Senuran Muthusamy
Personal information
Full name
Senuran Muthusamy
Born (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow 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
Matches 3 98 79 57
Runs scored 105 4,539 1,887 908
Batting average 26.25 30.87 31.45 23.89
100s/50s 0/0 8/26 1/13 0/5
Top score 49* 181 100 62*
Balls bowled 273 11,973 2,961 822
Wickets 2 216 81 46
Bowling average 95.00 27.80 29.64 18.52
5 wickets in innings 0 10 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 2 0 0
Best bowling 1/63 7/36 4/36 4/12
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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Senuran Muthusamy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Firmly South African' Senuran Muthusamy savours 'special' Test bow". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "KwaZulu-Natal Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dragons beat Province by 17 runs in thriller". SuperSport. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India". ESPN Cricinfo. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Visakhapatnam, Oct 2-6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Senuran Muthusamy - Know The Bowler Who Took Virat Kohli As His Debut Test Wicket". News Nation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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