Tangeni Lungameni

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Tangeni Lungameni
Personal information
Born (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 29)
Gobabis, Namibia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 8)20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I5 April 2021 v Uganda
Source: CricketArchive, 5 April 2021

Tangeni Lungameni (born 17 April 1992) is a Namibian international cricketer who made his debut for the Namibian national team in January 2016. He is a left-arm pace bowler.

Career[]

Lungameni is from Gobabis, but moved to Windhoek to attend Windhoek Technical School.[1] He spent two seasons as a member of the Namibia under-19s team, including at the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, and made his debut for Namibia A in July 2015, against Botswana.[2] Lungameni made his senior debut for Namibia in January 2016, in a Sunfoil 3-Day Cup match against Gauteng (a South African provincial team).[3] Later in the 2015–16 season, he also made appearances in the Provincial 50-Over Challenge and the Provincial T20 Challenge.[4][5] Lungameni's international debut came in April 2016, when he played in an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Afghanistan.[6] Outside of playing cricket, he works as Cricket Namibia's head groundsman, having replaced Wynand Louw in the position.[1] Lungameni is one of the few black players to play at a high level in Namibia.[7]

In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[9] On 29 October 2018, in the match against Mozambique, he took a hat-trick.[10][11]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[12] In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[13][14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[15]

In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[16][17] In August 2019, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.[18] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[19] In November 2021, he was named as a reserve in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Andreas Kathindi (6 April 2015). "Staying grounded with Tangeni Lungameni" – Lela. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Tangeni Lungameni – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ First-class matches played by Tangeni Lungameni – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ List A matches played by Tangeni Lungameni – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ Twenty20 matches played by Tangeni Lungameni – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ ICC Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan v Namibia at Greater Noida, Apr 10-13, 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ^ Michael Uugwanga (10 December 2014). "Lungameni not for quota cricket" – Informanté. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. ^ "ICC Men's World T20 Africa Region Qualifier C: Interview with Namibia's Tangeni Lungameni, who picked up a hat-trick against Mozambique". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. ^ "St Helena do the double as action hots up in Botswana". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  12. ^ "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals". Xinhua News (Africa). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  14. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  15. ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  18. ^ "The Men's National Squad ICC League 2 ODI Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  19. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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