IPL playerSouth Africa2024 to 2025
Kwena Maphaka
On scorecards: KT Maphaka · Right-hand bat
Kwena Maphaka, a bowler, played two IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Kwena Maphaka's first IPL season was 2024, with Mumbai Indians, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 2 matches and 1 wicket.
Franchise by franchise
2024, Mumbai Indians. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
2025, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹1.5 cr. 2 matches, 8 runs and 1 wicket.
In the field
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Kwena Maphaka went under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹1.5 cr, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2025. Unsold in 2024, Kwena Maphaka was bought in 2025 by Rajasthan Royals.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Kwena Maphaka made 4 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2025.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 14.83 | 1/23 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 8 | 8* | – | 400.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 10.80 | 1/32 | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2024
- Rajasthan Royals: 2025
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 0% |
| Balls per four | 1 |
| Balls per six | 2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 33.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 33 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet