Senuran Muthusamy

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Senuran Muthusamy
Personal information
Full name
Senuran Muthusamy
Born (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 29)
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  337)2 October 2019 v  India
Last Test28 February 2023 v  West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches3987957
Runs scored1054,5391,887908
Batting average 26.2530.8731.4523.89
100s/50s0/08/261/130/5
Top score49* 18110062*
Balls bowled27311,9732,961822
Wickets 22168146
Bowling average 95.0027.8029.6418.52
5 wickets in innings 01000
10 wickets in match0200
Best bowling1/637/364/364/12
Catches/stumpings 3/–53/–18/–20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2023

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]

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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 in 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]

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