Seshnie Naidu

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Seshnie Naidu
Personal information
Born (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  63)16 September 2024 v  Pakistan
Last T20I20 September 2024 v  Pakistan
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's Cricket
T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 UAE

Seshnie Naidu (born 5 January 2006) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for KwaZulu-Natal Coastal and South Africa women's cricket team. She plays as an all-rounder. [1]

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Domestic career

Naidu made her List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal Coastal on 7 March 2020, against Western Province in 2019–20 CSA Women's Provincial League. [2] She made her Women's Twenty20 debut for KwaZulu-Natal Coastal against Western Province, on 8 March 2020 in 2019–20 CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition. [3]

International career

In December 2022, Naidu was selected in the South Africa Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. [4] [5] [6] She played five matches at the tournament, took 5 wickets at an average of 22.40. [7]

In March 2024, she named in South Africa Emerging team for the 2023 African Games. [8] She was took 5 wickets with the average of 11.00 in that tournament. [9]

In September 2024, she was earned her maiden call-up for national team for the T20I series against Pakistan [10] [11] and the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [12] [13] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan on 16 September 2024. [14] She took a one-hand stunning catch of Muneeba Ali, [15] and took a wicket of Sadaf Shamas. [16] [17]

She was named in the South Africa squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [18]

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