ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / Players / Lonwabo Tsotsobe
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Full name Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe
Born March 7, 1984, Port Elizabeth
Current age 29 years 104 days
Major teams South Africa, Dolphins, Eastern Province, Essex, Sussex 2nd XI, Warriors
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | - | 2 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 47 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 6.20 | 47 | 65.95 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 111 | 33 | 19 | 82 | 11* | 5.85 | 166 | 49.39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 4.66 | 2.80 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 47 | 47 | 2309 | 1859 | 77 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 24.14 | 4.83 | 29.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 111 | 5135 | 4330 | 161 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 26.89 | 5.05 | 31.8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| World Cup span | 2011-2011 |
| ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Jan 30, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v West Indies at Cardiff, Jun 14, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Eastern Province v Griqualand West at Port Elizabeth, Jan 9, 2005 scorecard |
| Last List A | South Africa v West Indies at Cardiff, Jun 14, 2013 scorecard |
Discipline in moving the ball across the right-hander and the ability to get a bit of extra bounce have made Lonwabo Tsotsobe South Africa's next seam bowling sensation. The left-armer is not an express paceman and rarely reaches above 135km/hr but his accuracy and surprising bounce is what gets him wickets. Tsotsobe made a name for himself in the ODI series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in November 2009 before cementing his place in the squad against India in the 2010/11 summer. He is the vital third prong in an attack spearheaded by Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel and his variation has turned him into a wicket taker.
Strengths
Accuracy, discipline and being a good compliment to Steyn and Morkel set Tsotsobe apart from other left-armers. He has also grown into a committed fielder.
Key Stats
All stats updated till before the start of the 2011 World Cup.
World Cup tracker
This will be Tsotsobe's first World Cup.
Expert view
"He adds variety and stability to the bowling attack,"- Kepler Wessels, former South Africa captain.
Firdose Moonda
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4 for 22 v India, Johannesburg, 2011
- South Africa wolves lack bite (Jun 6, 2013)
- Tsotsobe switches to Lions (May 17, 2013)
- Injured Morkel out of third Test, Kyle Abbott in (Feb 19, 2013)
- McLaren's last-ball six gives South Africa win (Jan 25, 2013)
- Tsotsobe ruled out of T20 series (Dec 21, 2012)
Jun 10, 2013
Lonwabo Tsotsobe celebrates a wicket
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Jun 6, 2013
Lonwabo Tsotsobe was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja
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Jun 6, 2013
Lonwabo Tsotsobe picked up two wickets in an expensive spell
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