Pollard and Bravo boosted morale after Quain Mafaka’s poor debut, shared a heart touching post


Bravo took to social media to urge her to maintain her confidence.

Kwena Maphaka (Pic Source-X)

The eighth match of IPL 2023 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians on 27 March. Playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad last Wednesday, Kwena Mfaka received a lot of criticism for conceding 66 runs in his four overs on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut. Is facing.

The 17-year-old player was the Player of the Tournament in the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year. Maphapha has caught the attention of cricket fans with his ability to bowl with his accuracy and good pace in the tournament. Because of his amazing performance he also got a big reward. Mafaka replaced the injured Dilshan Madushanka in the Mumbai Indians squad ahead of the IPL 2024 season. On Wednesday, Mumbai Indians gave Mafaka a chance to debut on the Hyderabad pitch and handed him the cap. Mumbai Indians had high expectations from him, but this move backfired. Because this season, Hyderabad team has emerged as the most dangerous batting lineup in the tournament. This dangerous batting line-up had no mercy on Mafafa being a child and destroyed his bowling by targeting him.

Bravo boosts Mafaka’s morale through an Instagram post

In this match Mafaka recorded the joint-worst figures for a foreign bowler in the history of the tournament. Since his tough start in the IPL, he has received a lot of support from the cricket fraternity. Brian Lara has expressed sympathy for this talented rookie bowler during one of his commentary for the official broadcaster. The Johannesburg-born player has now also received words of encouragement from T20 legend and current Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Dwayne Bravo. Bravo took to social media to urge him to maintain his confidence and said that he will improve as the tournament progresses.

“Keep your head up my champion! Kwena Mafaka, I am sure you will definitely bounce back and don’t doubt yourself because of this one off game, this is a big challenge for you and you will get better as the tournament goes on!”

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