Tabraiz Shamsi
Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990)[1] is a South African cricketer known for his variations and passionate celebrations. 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]
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| Full name | Tabraiz Shamsi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1990 Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 328) | 24 November 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 July 2018 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 116) | 7 June 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 October 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 72) | 21 June 2017 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 September 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Gauteng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Highveld Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Easterns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Hampshire (squad no. 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Paarl Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Galle Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
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 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.
Awards Edit
- Shamsi received the Men's T20I cricketer of the Year award at the 2021 CSA Awards.[39][40]
- Named in ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year for the year 2021.[41]
References Edit
- ^ a b "Tabraiz Shamsi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Bowling for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Easterns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Badree out of IPL, Tabraiz Shamsi in for Royal Challengers
- ^ . T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2017/18: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Records: Momentum One Day Cup, 2017/18: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ . Multiply Titans. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 - Paarl Rocks: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Hampshire sign Tabraiz Shamsi for final four Blast group games". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Five South Africans to miss CPL after failing to confirm travel arrangements". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Shamsi shines as Titans extend their 4-Day Tournament dominance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Rajasthan Royals sign Tabraiz Shamsi ahead of IPL 2021 phase 2". SportsTiger. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "South Africa include Shamsi in ODI squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "West Indies Tri-Nation Series, 3rd Match: Australia v South Africa at Providence, Jun 7, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "South Africa tour of Australia, 3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 24-28, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "South Africa tour of England, 1st T20I: England v South Africa at Southampton, Jun 21, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Hashim Amla in World Cup squad; Reeza Hendricks, Chris Morris miss out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Amla edges out Hendricks to make South Africa's World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Is South Africa's outlook on spin changing?". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "'This feels like the beginning' - Tabraiz Shamsi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Tabraiz Shamsi jumps to career-best second in T20I bowling rankings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ staff, Sport24. "Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi tops ICC T20 bowler rankings". Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Malan 121, Shamsi five-for level series for South Africa in rain-hit game". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Nortje and Ismail clean up at Cricket South Africa Awards". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Anrich Nortje, Shabnim Ismail win big at CSA awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links Edit
- Tabraiz Shamsi at ESPNcricinfo