Khaya Zondo
Personal information
Full name
Khayele Piyele Zondo
Born (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 33)
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
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 6 150 165
Runs scored 120 146 6,924 3,987
Batting average 20.00 29.20 31.47 31.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 13/34 3/24
Top score 39 54 203* 117
Balls bowled – – 2,690 721
Wickets – – 43 17
Bowling average – – 38.20 36.76
5 wickets in innings – – 2 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 6/52 3/12
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 89/– 63/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2023

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 Maverickssquad 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

  1. ^ "Khaya Zondo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  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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