The squad has Kagiso Rabada returning to South Africa ODI side for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen in the outfit for the first time since December 2023.
Maphaka, the highest-wicket-taker in ICC U19 WC 2024 with 21 scalps in six matches, made two appearances for Mumbai Indians (MI) last year and conceded 89 runs, taking just a wicket. Also, he has played three T20Is for Proteas, taking a wicket.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction promises to deliver plenty of surprises and record-breaking moments, with an unprecedented number of Indian and overseas superstars in contention. All ten franchises are gearing up to build their squads from scratch.
A total of 574 names are shortlisted, cut down from a longer list of 1,574 names. All these players will go under the hammer from November 24-25 at Jeddah. There are a total of 208 overseas players, 12 uncapped overseas stars and 318 uncapped Indians.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen backed young South African speedster Kwena Maphaka after his debut in the Indian Premier League turned out to be a nightmare.
In the SRH innings, Maphaka was hit for 66 runs in his four overs and went wicketless, which is the worst figure by a bowler on his IPL debut. It is also the joint-third worst bowling figure in IPL history, with SRH's Basil Thampi's 0/70 against RCB back in 2018 still at the top of the chart
Though SRH posted the highest-ever IPL total of 277/3 and won the game by 31 runs, the fight shown by MI in the clash at Hyderabad is something that will live in the mind of fans. Halfway through MI's innings and till 15 overs of the chase, the Blue and Gold side was alive and kicking due to
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) clinched a 31-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The 277/3 by SRH is the highest-ever total in IPL history, outdoing the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) total of 263/5 in their 20 overs against Pune Warriors India back in 2013. In that match, Chris Gayle made 175* in 66 balls, with 13 fours and 17 sixes.
Following his side's 31-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya heaped praise on Hyderabad and said that they batted well.