Khaya Zondo

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]

Khaya Zondo
Personal information
Full name
Khayele Piyele Zondo
Born (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990
Westville, Natal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 354)8 April 2022 v Bangladesh
Last Test4 January 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 124)4 February 2018 v India
Last ODI26 November 2021 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Dolphins
2018-presentDurban Heat
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2023

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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  2. "BREAKING: Drama as 2 Proteas players test positive for Covid-19 mid-Test". The South African. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. Border Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. "Morne van Wyk steps down as Dolphins captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. "Final: Pakistan v South Africa at Kowloon, Oct 28, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. "Cricket Photos | Global | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. "Zondo ready for challenging A Triangular Series". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  12. "Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 - Durban Heat: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  13. "Hashim Amla finds form; Faf du Plessis, Duanne Olivier impress ahead of Boxing Day Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  14. "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. "Khaya Zondo double century puts Dolphins in charge against Western Province". Independent Online. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  17. "Khaya Zondo ends eight-year wait for a double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  18. "South Africa pick Ngidi and Zondo for India ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  19. "2nd ODI, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Feb 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  20. "Zondo earns maiden call-up for Bangladesh Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  21. "2nd Test, Gqeberha, April 08 - 12, 2022, Bangladesh tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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