South African cricketer
Khayelihle Piyele Zondo (born 7 March 1990) is a South African cricketer . He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2018.[ 1] In April 2022, he made his Test match debut for South Africa as a COVID-19 substitute .[ 2]
Domestic career
He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup .[ 3] In February 2017, he became the captain of the Dolphins cricket team , after Morné van Wyk stood down.[ 4] He was also the part of the South African team that won the 2012 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes title.[ 5] [ 6]
He is the current captain of the South Africa A cricket team .[ 7] In August 2017, he was named in Pretoria Mavericks squad for the first season of the T20 Global League .[ 8] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[ 9]
In October 2018, he was named in Durban Heat 's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[ 10] [ 11] He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 216 runs in ten matches.[ 12]
In December 2018, he scored his tenth century in first-class cricket, batting for Dolphins against Lions in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series .[ 13] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[ 14] In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal 's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[ 15]
In October 2021, in the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series , Zondo scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 203 not out against Western Province .[ 16] [ 17]
International career
In January 2018, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India .[ 18] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against India on 4 February 2018.[ 19]
In March 2022, Zondo was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh .[ 20] Zondo made his Test debut on 8 April 2022, for South Africa against Bangladesh as a COVID-19 substitute .[ 21]
References
^ "Khaya Zondo" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 September 2015 .
^ "BREAKING: Drama as 2 Proteas players test positive for Covid-19 mid-Test" . The South African . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .
^ Border Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "Morne van Wyk steps down as Dolphins captain" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 February 2017 .
^ "Final: Pakistan v South Africa at Kowloon, Oct 28, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 28 March 2017 .
^ "Cricket Photos | Global | ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 28 March 2017 .
^ "Zondo ready for challenging A Triangular Series" . Cricket South Africa . Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017 .
^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads" . T20 Global League . Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017 .
^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 October 2017 .
^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists" . Sport24 . Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far" . Independent Online . Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ "Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 - Durban Heat: Batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 12 December 2018 .
^ "Hashim Amla finds form; Faf du Plessis, Duanne Olivier impress ahead of Boxing Day Test" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 December 2018 .
^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads" . Cricket South Africa . Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019 .
^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22" . Cricket South Africa . Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021 .
^ "Khaya Zondo double century puts Dolphins in charge against Western Province" . Independent Online . Retrieved 30 October 2021 .
^ "Khaya Zondo ends eight-year wait for a double-century" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
^ "South Africa pick Ngidi and Zondo for India ODIs" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 25 January 2018 .
^ "2nd ODI, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Feb 4 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
^ "Zondo earns maiden call-up for Bangladesh Tests" . CricBuzz . Retrieved 17 March 2022 .
^ "2nd Test, Gqeberha, April 08 - 12, 2022, Bangladesh tour of South Africa" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .
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