Lutho Sipamla (born 12 May 1998) is a South African professional cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Gauteng.[1] He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2019.[2]
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| Born | 12 May 1998 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 346) | 26 December 2020 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 25 February 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 134) | 4 February 2020 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 80) | 3 February 2019 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 November 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic career
editHe made his first-class debut for Eastern Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 5 January 2017.[3] Prior to his debut, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his List A debut for Eastern Province in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 12 February 2017.[5]
In September 2018, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Eastern Province in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[7]
In October 2018, he was named in Tshwane Spartans' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[8][9] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in ten matches.[10] In August 2019, he was named the Mzansi Super League Young Player of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.[11]
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[12] In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[13]
International career
editIn July 2018, he was named in the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.[14] In January 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[15] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 3 February 2019.[16] In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[17] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for South Africa against England.[18]
In December 2020, Sipamla was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[19] He made his Test debut for South Africa, against Sri Lanka, on 26 December 2020.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Sipamla enjoys growth spurt with Proteas". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Lutho Sipamla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Eastern Province v Border at Port Elizabeth, Jan 5-7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Free State v Eastern Province at Bloemfontein, Feb 12, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Eastern Province Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Pool C, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "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 - Tshwane Spartans: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "De Zorzi to lead SA Emerging Squad in Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Uncapped Lutho Sipamla in South Africa T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma named in South Africa ODI squad, Quinton de Kock to be captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Three players added to Proteas Test squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "1st Test, Centurion, Dec 26 - Dec 30 2020, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2020.