Tabraiz Shamsi
Personal information
Full name
Tabraiz Shamsi
Born (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm unorthodox spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 328)24 November 2016 v Australia
Last Test12 July 2018 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 116)7 June 2016 v Australia
Last ODI16 November 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 72)21 June 2017 v England
Last T20I1 September 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2013/14[lower-alpha 1]Dolphins
2011/12–2013/14KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2014/14–2015/16Easterns
2014/15–2020/21Titans
2015–2018St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2018/19–2019/20Paarl Rocks
2021/22–Northerns
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 48 63 84
Runs scored 20 22 9 568
Batting average 20.0 5.50 1.80 7.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18* 9* 4* 36
Balls bowled 483 2,343 1,360 15,574
Wickets 6 69 76 334
Bowling average 46.33 31.13 22.05 26.52
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1 22
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 5
Best bowling 3/91 5/49 5/24 8/32
Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/– 12/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 October 2023

Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990)[1] is a South African cricketer. He has played first-class cricket for teams such as Dolphins, Gauteng, Gauteng Under-19s, KwaZulu Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Lions, and Titans. His batting style is right-handed and he is known for his left-arm unorthodox spin bowling.[1] He is known for his passionate celebrations for taking wickets.

Early life

Growing up, Shamsi initially played as a frontline seam bowler in school cricket competitions when he was in high school. However, his coaches told him that he was not quite quick enough to be a seam bowler when he underwent trials for the under-19 team. His coaches suggested he become a spin bowler as he also reportedly bowled a lot of cutters.[2]

Domestic and T20 career

Shamsi was the leading wicket-taker for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League T20 in 2015.[3] He was included in the Easterns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[4]

In April 2016, Shamsi was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement player for the injured Samuel Badree during the 2016 IPL and made his debut against Rising Pune Supergiants at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune where he took 1/36 in 4 overs as Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 13 runs.[5]

In August 2017, Shamsi was named in Stellenbosch Monarchs' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[6] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[7]

Shamsi was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge, finishing the tournament with 16 wickets from 11 matches.[8] He was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Momentum One Day Cup, with 26 wickets in 9 matches.[9]

In June 2018, Shamsi was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.[10] In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[11][12] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with ten dismissals in nine matches.[13]

In July 2019, Shamsi was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[14][15] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[16] He was signed by Hampshire County Cricket Club for the final four group stage matches as an injury replacement to Mason Crane and Brad Taylor during the 2019 Vitality Blast.[17]

In September 2019, Shamsi was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[18] In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[19][20] However, Shamsi was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time.[21]

In November 2020, in the second round of the 2020–21 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, Shamsi took eight wickets for 32 runs in the second innings against Warriors, to record the best bowling figures for Titans in a first-class match.[22]

In April 2021, Shamsi was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[23] On 25 August 2021, Shamsi was included in the Rajasthan Royals squad for the second phase of the 2021 IPL in the United Arab Emirates as a replacement player for Andrew Tye.[24] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Galle Gladiators following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[25]

International career

In May 2016, Shamsi was named in South Africa's squad for the 2016 West Indies Tri-Series which started the following month.[26] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut during the tournament on 7 June 2016 against Australia.[27]

Shamsi bowling to Mitchell Starc on test debut (2016)

Shamsi made his Test debut for South Africa against Australia on 24 November 2016.[28] Nathan Lyon became his first test wicket, which he captured in his debut Test.

Shamsi made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for South Africa against England on 21 June 2017.[29]

In April 2019, Shamzi was named in 15 man South Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[30][31] Following the retirement of veteran legspinner Imran Tahir from ODI cricket in 2019, Shamsi has emerged as the main first choice spinner for South Africa in limited overs cricket.[32][33][34]

In March 2021, Shamsi topped the ICC T20I rankings for bowlers for the first time in his career following his impressive performance in the 3 match T20I series against Pakistan in Pakistan picking up 6 wickets.[35][36] In September 2021, in the second match against Sri Lanka, Shamsi took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[37] Later the same month, Shamsi was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[38]

On 31 July 2022, in the final match of South Africa's three-match T20I series against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, Shamsi took figures of 5/24 in his four overs, making him the sixth player to take a five-wicket haul for South Africa in T20Is. His fourth wicket was his 65th in the format, overtaking Dale Steyn as the highest wicket-taker ever for South Africa in T20Is.

Notes

  1. ↑ Sides which Shamsi played for in only one season have been omitted from this list.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tabraiz Shamsi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "'I was on the sidelines for three years, so now that I have the chance I want to take it'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bowling for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Easterns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Badree out of IPL, Tabraiz Shamsi in for Royal Challengers
  6. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2017/18: Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Records: Momentum One Day Cup, 2017/18: Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19". Multiply Titans. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 - Paarl Rocks: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Hampshire sign Tabraiz Shamsi for final four Blast group games". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  20. ↑ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Five South Africans to miss CPL after failing to confirm travel arrangements". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "Shamsi shines as Titans extend their 4-Day Tournament dominance". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  23. ↑ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Rajasthan Royals sign Tabraiz Shamsi ahead of IPL 2021 phase 2". SportsTiger. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "South Africa include Shamsi in ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "West Indies Tri-Nation Series, 3rd Match: Australia v South Africa at Providence, Jun 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "South Africa tour of Australia, 3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 24-28, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  29. ↑ "South Africa tour of England, 1st T20I: England v South Africa at Southampton, Jun 21, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  30. ↑ "Hashim Amla in World Cup squad; Reeza Hendricks, Chris Morris miss out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  31. ↑ "Amla edges out Hendricks to make South Africa's World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  32. ↑ Butler, Lynn. "Tabraiz Shamsi's bid to become SA's spin king: 'I just want to win a World Cup'". Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  33. ↑ "Is South Africa's outlook on spin changing?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  34. ↑ "'This feels like the beginning' - Tabraiz Shamsi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  35. ↑ "Tabraiz Shamsi jumps to career-best second in T20I bowling rankings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  36. ↑ staff, Sport24. "Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi tops ICC T20 bowler rankings". Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  37. ↑ "Malan 121, Shamsi five-for level series for South Africa in rain-hit game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  38. ↑ "T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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