Mumbai Indians handed a debut to South Africa’s teen sensation Kwena Maphaka at the moment within the eighth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season in opposition to the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He wasn’t even within the authentic squad of the five-time champions and was solely signed as a substitute of Dilshan Madhushanka, who acquired dominated out resulting from harm, a few days earlier than the beginning of IPL.
For the unversed Kwena Maphaka’s IPL wage this season is just INR 20 lakh and was the participant of the event within 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. Due to his wonderful present within the mega occasion, Kwena additionally performed within the CSA T20 Problem for the Lions and picked up seven wickets in simply 4 matches.
Kwena additionally had it in him to change into the cricketer having first picked up a cricket ball on the age of three after which enjoying in his faculty’s Underneath-9 group when he was simply six years outdated. The progress for him continued as he performed first worldwide on the Underneath-19 degree at 15. “I have been instructed I began enjoying as a result of my brother wanted somebody to play yard cricket with.
“The primary reminiscence that I’ve is from about 4 years outdated, and it was of typical backyard cricket with an older brother. He would get me out early after which I might bowl at him the entire day and he’d hit me out of the backyard. Nicely, I would not name it bowling. I used to be simply 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 within the event historical past and quick ahead to a few months later, the teenager is enjoying within the IPL for Mumbai Indians.
 season. He made his debut today against Sunrisers Hyderabad for the five-time champions at the age of 17 years and 354 days.){kind=link}