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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Kwena Maphaka’s rapid rise continued on Wednesday when he landed in Mumbai to take up a contract with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\n

In hasty arrangements, with the help of his Gauteng Lions teammate Kagiso Rabada, Maphaka went from classes at St Stithians on Monday to boarding a flight on Tuesday to join one of the glamour teams in cricket\u2019s most lucrative competition.So rapid were the arrangements that the teenage left-arm fast bowler only received his visa when he landed in Mumbai.<\/p>\n

Maphaka, 17, was the player of the tournament in the ICC U-19 World Cup in South Africa earlier this year where he finished with the second-highest wickets tally in a single edition of the event with 21.<\/p>\n

He has subsequently played three matches for the Lions in the CSA T20 Challenge. After the last of those on Sunday Rabada, who has Maphaka as a client in his KGR sports agency, received a call from the Mumbai Indians inquiring about Maphaka\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

Maphaka defended 10 runs in the super over against Western Province in Sunday\u2019s match at the Wanderers, giving further credence to those who view him as the next big thing in the sport.The exact nature of his involvement at Mumbai Indians \u2014 whether he is there as an apprentice or will get the opportunity to play \u2014 is not yet clear, but it is understood he will stay for the duration of the competition which ends in the last week of May.<\/p>\n

Maphaka had to hastily complete the visa application before heading to India accompanied by his mother.<\/p>\n

The Mumbai Indians have arranged to provide tutorship for Maphaka so his academic work is not severely affected.<\/p>\n

The Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings have each won the IPL five times, making them the two most successful teams in the tournament\u2019s history. The team is owned by one of India\u2019s wealthiest families, the Amabanis, whose net worth is reportedly about $120bn (R2.2-trillion).<\/p>\n

The team is coached by former Proteas wicketkeeper and head coach Mark Boucher and have Dewald Brevis, Maphaka\u2019s former teammate for the South Africa U-19s, and Gerald Coetzee among their contracted players.<\/p>\n

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