Sinalo Jafta
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East London, South Africa
- South Africa (2016–present)
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| Born | 22 December 1994 East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 61) | 27 June 2022 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 December 2024 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 77) | 22 October 2016 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 November 2025 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 53) | 15 May 2019 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 30 November 2024 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2011/12 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2018/19 | North West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2022/23 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Central Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sinalo Jafta (born 22 December 1994) is a South African professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1]
Jafta made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against New Zealand on 22 October 2016.[2] In April 2019, she was named in South Africa's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[3] She made her WT20I debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 15 May 2019.[4]
In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[5][6] In March 2020, she was awarded with a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season.[7][8] On 23 July 2020, Jafta was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[9]
In April 2021, she was named the as captain of the South African Emerging Women's squad that toured Bangladesh.[10][11] In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[12] In June 2022, Jafta was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women.[13] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against England.[14]
In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[15]
She was named in the South Africa squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[16] and for their multi-format home series against England in November 2024.[17][18]
