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| Born | (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (age 35) Johannesburg, Gauteng 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 February 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 72) | 21 June 2017 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 June 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010/11–2013/14[a] | Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2013/14 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/14–2015/16 | Easterns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2020/21 | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2019/20 | Paarl Rocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22– | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Paarl Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025/26– | Adelaide Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990)[1] is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut in June 2016 in theCaribbean. He is widely regarded as one of the best in T20 cricket, with him being the highest wicket taker in T20 history for South Africa. He has playedfirst-class cricket for teams such asDolphins,Gauteng, Gauteng Under-19s,KwaZulu Natal,KwaZulu-Natal Inland,Lions, andTitans. His batting style is right-handed and he is known for hisleft-arm unorthodox spin bowling.[1] He is known for his passionate celebrations when taking wickets. Shamsi plays for theKarachi Kings in thePakistan Super League. He also represents theJoburg Super Kings in theSA20 and theAdelaide Strikers in the Australian Big Bash League.
Growing up, Shamsi initially played as a frontlineseam bowler inschoolcricket 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 aspin bowler as he also reportedly bowled a lot of cutters.[2]
Shamsi was the leading wicket-taker for theSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots in theCaribbean Premier League T20 in 2015.[3] He was included in theEasterns cricket team squad for the2015 Africa T20 Cup.[4]
In April 2016, Shamsi was signed byRoyal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement player for the injuredSamuel Badree during the2016 IPL and made his debut againstRising Pune Supergiants atMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium inPune where he took 1/36 in 4 overs asRoyal Challengers Bangalore won by 13 runs.[5]
In August 2017, Shamsi was named inStellenbosch Monarchs' squad for the first season of theT20 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 the2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge, finishing the tournament with 16 wickets from 11 matches.[8] He was also the leading wicket-taker in the2017–18 Momentum One Day Cup, with 26 wickets in 9 matches.[9]
In June 2018, Shamsi was named in the squad for theTitans team for the 2018–19 season.[10] In October 2018, he was named inPaarl Rocks' squad for thefirst edition of theMzansi 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 theinaugural edition of theEuro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[14][15] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[16] He was signed byHampshire County Cricket Club for the final four group stage matches as an injury replacement toMason Crane andBrad Taylor during the2019 Vitality Blast.[17]
In September 2019, Shamsi was named in the squad for thePaarl Rocks team for the2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[18] In July 2020, he was named in theJamaica Tallawahs squad for the2020 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 the2020–21 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, Shamsi took eight wickets for 32 runs in the second innings againstWarriors, to record the best bowling figures for Titans in a first-class match.[22]
In April 2021, Shamsi was named inNortherns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[23] On 25 August 2021, Shamsi was included in theRajasthan Royals squad for the second phase of the2021 IPL in theUnited Arab Emirates as a replacement player forAndrew Tye.[24] In November 2021, he was selected to play for theGalle Gladiators following the players' draft for the2021 Lanka Premier League.[25]
Shamsi played in the AustralianBig Bash 2025-26 series for theAdelaide Strikers as one of their international players.
In May 2016, Shamsi was named in South Africa's squad for the2016 West Indies Tri-Series which started the following month.[26] He made hisOne Day International (ODI) debut during the tournament on 7 June 2016 against Australia.[27]
Shamsi made hisTest debut for South Africaagainst Australia on 24 November 2016.[28]Nathan Lyon became his first test wicket, which he captured in his debut Test.
Shamsi made hisTwenty20 International (T20I) debut for South Africaagainst England on 21 June 2017.[29]
In April 2019, Shamzi was named in 15 manSouth Africa's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[30][31] Following the retirement of veteran legspinnerImran 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 theICC T20I rankings for bowlers for the first time in his career following his impressive performance in the3 match T20I series against Pakistan in Pakistan picking up 6 wickets.[35][36] In September 2021, in the second matchagainst Sri Lanka, Shamsi took his firstfive-wicket haul in ODIs.[37] Later the same month, Shamsi was named in South Africa's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[38]
On 31 July 2022, in the final match ofSouth Africa's three-match T20I series against England at theRose 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, overtakingDale Steyn, as the highest wicket-taker ever for South Africa in T20Is.
In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[39]
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