Who is Vidwath Kaverappa? The Pacer who picked up Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan in single spell

Vidwath Kaverappa has been excellent for South Zone in the very first match in Deodhar Trophy 2023.

The pacer from Karnataka is playing for South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy. He dismantled the North Zone batters as he picked up five wickets for just 17 runs in his six overs. North Zone were bundled out for just 60 runs and South Zone won the match by 185 runs.

But who is Vidwath Kaverappa? Let's have a look at that-

Who is Vidwath Kaverappa?

Vidwath Kaverappa is an Indian fast bowler who hails from Karnataka. Kaverappa was born on 25th February, 1999 and made his first-class debut in 2022 against Puducherry.

Name	Vidwath Kaverappa
Birthday	25th February, 1999
Birthplace	Karnataka
Height	178 cm
Role	Bowler
Bowling Style	Right Arm Fast Medium
State	Karnataka
Teams Represented	Karnataka, South Zone, Hubli Tigers, Gulbarga Mystics, Punjab Kings

Vidwath Kaverappa Career

As of this match, Vidwath Kaverappa has picked up 46 first-class wickets in 12 matches. He also has 17 List A wickets in 8 matches.

Vidwath Kaverappa IPL Team

In the IPL 2023 auction, Kaverappa was roped in by Punjab Kings. The youngster didn't play a match though 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.

Kaverappa bowling Duleep Trophy 2023 vs West Zone

Kaverappa, the next big thing from Karnataka, was excellent for South Zone in the 1st innings against West Zone in the Final. The lanky pacer troubled the batters with his pace and bounce along with precision.

Vidwath Kaverappa picked up 7 wickets in the first innings and his scalps had some massive names. The pacer picked up Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan in a single spell and dismantled West Zone.

The pacer took the wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Cheteshwar Pujara with some excellent bowling, and picked up Sarfaraz Khan in between them as the batter was wrapped in front.

From 114 for 3, West were suddenly in trouble at 123 for 6 and couldn't recover from it. Kaverappa finished with a stellar figure of 7 for 53 in his 19 overs.