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Masabata Klaas
Personal information
Full name
Masabata Marie Klaas
Born (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Botshabelo, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 58)6 October 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI30 January 2020 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 25)14 October 2010 v Netherlands
Last T20I6 February 2020 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Central Women
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 27 12
Runs scored 68 14
Batting average 6.18 7
100s/50s 0/0 -/-
Top score 15 9
Balls bowled 879 200
Wickets 18 7
Bowling average 38.83 28.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling 3/32 2/17
Catches/stumpings 7/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 February 2020

Masabata Klaas (alternatively Mazabatha Klaas, born 3 February 1991) is an international cricketer who made her debut for the South Africa national women's cricket team in 2010.[1][2]

In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[3] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[4][5]

In May 2019, in the second WODI against Pakistan, Klass became the tenth bowler to take a hat-trick in a WODI match.[6]

In September 2019, she was named in the Terblanche XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[7][8] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[9] On 23 July 2020, Klaas was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Masabata Klaas". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ^ "Supermom Klaas an inspiration to all". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "It's a hat-trick! Proteas Women's seamer joins elite club". Sport24. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  9. ^ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.