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Full name Thandi Tshabalala
Born November 19, 1984, Welkom, Free State
Current age 23 years 327 days
Major teams South Africa,Africa XI,Eagles,Free State
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
4
1
1
2
2*
-
3
66.66
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
40
58
11
467
34
9.93
1370
34.08
0
0
14
0
List A
62
24
9
125
17*
8.33
244
51.22
0
0
11
0
Twenty20
30
6
4
44
21*
22.00
45
97.77
0
0
6
0
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
4
4
150
151
3
1/30
1/30
50.33
6.04
50.0
0
0
0
First-class
40
5396
3263
79
5/68
41.30
3.62
68.3
3
2
0
List A
62
2546
2076
60
4/24
4/24
34.60
4.89
42.4
2
0
0
Twenty20
30
28
571
620
38
4/13
4/13
16.31
6.51
15.0
1
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Ireland v South Africa at Belfast, Jun 24, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, Aug 26, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2003/04
Last First-class
Eagles v Cape Cobras at Kimberley, Oct 2-4, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Benoni, Sep 28, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Apr 11, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Dolphins v Eagles at Durban, Apr 18, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Few people in South African cricket doubt that off-spinner Thandi Tshabalala has what it takes to perform at international level. But there is a diverse array of opinions when it comes to just when the black Free Stater will be properly ready for the step up. Tshabalala had his first national call-up in February 2006 when he was named in the squad for the Twenty20 international against Australia. He eventually did not play, but was chosen for the tour to Sri Lanka in July before finally making his ODI debut against Ireland in Stormont in June 2007.
Hailing from Welkom - a mining town 150km north of Bloemfontein - Tshabalala initially caught the eye as a top-order batsman when he played for Free State Schools in 2001. He did not have too much success in that role at senior level, however, but showed much promise as a finger spinner.
Tshabalala first made his name in the uncertain world of limited-overs cricket, especially Twenty20, in which he was the leading wicket-taker after the first two seasons of competition. The diminutive Tshabalala gets enough turn and has enough variation to keep batsmen guessing, but is still very much learning his trade. South Africa's sorry state of spin bowling has meant his development is undoubtedly being rushed, however.
Ken Borland
