Venue M Wkts Avg Econ
St George's Park 4 12 40.92 3.31
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 3 11 12.45 2.51
SuperSport Park, Centurion 8 11 25.73 4.76
Kingsmead, Durban 4 10 23.6 3.01
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 8 10 30.7 5.32
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 6 9 15.22 3.53
St George's Park, Gqeberha 3 9 23.67 3.34
Newlands 4 8 52.88 3.23
Newlands, Cape Town 3 7 33.86 3.16
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York 3 5 14 5.6

Recent Form

Match Runs Balls SR Result
T20: South Africa tour of New Zeala 2W/35R (3.0ov)
T20: South Africa tour of New Zeala 2W/21R (4.2ov)
T20: South Africa tour of New Zeala 1W/29R (3.2ov)
T20: South Africa tour of New Zeala 1W/44R (3.2ov)
T20: South Africa tour of New Zeala 2W/25R (4.0ov)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 0W/33R (3.0ov)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 0W/43R (4.0ov)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 3W/23R (3.2ov)
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