Karabo Meso

Karabo Meso

Personal information
Born	(2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 18)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper batter
International information
National side	South Africa
ODI debut(cap  93)	29 April 2025 v  India
Last ODI	2 November 2025 v  India
ODI shirt no.	72
T20I debut(cap  62)	30 March 2024 v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I	3 April 2024 v  Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	72
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Women's cricket
Representing   South Africa
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up	2025 India

Source: CricketArchive, 19 April 2024

Karabo Meso (born 18 September 2007) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Central Gauteng and South Africa. She plays as a right-hand batter and wicket-keeper. ^{[1] [2]} Meso attended Steyn City School in Johannesburg and Rockport School in County Down, Northern Ireland, where she was in receipt of a Cricket Scholarship.

Domestic career

Meso made her List A debut for Central Gauteng on 21 March 2021, against Western Province in 2020–21 CSA Women's Provincial Programme. ^[3] She made her Twenty20 debut against North West women's cricket team on 27 March 2022 in the 2021–22 CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition. ^[4]

International career

In December 2022, Meso was selected in the South Africa Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. ^{[5] [6]} She played five matches at the tournament, scored 80 runs at an average of 26.66. ^[7] She scored unbeaten 32 run against Bangladesh women's under-19 team. ^[8]

In March 2024, she named in South Africa Emerging team for the 2023 African Games. ^[9] She was recorded 5 dismissals in that tournament, which was most by any wicketkeeper. ^[10]

In March 2024, she was earned her maiden call-up for national team in T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka. ^{[11] [12]} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Sri Lanka on 30 March 2024. ^[13] In April 2024, she named in ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka. ^{[14] [15]}

In December 2024, she was named in South Africa under-19 squad for the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. ^{[16] [17]}

In April 2025, she was earned maiden call-up for the ODI squad for the Tri-Nation Series against Sri Lanka and India. ^{[18] [19]}

References

1. "Player Profile: Karabo Meso". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
2. "Player Profile: Karabo Meso". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
3. "Western Province Women v Central Gauteng Women, CSA Women's Provincial Programme 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
4. "North West Women v Central Gauteng Women, CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
5. "South Africa's Squad for the U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Announced". Female Cricket. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
6. "Siyo to lead SA U19 Women in the inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup". Cricket South Africa. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
7. "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23/Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
8. "Super Six, Group 1, Potchefstroom, January 21, 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
9. "Namibia's Green and Mwatile shine in rain interrupted African Games opener". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
10. "Wicket-keeping Most Dismissals | Women's African Games, 2023/24". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
11. "South Africa name 16-year-old wicketkeeper-batter in squad for Sri Lanka T20Is". International Cricket Council. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
12. "MESO EARNS DEBUT CALL-UP FOR PROTEAS WOMEN'S T20I SQUAD AGAINST SRI LANKA". Cricket South Africa. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
13. "2nd T20I, Potchefstroom, March 30, 2024, Sri Lanka Women tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
14. "Teenager Meso in South Africa squad for ODIs against Sri Lanka; Tryon out with injury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
15. "Teenage wicketkeeper-batter earns maiden ODI call-up in South Africa's squad for Sri Lanka series". International Cricket Council. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
16. "Reyneke to captain Junior Proteas in U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia". Cricket South Africa . 23 January 2025.
17. "South Africa announce squad for U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 23 January 2025.
18. "Meso, Naidu and Smit receive maiden call-ups for Proteas Women's ODI Tri-Series squad". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
19. "Kapp rested for Sri Lanka tri-series; Meso, Smit and Naidu earn maiden ODI call-ups". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 14 April 2025.

External links

• Karabo Meso  at ESPNcricinfo
• Karabo Meso  at CricketArchive (subscription required)