Sinethemba Qeshile

Sinethemba Qeshile

Personal information
Full name	Sinethemba Qeshile
Born	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side	South Africa (2019)
T20I debut (cap 82)	22 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	24 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18	Border
2017/18–2020/21	Warriors
2019	Jozi Stars
2021/22–present	Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 2 36 41 44 Runs scored – 1,842 847 434 Batting average – 36.84 25.66 16.07 100s/50s – 1/13 1/6 0/0 Top score – 124* 121* 47* Catches/stumpings 3/0 19/0 8/0 7/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 January 2023

Sinethemba Qeshile (born 10 February 1999) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in March 2019.[1]

Domestic career

He made his List A debut for Border in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 21 January 2018.[2] He made his first-class debut for Border in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 15 February 2018.[3]

In August 2018, he was awarded a senior contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 domestic season.[4] In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[5][6]

In August 2019, he was named the Domestic Newcomer of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.[7] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8] In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[9]

In February 2022, Qeshile was named as the captain of the Warriors for the 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge.[10]

International career

In March 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against Sri Lanka.[11] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 22 March 2019.[12]

In April 2021, Qeshile was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[13]

References

1. "Sinethemba Qeshile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. "Pool B, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at East London, Jan 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. "Pool A, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Oudtshoorn, Feb 15-17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
4. "SA U-19 stars awarded senior provincial and franchise contracts ahead of 2018/19 season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
5. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
6. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
7. "Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
8. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
9. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
10. "CSA T20 Challenge, 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
11. "Markram, Nortje, Qeshile called up for T20Is against Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
12. "2nd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Centurion, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
13. "SA Emerging men to tour Namibia". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• Sinethemba Qeshile at ESPNcricinfo