Keshav Maharaj
On scorecards: KA Maharaj
In-game rating: 81/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Keshav Maharaj played 50 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2016 to 2024. The first came against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with scores of 16 and 41, and 4 wickets, and the last against India at Newlands in 2024.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 569 runs at 15.8 in 22 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 84 from 95 balls against Bangladesh at St George's Park in 2022, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 9 for 129 against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2018.
In all: 5 fifties, 9 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 17.7 across 26 Tests; away it was 13.1 across 24 Tests. The most runs came against England: 256 runs at 15.1 in 10 Tests. St George's Park was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 196 runs at 24.5. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 27 of the Tests Keshav Maharaj played and lost 20, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 50 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 95 | Bangladesh | St George's Park | 2022 | Won |
| 73 | 106 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 2020 | Won |
| 72 | 132 | India | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 71 | 106 | England | St George's Park | 2020 | Lost |
| 53 | 81 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2023 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/129 | 41.1 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2018 | Lost |
| 7/32 | 10 | Bangladesh | Kingsmead | 2022 | Won |
| 7/40 | 12 | Bangladesh | St George's Park | 2022 | Won |
| 6/40 | 20.2 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2017 | Won |
| 5/36 | 17.3 | West Indies | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2021 | Won |
Best in a match: 12/283 against Sri Lanka (2018).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 256 | 15.06 | 0/1 | 31 | 35.23 |
| Australia | 9 | 227 | 17.46 | 0/1 | 22 | 45.18 |
| India | 8 | 249 | 17.79 | 0/1 | 8 | 94.75 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 180 | 16.36 | 0/1 | 27 | 31.00 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 127 | 42.33 | 0/1 | 24 | 14.50 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 55 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 22.11 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 7 | 1.40 | 0/0 | 10 | 35.40 |
| West Indies | 3 | 29 | 5.80 | 0/0 | 12 | 16.08 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 11.80 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 636 | 17.67 | 0/3 | 72 | 31.36 |
| Away | 24 | 499 | 13.13 | 0/2 | 86 | 32.52 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28 | 566 | 14.89 | 0/1 | 102 | 31.79 |
| 2020s | 22 | 569 | 15.81 | 0/4 | 56 | 32.36 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Park | 6 | 196 | 24.50 | 0/2 | 26 | 24.88 |
| Newlands | 6 | 147 | 16.33 | 0/0 | 9 | 52.22 |
| SuperSport Park | 5 | 138 | 17.25 | 0/1 | 3 | 114.67 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 79 | 15.80 | 0/0 | 7 | 33.43 |
| Kingsmead | 3 | 57 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 19 | 21.53 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 65 | 21.67 | 0/0 | 4 | 27.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2016 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2024 at Newlands
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