Sinalo Jafta

Sinalo Jafta (born 22 December 1994) is a South African professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.^[1]

Sinalo Jafta

Personal information
Full name	Sinalo Jafta
Born	(1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 30) East London, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	South Africa (2016–present)
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	8 December 2024 v England
T20I debut (cap 53)	15 May 2019 v Pakistan
Last T20I	30 November 2024 v England
T20I shirt no.	10
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 4 34 55 Runs scored 36 144 138 Batting average 5.14 12.00 15.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 15 28* 17* Catches/stumpings 5/– 29/2 27/9
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2024
Medal record Representing  South Africa Women's Cricket T20 World Cup Runner-up 2023 South Africa Runner-up 2024 UAE

Career

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]