Masabata Klaas

Masabata Klaas

Personal information
Full name	Masabata Marie Klaas
Born	(1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 34) Botshabelo, Free State, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (2010–present)
Test debut(cap  69)	15 February 2024 v  Australia
Last Test	28 June 2024 v  India
ODI debut(cap  58)	6 October 2010 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI	19 June 2024 v  India
ODI shirt no.	5
T20I debut(cap  25)	14 October 2010 v  Netherlands
Last T20I	30 March 2024 v  Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Representing   South Africa
Women's Cricket
T20 World Cup
Runner-up	2023 South Africa

Masabata Marie Klaas (alternatively Mazabatha Klaas, born 3 February 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She made her debut for South Africa in 2010. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

In March 2018, Klaas was one of 14 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]

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. ^[11] In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. ^[12]

Klaas was named in the South Africa squad for the ODI part of their multi-format home series against England in November 2024. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. "Player Profile: Masabata Klaas". Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
2. "Supermom Klaas an inspiration to all". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
3. "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' [sic] 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.
11. "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
12. "No Dane van Niekerk for Commonwealth Games too, Luus to continue as South Africa captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
13. "CSA Names Proteas Women Squads To Face England In T20I And ODI Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
14. "South Africa rest Kapp for T20 series with England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

External links

• Masabata Klaas  at ESPNcricinfo
• Masabata Klaas  at CricketArchive (subscription required)