With the Duleep Trophy 2023 Final currently underway between South Zone and West Zone, it is upcoming Indian pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, who is currently making strides, check out his brief bio, age, height, career, stats, net worth, and bowling speed
The Duleep Trophy 2023 Final is currently underway at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Cricketer Vidwath Kaverappa biography, age, height, bowling speed, IPL team, stats and video
The moment Vidwath Kaverappa bagged his fifth wicket 🙌
He finishes the innings with a 7️⃣ wicket haul 👏
💻 Ball by ball updates – https://t.co/ZqQaMA63he pic.twitter.com/JeJtxtnHj3
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) July 14, 2023
🚨 Record alert
Karnataka seamer Vidwath Kaverappa has recorded his career-best First Class bowling figures (seven for 53) in the final, also the second-best bowling figures by a pacer for South Zone #DuleepTrophy https://t.co/SHM6ALaBc7 pic.twitter.com/zE1qoGhGIO
— Sportstar (@sportstarweb) July 14, 2023
As of the 3rd day, the South Zone have the lead at the second innings of what has so far been a low-scoring affair. The Southerners managed a 67-run lead after scoring 213 runs.
Much of this achievement is thanks to South Zone pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, who picked up 7 wickets in the first innings. What makes him more impressive is that his scalps include some massive names like Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan all in a single spell.
Vidwath Kaverappa brief bio
Vidwath Kaverappa is an Indian fast bowler who was born on 25th February, 1999 in Karnataka, India. Kaverappa made his first-class debut back in 2022 against Puducherry. He primarily plays as a right arm fast medium bowler and has previously represented Karnataka, South Zone, Hubli Tigers, Gulbarga Mystics, and Punjab Kings.
Age and height
Vidwath Kaverappa is currently 24 years old and stands at a height of 178 cm.
Net worth
Vidwath Kaverappa currently has an estimated net worth of around $50K dollars or 40 lakhs in Indian rupees.
Vidwath Kaverappa professional career and stats
Up until now, Vidwath Kaverappa has picked up an impressive 46 first-class wickets from 12 matches. Moreover, he also has 17 List A wickets from 8 matches. Kaverappa joined the IPL this season after the Punjab Kings bought him during the IPL 2023 auction. However, he did not play any match in his debut IPL season. Kaverappa was also part of Karnataka’s tour to Namibia in 2023 where he picked up 6 wickets in four 50-over matches against the Namibian national team.
He can bowl persistently in the 125-135kmph range.
Kaverappa making strides at the Duleep Trophy 2023
Vidwath Kaverappa is currently considered the next big thing from Karnataka. The youngster made some big strides of excellent performances for South Zone against West Zone in the 1st innings of the Final. The young pacer troubled the batters, using his pace and bounce, coupled with precision. He went on to take the wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Cheteshwar Pujara.
He also picked up Sarfaraz Khan in between them. The West soon found themselves going from 114 for 3 to 123 for 6 and simply couldn’t recover from it. Kaverappa finished the game with an impressive 7 for 53 in his 19 overs.
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