Zhivago Groenewald | |
Country: | Namibia |
Birth Date: | 8 June 1993 |
Birth Place: | Walvis Bay, South Africa |
Batting: | Left-handed |
International: | true |
Odidebutdate: | 17 September |
Odidebutyear: | 2019 |
Odidebutagainst: | United States |
Odicap: | 27 |
Lastodidate: | 23 September |
Lastodiyear: | 2019 |
Lastodiagainst: | PNG |
T20idebutdate: | 20 May |
T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
T20idebutagainst: | Ghana |
T20icap: | 7 |
Lastt20idate: | 2 November |
Lastt20iyear: | 2019 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Ireland |
Date: | 2 November 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/446860.html Cricinfo |
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]