Mluleki Nkala

Mluleki Nkala

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs Matches 10 47 Runs scored 187 288 Batting average 14.38 10.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 47 47 Balls bowled 1452 1558 Wickets 11 22 Bowling average 66.09 70.77 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 3/82 3/12 Catches/stumpings 4/- 6/-
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2006

Mluleki Luke Nkala (born 1 April 1981, in Bulawayo) commonly known as Syke, is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar with his second ball in senior international cricket, in a one-dayer against India at Bulawayo in 1999. A member of the Zimbabwean Test and One Day International teams, Nkala also captained Zimbabwe in three Under-19 One Day Internationals in 1999/2000. He is currently coaching at sports academy 'The Harefield Academy' in Middlesex. He also plays for Harefield CC in the Home Counties Premier League Div. 2 West. In early 2010, Nkala returned to Zimbabwe to play professional cricket with the Mid-West Rhinos Franchise, along with Riki Wessels, Darren Stevens and Brendan Taylor and many others.

Trivia

• Nkala has thirteen siblings, seven brothers and six sisters.
• He is a member of the Ndebele tribe.
• His Test debut was against England at Trent Bridge in 2000.
• He was the joint leading wicket-taker in the 1998 U/19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa with 16 wickets, along with West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan.
• He has spent some time during his career at the Australian Cricket Academy, working with Dennis Lillee.
• His father had never seen a game of cricket until his international debut against India at Bulawayo in 1999.

References

• Cricinfo page on Mluleki Nkala