Senuran Muthusamy

Senuran Muthusamy (born 22 February 1994) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in October 2019.^[1] Muthusamy can trace his ancestry to South India, with family in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu.^[2]

Senuran Muthusamy

Personal information
Born	(1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 31) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batting all-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa (2019–present)
Test debut (cap 337)	2 October 2019 v India
Last Test	29 October 2024 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 158)	10 February 2025 v New Zealand
Last ODI	12 February 2025 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 113)	16 July 2025 v New Zealand
Last T20I	22 July 2025 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 5 112 100 88 Runs scored 173 5,111 2,364 1,183 Batting average 43.25 30.78 31.94 22.75 100s/50s 0/1 9/30 1/15 0/5 Top score 68* 181 100 62* Balls bowled 564 14,879 3,908 1,290 Wickets 11 266 97 65 Bowling average 34.63 28.46 33.18 21.56 5 wickets in innings 0 15 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 3 0 0 Best bowling 4/45 7/36 4/36 4/12 Catches/stumpings 4/– 62/– 22/– 39/–
Medal record Men's cricket Representing  South Africa World Test Championship Winner 2023–2025
Source: Cricinfo, 8 July 2025

Domestic career

He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.^[3] In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.^[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.^[5]

In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.^[6] In April 2021, he was named to North West's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[7]

In March 2022, on the opening day of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup tournament, Muthusamy scored his first century in List A cricket, with 100 from 106 balls against Western Province.^[8]

International career

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against India.^[9] He made his Test debut for South Africa, against India, on 2 October 2019.^[10] In the match, he took his first Test match wicket, dismissing the Indian captain, Virat Kohli, who was out caught and bowled for 20 runs.^[11] In February 2025, Muthusamy was named in the squad for the Tri-Series in Pakistan, his ODI debut.^[12]