Kwena Maphaka Cricket Stats & Biography

About Kwena Maphaka

Kwena Maphaka is an international cricketer from South Africa, listed as a bowler. Career years: 2024 - 2025. Batting style: left-hand bat. Bowling style: left-arm fast. Date of birth: 2006-4-8. Career highlights — ODI: 1 runs at avg 0.33; T20I: 19 runs at avg 9.5. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.

Kwena Maphaka biography

Kwena Maphaka IPL factfile

- The then 17-year-old left-arm quick Kwena Maphaka played in the IPL even before playing international cricket for South Africa. Mumbai Indians (MI) signed him as an injury replacement for Dilshan Madushanka for IPL 2024.

- Earlier that year, Maphaka had taken the Under-19 World Cup by storm. He was named the Player of the Tournament for his 21 wickets at an average of merely 9.71, and an economy of 3.81.

- Maphaka bowled six overs across two matches for MI in 2024, but struck only once. He was released ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2025, where he was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.5 crore. By then, he had made his debut for South Africa across all three formats, and also represented Royals' franchise Paarl Royals at the SA20 in 2024-25.

Kwena Maphaka debut matches

International and first-class debut details for Kwena Maphaka across major cricket formats.

Format	Match	Venue	Date
TEST	SA vs PAK	Cape Town	2025-01-03
ODI	PAK vs SA	Cape Town	2024-12-19
T20	SA vs WI	Tarouba	2024-08-23

Recent performances

Latest match scores and bowling figures for Kwena Maphaka.

W Province vs LIONS TEST · 2025-10-02 · Cape Town

Batting - Bowling 2/32 & 3/26

England vs South Africa T20 · 2025-09-12 · Manchester

Batting - Bowling 0/41

South Africa vs England T20 · 2025-09-10 · Cardiff

Batting - Bowling -

Australia vs South Africa ODI · 2025-08-24 · Mackay

Batting - Bowling 0/73

South Africa vs Australia T20 · 2025-08-16 · Cairns

Batting - Bowling 2/36

South Africa vs Australia T20 · 2025-08-12 · Darwin

Batting - Bowling 3/57

Australia vs South Africa T20 · 2025-08-10 · Darwin

Batting 3* Bowling 4/20

New Zealand vs South Africa T20 · 2025-07-26 · Harare

Batting - Bowling 1/35

South Africa vs New Zealand T20 · 2025-07-22 · Harare

Batting - Bowling 0/19

New Zealand vs South Africa T20 · 2025-07-16 · Harare

Batting - Bowling 2/38

Kwena Maphaka career statistics

Format-wise batting and bowling records for Kwena Maphaka — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.

Test batting stats

Matches 2

Innings 3

Runs 17

Average 8.5

Strike rate 60.71

Highest score 9*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 0

Sixes 2

Catches 2

Test bowling stats

Matches 2

Innings 4

Wickets 3

Average 56.66

Economy 3.92

Strike rate 86.6

Best figure 2/43

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 260

Runs conceded 170

ODI batting stats

Matches 3

Innings 3

Runs 1

Average 0.33

Strike rate 12.5

Highest score 1

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 0

Sixes 0

Catches 1

ODI bowling stats

Matches 3

Innings 3

Wickets 5

Average 39

Economy 8.93

Strike rate 26.2

Best figure 4/72

4 wickets 1

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 131

Runs conceded 195

T20I batting stats

Matches 13

Innings 6

Runs 19

Average 9.5

Strike rate 79.16

Highest score 12*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 2

Sixes 0

Catches 6

T20I bowling stats

Matches 13

Innings 12

Wickets 15

Average 27.6

Economy 9.7

Strike rate 17

Best figure 4/20

4 wickets 1

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 256

Runs conceded 414

List A batting stats

Matches 5

Innings 3

Runs 1

Average 0.33

Strike rate 12.5

Highest score 1

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 0

Sixes 0

Catches 1

List A bowling stats

Matches 5

Innings 5

Wickets 8

Average 40

Economy 7.64

Strike rate 31.3

Best figure 4/72

4 wickets 1

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 251

Runs conceded 320

T20s batting stats

Matches 42

Innings 12

Runs 53

Average 26.5

Strike rate 89.83

Highest score 22*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 5

Sixes 2

Catches 12

T20s bowling stats

Matches 42

Innings 41

Wickets 49

Average 25.22

Economy 8.55

Strike rate 17.6

Best figure 4/18

4 wickets 2

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 867

Runs conceded 1236

Frequently asked questions about Kwena Maphaka

Who is Kwena Maphaka?

Kwena Maphaka is a cricketer from South Africa who plays as a bowler. SportsGuff covers Kwena Maphaka's profile, career statistics and match performances.

What is Kwena Maphaka's batting and bowling style?

Kwena Maphaka is a left-hand bat. Bowling style: left-arm fast.

When did Kwena Maphaka make their international debut?

Kwena Maphaka's recorded debuts include: TEST debut on 2025-01-03 (SA vs PAK); ODI debut on 2024-12-19 (PAK vs SA); T20 debut on 2024-08-23 (SA vs WI).

What are Kwena Maphaka's key cricket career stats?

Career highlights — ODI: 1 runs at avg 0.33; T20I: 19 runs at avg 9.5. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.