Sylvia Shihepo

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Sylvia Shihepo
Personal information
Full name
Sylvia Nanghali Shihepo
Born (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 23)
Onesi, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  8)20 August 2018 v  Malawi
Last T20I3 July 2022 v  Germany
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches43
Runs scored61
Batting average 6.10
100s/50s0/0
Top score16*
Balls bowled660
Wickets 39
Bowling average 13.30
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/6
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2022

Sylvia Shihepo (born 21 November 2000) is a Namibian cricketer. [1] [2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. [3] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. [4]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. [5] [6] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. [7] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. [8]

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