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Rising South African cricket star Kwena Maphaka is set to impress in his second IPL season with the Rajasthan Royals, bringing valuable international experience and exceptional pace to the team.
There were a total of 10 black African players selected across the six squads in the competition which concluded earlier this month.
Barring injury to any of the 15-member playing squad, Kwena Maphaka cannot be considered for selection for any of the matches but that doesn’t mean it won’t be a massive learning experience for the youngster.
Both times in the Tri-Nation series, South Africa managed totals of over 300 (304 and 352) but their opposition had little difficult in chasing down the big scores.
The 18-year-old Kwena Maphaka is a reserve for the Champions League, and instead the Proteas picked Lungi Ngidi for their Tri-Nations game against hosts Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday.
The Proteas stalwart Heinrich Klassen batting for Durban’s Super Giants had hit Paar Royals' KWena Maphaka for a four earlier in the over before the moment of brilliance from the 18-year-old.
It may be a big gamble to call on Kwena Maphaka for the ICC Champions Trophy, but it may be worth taking the risk on the teenager.
In hindsight, it was a surprise Anrich Nortje was included at all in the Proteas squad for the ICC Champions Trophy next month.
Despite the challenging task of balancing their demanding sporting schedules with their studies, three of South Africa's brightest sporting stars successfully passed their matric.
Paul Adams works as Cricket SA’s high performance bowling coach, and has played a big role in the development of rising star Kwena Maphaka.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma is backing the youngster Kwena Maphaka to step up against Pakistan in the festive occasion at Newlands.
Teenage sensation Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch were the new faces included in the squad.
Although the final T20I between South Africa and Pakistan was washed out without any play possible, the Proteas had already clinched the three-match series ahead of the last match.
Not only is Kwena Maphaka unique in that he is a left-arm quick of which there are not many in South Africa, the fact that he can already bowl so quickly at such a young age speaks to his massive potential.
The injury to Gerald Coetzee has presented the Proteas management a bit of a selection headache heading into the second Test starting on Thursday in Gqeberha.