Zhivago Groenewald

Zhivago Groenewald (born 8 June 1993) is a Namibian former cricketer.^[1] He was initially selected as part of Namibia's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament,^[2] but was replaced by Michau du Preez.^[3]

Zhivago Groenewald

Personal information
Born	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 30) Walvis Bay, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
International information
National side	Namibia
ODI debut (cap 27)	17 September 2019 v United States
Last ODI	23 September 2019 v PNG
T20I debut (cap 7)	20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I	2 November 2019 v Ireland
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2019

Career

In October 2018, Groenewald was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.^[4] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with fourteen dismissals in six matches.^[5] In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.^[6]

In May 2019, he was included in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.^[7][8] Groenewald made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ghana on 20 May 2019.^[9]

In June 2019, he was among the 25 cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.^[10][11] In August 2019, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.^[12] He made his ODI debut for Namibia, against the United States, on 17 September 2019.^[13] On 20 September 2019, in the match against the United States, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.^[14][15]

Later the same month, Groenewald was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[16]

In 2021, Groenewald retired from cricket at the end of the home season in Namibia, following a knee injury.^[17]

References

1. "Zhivago Groenewald". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
2. "Namibia to begin World T20 qualifier against Ireland". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
3. "Canada pick Hiral Patel after Dutta opts for CPL". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
4. "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
5. "ICC World Twenty20 Africa Region Qualifier C, 2018/19: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
6. "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
7. . Xinhua News (Africa). Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
8. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
9. "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
10. "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
11. "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
12. "The Men's National Squad ICC League 2 ODI Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
13. "2nd Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Lauderhill, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
14. "Kotze clobbers first ODI ton, Groenewald takes five as Namibia breaks USA unbeaten run". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
15. "Kotze ton, Groenewald five-for give Namibia first points". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
16. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
17. "Namibia T20 World Cup Squad Packs Punch". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

External links

• Zhivago Groenewald at ESPNcricinfo