Sinalo Jafta
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Full name | Sinalo Jafta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | East London, South Africa | 22 December 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 61) | 27 June 2022 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 15 February 2024 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 77) | 22 October 2016 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 8 September 2023 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 53) | 15 May 2019 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 1 September 2023 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010/11–2011/12 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13–2018/19 | North West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014/15 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20–2022/23 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023/24–present | Central Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2023 |
Sinalo Jafta (born 22 December 1994) is a South African professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against New Zealand on 22 October 2016.[2] In April 2019, she was named in South Africa's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[3] She made her WT20I debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 15 May 2019.[4]
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.[5][6] In March 2020, she was awarded with a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season.[7][8] On 23 July 2020, Jafta was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[9]
In April 2021, she was named the as captain of the South African Emerging Women's squad that toured Bangladesh.[10][11] In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[12] In June 2022, Jafta was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women.[13] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against England.[14]
In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sinalo Jafta". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand Women tour of South Africa, 6th ODI: South Africa Women v New Zealand Women at Paarl, Oct 22, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Luus to captain South Africa in Women's Championship ODIs against Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Pakistan Women tour of South Africa at Pretoria, May 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Beuran Hendricks earns CSA national contract, Dale Steyn left out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "CSA announces Proteas contract squads for 2020/21". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "SA Emerging go down by 54 runs in tour opener". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Sinalo Jafta, Nigar Sultana Joty to lead South Africa, Bangladesh in Emerging series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Only Test, Taunton, June 27 - 30, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "No Dane van Niekerk for Commonwealth Games too, Luus to continue as South Africa captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Moonda, Firdose (27 February 2023). "Sinalo Jafta - almost walking away from cricket to playing a T20 World Cup final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sinalo Jafta at ESPNcricinfo
- Sinalo Jafta at CricketArchive (subscription required)