Keshav Maharaj, Ayabonga Khaka bag top honours at CSA Awards 2022
South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj headlined Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards 2022, winning the Men’s Player of the Year. Speedster Kagiso Rabada was named the Men’s Test Player of the Year, while batters Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram bagged the top ODI and T20I awards respectively.
Maharaj bagged 71 wickets across formats in the timeframe, which included a Test hat-trick against the West Indies, and two seven-wicket hauls. Rabada bagged 43 Test wickets at 19.34, playing a starring role in South Africa’s series wins over West Indies, New Zealand and India. Malan and Markram were rewarded for their excellence in the respective formats, with the latter also having stood out during South Africa’s impressive run at the T20 World Cup 2021, wherein the team missed out on a semi-final qualification on virtue of the net run-rate (NRR).
Marco Jansen was named winner of the Newcomer Year award, while David Miller was voted as the fans' Player of the Year.
SA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR🏆
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) August 14, 2022
It's a season that saw him claim a Test hat-trick, two 7-wicket hauls and play an integral part of the #Proteas success.
The prestigious award goes to none other than KESHAV MAHARAJ ‼️#CSAawards2022 pic.twitter.com/x6gSbWbIwS
As for the women’s game, seamer Ayabonga Khaka won the Player of the Year Award, while stylish batter Laura Wolvaardt bagged the ODI honours, after her brilliance at the Women’s World Cup 2022 in New Zealand earlier this year. Lizelle Lee, who retired from international cricket earlier this year, was named the T20 Women's Player of the Year.
The Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award, which, as per the CSA said, "celebrates the perseverance, passion and the overwhelming pride of people who have used their talent to change their circumstances", was given to the 22-year-old Nonkululeko Mlaba.
"I warmly congratulate our winners in all international, domestic, and amateur levels," CSA chief executive Pholetsi Moseki said. "The players have endured a lot during the past two years as the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the conditions of our game. Our teams' tenacity is seen in the improvement of our national teams and the opportunities that our pipeline continues to provide nationwide.
"We look forward to the upcoming action-packed season as South Africa gets to host the inaugural ICC Women's T20 World Cup and the ICC Under 19 Women's T20 World Cup in 2023."
CSA awards for 2021-22
Men’s International Cricket
Men's Player of the Year - Keshav Maharaj
Test Player of the Year - Kagiso Rabada
ODI Player of the Year - Janneman Malan
T20I Player of the Year - Aiden Markram
Newcomer of the Year - Marco Jansen
Fans' Player of the Year - David Miller
Women’s International Cricket
Women's Player of the Year - Ayabonga Khaka
ODI Player of the Year - Laura Wolvaardt
T20I Player of the Year - Lizelle Lee
Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award - Nonkululeko Mlaba
Domestic cricket
Umpire of the year - Allahudien Paleker
Newcomer of the season - Mitchell van Buuren (Lions)
SACA Most Valuable Player - Sisanda Magala
Division one coach of the season - Mandla Mashimbyi (Titans)
Division two coach of the season - Mark Charlton (Northern Cape Heat)
T20 knockout competition (Provincial T20 Cup) player of the tournament - Rilee Rossouw (Knights)
T20 challenge player of the season - Pieter Malan (Boland)
Division one four-day player of the season - Ryan Rickelton (Lions)
Division two four-day player of the season - Thomas Kaber (Eastern Cape Iinyathi)
Division one one-day cup player of the season Sisanda Magala (Lions)
Division two one-day cup player of the season - Michael Erlank (Tuskers)
Domestic players' player of the season - Sisanda Magala