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Tumi Sekhukhune

Personal information
Full name	Tumi Sphindile Sekhukhune
Born	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26) Johannesburg, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (2018–present)
Test debut (cap 64)	27 June 2022 v England
Last Test	28 June 2024 v India
ODI debut (cap 83)	16 September 2018 v West Indies
Last ODI	23 June 2024 v India
T20I debut (cap 50)	24 September 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I	20 September 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	12
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–2017/18	Easterns
2018/19–2020/21	North West
2021/22–present	Central Gauteng
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 2 26 37 Runs scored 49 25 6 Batting average 49.00 4.16 3.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 33* 6* 3 Balls bowled 210 1,106 639 Wickets 2 22 38 Bowling average 73.50 39.13 19.36 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/70 2/20 3/20 Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 October 2024
Medal record Representing  South Africa Women's Cricket T20 World Cup Runner-up 2024 UAE

Tumi Sphindile Sekhukhune (born 21 November 1998) is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She made her international debut for South Africa in September 2018.

Career

In August 2018, she was named in the South Africa Women's squad for their series against the West Indies Women. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for South Africa against West Indies Women on 16 September 2018. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for South Africa against West Indies Women on 24 September 2018.

In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. In February 2019, Cricket South Africa named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019. In August 2019, she was named the International Women's Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.

In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa. In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. On 23 July 2020, Sekhukhune was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In June 2022, Sekhukhune was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women. She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against England. In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. However, she was later ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

She was named in the South Africa squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and for the T20 part of their multi-format home series against England in November 2024.

References

1. "Tumi Sekhukhune". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. "Player Profile: Tumi Sekhukhune". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
3. "Three new faces in South Africa women squad for West Indies tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
4. "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Bridgetown, Sep 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
5. "1st T20I, South Africa Women tour of West Indies (September 2018) at Bridgetown, Sep 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
6. "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
7. "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
8. "CSA announce the 2019 Powerade Women's Academy intake". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
9. "Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
10. "Du Plessis, van Niekerk named CSA Cricketers of the Year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
11. "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
12. "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
13. "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
14. "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
15. "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
16. "Kapp, Lee and Jafta mark their return as South Africa announce squad for one-off Test and ODIs against England". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
17. "Only Test, Taunton, June 27 - 30, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
18. "No Dane van Niekerk for Commonwealth Games too, Luus to continue as South Africa captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
19. "Trisha Chetty ruled out of Commonwealth Games 2022 due to back injury". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
20. "CSA Names Proteas Women Squad For Pakistan Series And T20 World Cup In UAE". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
21. "CSA Names Proteas Women Squads To Face England In T20I And ODI Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
22. "South Africa rest Kapp for T20 series with England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

External links

• Tumi Sekhukhune at ESPNcricinfo
• Tumi Sekhukhune at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• Biography
• Cricket
• Sports
• South Africa

South Africa squads

v t e South Africa squad – 2018 Women's World Twenty20 1 van Niekerk (c) 2 Daniels 3 Fourie 4 Ismail 5 Kapp 6 Klaas 7 Lee 8 Luus 9 Mali 10 du Preez 11 Searle 12 Sekhukhune 13 Tryon 14 Tunnicliffe (wk) 15 Wolvaardt v t e South Africa squad – 2020 Women's T20 World Cup semi-finalists 1 van Niekerk (c) 2 Tryon 3 Chetty (wk) 4 Ismail 5 Kapp 6 Khaka 7 Klaas 8 de Klerk 9 Lee 10 Luus 11 Mlaba 12 du Preez 13 Sekhukhune 14 Shangase 15 Wolvaardt v t e South Africa squad – 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finalists 1 Luus (c) 2 Tryon 3 Khaka 4 Goodall 5 Wolvaardt 6 Lee 7 Kapp 8 Klaas 9 du Preez 10 Mlaba 11 Ismail 12 Jafta 13 Brits 14 Chetty (wk) 15 Sekhukhune v t e South Africa squad – 2024 Women's T20 World Cup 14 Laura Wolvaardt (c) 27 Anneke Bosch 1 Tazmin Brits 32 Nadine de Klerk 77 Annerie Dercksen 19 Mieke de Ridder (wk) 17 Ayanda Hlubi 10 Sinalo Jafta (wk) 7 Marizanne Kapp 99 Ayabonga Khaka 96 Suné Luus 28 Nonkululeko Mlaba 21 Seshnie Naidu 12 Tumi Sekhukhune 25 Chloe Tryon Coach: Dillon du Preez Miané Smit as standby players for the team.

• 1998 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Johannesburg
• South African women cricketers
• South Africa women Test cricketers
• South Africa women One Day International cricketers
• South Africa women Twenty20 International cricketers
• Easterns women cricketers
• North West women cricketers
• Central Gauteng women cricketers