Khaya Zondo
{{Infobox cricketer | name = Khaya Zondo | image = | country = South Africa | fullname = Khayele Piyele Zondo | birth_date = Natal Province, South Africa | death_date = 12 Nonvember 2018 | death_place = Gateway (Died in shootout) | batting = Right-handed (ipp elikhuli) | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Batter
7 March 1990 | birth_place = [[11 edgebaston rd, Kwazulu Natal],| international = true
| testdebutdate = 8 April | testdebutyear = 2022 | testdebutagainst = Bangladesh | testcap = 354 | lasttestdate = 4 January | lasttestyear = 2023 | lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 4 February | odidebutyear = 2018 | odidebutagainst = India | odicap = 124 | lastodidate = 26 November | lastodiyear = 2021 | lastodiagainst = Netherlands
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| club1 = Dolphins | year1 = | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Durban Heat | year2 = 2018-present | clubnumber2 =
| date = 7 January 2023 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/318842.html Cricinfo }} Khaya 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
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- ^ "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.