Zhivago Groenewald

Namibian cricketer

Born (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 32)
Walvis Bay, Namibia

BattingLeft-handed

National side

Namibia

ODI debut(cap27)17 September 2019 v United States

Zhivago Groenewald
Personal information
Born	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 32) Walvis Bay, Namibia
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: ESPNcricinfo, 2 November 2019

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]

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

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

External links

Zhivago Groenewald at ESPNcricinfo

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