Senuran Muthusamy

Senuran Muthusamy

Personal information
Born	(1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batting all-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa (2019–present)
Test debut(cap  337)	2 October 2019 v  India
Last Test	29 October 2024 v  Bangladesh
ODI debut(cap  158)	10 February 2025 v  New Zealand
Last ODI	12 February 2025 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 4 106 91 78 Runs scored 173 4,873 2,190 1,141 Batting average 43.25 30.84 31.73 24.27 100s/50s 0/0 8/26 1/14 0/5 Top score 68* 181 100 62* Balls bowled 369 13,636 3,476 1,134 Wickets 7 252 88 56 Bowling average 43.25 27.66 32.46 21.69 5 wickets in innings 0 14 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 3 0 0 Best bowling 4/45 7/36 4/36 4/12 Catches/stumpings 4/– 57/– 19/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2024

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]

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] In April 2021, he was named to North West's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. ^[7]

In March 2022, on the opening day of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup tournament, Muthusamy scored his first century in List A cricket, with 100 from 106 balls against Western Province. ^[8]

International career

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against India. ^[9] He made his Test debut for South Africa, against India, on 2 October 2019. ^[10] 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. ^[11] On 05 Feb 2025, Muthusamy was named in the squad for the Tri-Series in Pakistan, his ODI debut. ^[12]

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. "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
8. "Dragons beat Province by 17 runs in thriller". SuperSport. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
9. "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
10. "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Visakhapatnam, Oct 2-6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
11. "Senuran Muthusamy - Know The Bowler Who Took Virat Kohli As His Debut Test Wicket". News Nation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
12. on, Published (5 February 2025). "New faces in Proteas squad for Tri-Series". SA Cricketmag. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• Senuran Muthusamy  at ESPNcricinfo