Senuran Muthusamy

Senuran Muthusamy (born 22 February 1994) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in October 2019.[1] Muthusamy can trace his ancestry to India, with family in Nagapattinam.[2]

Senuran Muthusamy
Personal information
Born (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-hand
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 337)2 October 2019 v India
Last Test10 October 2019 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test T20 FC LA
Matches 2 27 70 52
Runs scored 98 499 3,485 1,144
Batting average 49.00 27.72 33.50 26.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 7/18 0/8
Top score 49* 57* 181 95
Balls bowled 225 394 7,122 1,676
Wickets 2 23 130 48
Bowling average 90.00 16.56 29.07 29.10
5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/83 4/12 10/90 4/42
Catches/stumpings 2/- 12/- 44/- 11/-
Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2020

Domestic career

He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[3] In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[5]

In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6]

International career

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against India.[7] He made his Test debut for South Africa, against India, on 2 October 2019.[8] In the match, he took his first Test match wicket, dismissing the Indian captain, Virat Kohli, who was out caught and bowled for 20 runs.[9]

References
  1. "Senuran Muthusamy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. "'Firmly South African' Senuran Muthusamy savours 'special' Test bow". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "KwaZulu-Natal Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Visakhapatnam, Oct 2-6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. "Senuran Muthusamy - Know The Bowler Who Took Virat Kohli As His Debut Test Wicket". News Nation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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