Wihan Lubbe
South African cricketer
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Wihan Johannes Lubbe (born 22 November 1992) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in April 2021.[1]
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
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| Full name | Wihan Johannes Lubbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1992 Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 90) | 10 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2019/20 | North West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2019/20 | Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jozi Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Durban Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Paarl Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[4]
In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.[5] In September 2018, he was named in North West's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] On 15 September 2018, he scored his first T20 century, against Limpopo, in Group D of the tournament.[7] He only took 33 balls to reach 100 runs, making it the third fastest T20 century ever.[8] Lubbe was the leading run-scorer for North West in the tournament, with 173 runs in five matches.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[10] Later the same month, he was named as the captain of North West's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[11] In January 2020, in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[12]
In March 2021, Lubbe was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against Pakistan, on 10 April 2021.[14] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[15]