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
Matches 43
Runs scored 61
Batting average 6.10
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16*
Balls bowled 660
Wickets 39
Bowling average 13.30
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/6
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sylvia Shihepo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Women Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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