Zhivago Groenewald

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Zhivago Groenewald
Personal information
Born (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31)
Walvis Bay, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  27)17 September 2019 v  United States
Last ODI23 September 2019 v  PNG
T20I debut(cap  7)20 May 2019 v  Ghana
Last T20I2 November 2019 v  Ireland
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2019

Zhivago Groenewald (born 8 June 1993) is a Namibian former cricketer. [1]

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He was initially selected as part of Namibia's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament, [2] but was replaced by Michau du Preez. [3]

Career

In October 2018, Groenewald was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana. [4] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with fourteen dismissals in six matches. [5]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [6]

In May 2019, he was included in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [7] [8] Groenewald made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ghana on 20 May 2019. [9]

In June 2019, he was among the 25 cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season. [10] [11] In August 2019, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series. [12] He made his ODI debut for Namibia, against the United States, on 17 September 2019. [13]

On 20 September 2019, in the match against the United States, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. [14] [15] Later the same month, Groenewald was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [16]

Retirement

In 2021, Groenewald retired from cricket at the end of the home season in Namibia, following a knee injury. [17]

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