Keshav Maharaj joins Shaun Pollock in elite list with fifer against Australia in 1st ODI

August 19, 2025 Credit: X

SA defeated AUS in 1st ODI

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Maharaj's stunning performance

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Entry into elite list

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Makhaya Ntini

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Lungi Ngidi

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Nicky Boje

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Morne Morkel

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Lance Klusener

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Keshav Maharaj

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Shaun Pollock

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