South African cricketer (born 2000)
Tristan Stubbs (born 14 August 2000) is a South African cricketer . He made his international debut for the 50 over South Africa cricket team in June 2022 and the Test team in January 2024.[ 2]
Domestic and franchise career
Stubbs made his first-class debut on 16 January 2020, for Eastern Province in the 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup .[ 3] He made his List A debut on 16 February 2020, for Eastern Province in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge .[ 4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2021, for Warriors in the 2020–21 CSA T20 Challenge .[ 5] In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province 's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[ 6]
Stubbs also holds a Dutch passport. In 2021 he signed with Excelsior '20 to play club cricket in the Dutch Topklasse .[ 7]
In May 2022, the Mumbai Indians added Stubbs to their squad for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing Tymal Mills who was ruled out due to an injury.[ 8] Later the same month, Stubbs was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India ,[ 9] his maiden international call-up.[ 10] He made his T20I debut on 9 June 2022, for South Africa against India .[ 11]
In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League .[ 12]
In December 2023, Stubbs was signed by Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2024 Indian Premier League .[ 13]
International career
In March 2023, Stubbs was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against West Indies .[ 14] He made his ODI debut in the second ODI of the series on 18 March 2023.[ 15]
Stubbs made his Test debut against India in January 2024. He became the first player in 127 years to be dismissed twice on the first day of his Test debut.[ 16]
In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 17]
Stubbs made his first Test century against Bangladesh in October 2024, scoring 106.[ 18]
References
^ Moonda, Firdose. " 'Big, strong, strapping' Stubbs to be South Africa's new Test No. 3" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 January 2025 .
^ "Tristan Stubbs" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 January 2020 .
^ "Cross Pool, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Oudtshoorn, Jan 16-18 2020" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 January 2020 .
^ "Pool A, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Pietermaritzburg, Feb 16 2020" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ "6th Match, Durban, Feb 21 2021, CSA T20 Challenge" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 20 February 2021 .
^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22" . Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 20 April 2021 .
^ "Tristan Stubbs to join Excelsior Schiedam" . Emerging Cricket. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023 .
^ "IPL 2022: Tristan Stubbs replaces injured Tymal Mills in Mumbai Indians' squad" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "Nortje back in South Africa squad for India T20Is; Stubbs earns maiden call-up" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 17 May 2022 .
^ "Stubbs receives maiden Proteas call-up for T20I series vs India" . Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 17 May 2022 .
^ "1st T20I (N), Delhi, June 09, 2022, South Africa tour of India" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 June 2022 .
^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 6 July 2022 .
^ "Tristan Stubbs goes to DC, KKR acquire KS Bharat" . The Daily Guardian. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ "Markram announced as new T20I captain; South Africa name squads for West Indies limited-overs leg" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 6 March 2023 .
^ "2nd ODI (D/N), East London, March 18, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ "Tristan Stubbs becomes only 2nd player in history to achieve unwanted feat on forgettable Test debut" . India TV News . Retrieved 4 January 2024 .
^ "South Africa Sqaud for ICC Men's T20I World Cup" . ScoreWaves . Retrieved 11 June 2024 .
^ "De Zorzi and Stubbs hit maiden tons to make it South Africa's day" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2024 .
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