Keshav Maharaj creates history, becomes first South African spinner to...
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New Delhi: South Africa's star player Keshav Maharaj achieved a big feat on Sunday on the second day of the first match of the ongoing two-match Test series against Zimbabwe. He became the first South African spinner to take 200 Test wickets. What did Keshav Maharaj do?
35-year-old Maharaj has been playing Test cricket for the last nine years and has gradually become the team's leading spinner in the Test format. Maharaj achieved this feat by dismissing Zimbabwe's Craig Ervine in the 34th over who was stumped by Kyle Verreyne. Which star player Keshav Maharaj surpass?
Maharaj is South Africa's leading wicket-taker after surpassing former off-spinner Hugh Tayfield's record of 170 wickets. Left-arm spinner Maharaj now has 202 wickets in 59 Test matches, which includes 11 five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul. Maharaj has taken 631 wickets in 166 matches in first-class cricket. Wiaan Mulder took four wickets
In reply to South Africa's first innings score of 418 for nine declared, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 251 in which Maharaj took three wickets for 70 runs in 16.4 overs. Wiaan Mulder took four wickets for 50 runs in 16 overs.
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