Sylvia Shihepo

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]

Sylvia Shihepo
Personal information
Full name
Sylvia Shihepo
Born (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000
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

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

  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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