Maphaka’s gold not only in the chain around his neck

“I told him to let the umpires deal with umpiring, and that he must focus on his batting.” – Kwena Maphaka on his testy conversation with Tim David.

Telford Vice / Cape Town

KWENA Maphaka conceded fewer runs in Darwin on Sunday than the number of years he has been alive. The 19-year-old’s 4/20 wasn’t enough to drag South Africa to victory in the first T20I against Australia, but it did get him noticed.

Maphaka is now the youngest quick from an ICC full member to take four wickets in a...