Keshav Maharaj created history by taking 13 wickets against West Indies, breaking a 64-year-old record

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj created history when he took 13 wickets in the recently concluded 2-match Test series against West Indies. With these 13 wickets, he has become the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for his country. Yes, he has broken a 64-year-old record and surpassed South African legend Hugh Tayfield in this list. Let us tell you, on the basis of this excellent performance of Keshav Maharaj, South Africa managed to win this series 1-0. The first match of the series was a draw.

Talking about the spinners who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket for South Africa, Keshav Maharaj is now at the top of this list with 171 wickets. He has taken these wickets in 52 matches at an average of 30.78 and a strike rate of 58.9.

Hugh Tayfield, who played for South Africa from 1949 to 1960, took 170 wickets in his Test career. After 64 years, a South African spinner has surpassed him in this list.

Spinners who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket for South Africa

Talking about the match, the first day of this test match played at Providence Stadium in Guyana was in the name of bowlers. South Africa, who came to bat first, were all out at 160 runs, while West Indies also lost 7 wickets at 97 runs. A total of 17 wickets fell on the first day. However, after this, the African team put up a big score in the second innings and tightened its grip on the match.

On the second day, South Africa took a marginal lead of 16 runs after bowling out the hosts for 144 runs. After this, they scored 246 runs in the second innings and set a target of 263 runs for West Indies to win.

Chasing this score, the host team was all out for 222 runs and South Africa won the match by 40 runs.

Wiaan Mulder was awarded the Player of the Match award for his all-round performance, while Keshav Maharaj was named Player of the Series.