Smangaliso Nhlebela
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- Right-handed batter
- Left-arm orthodox spin bowler
First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 26 | 27 | 204 | 9.27 | 36.7 | 0/0 | 42 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 12 | 96 | 10.67 | 34.5 | 0/0 | 34* |
Bowling
| Mat | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 26 | 3,420 | 68 | 30.15 | 3.60 | 7/33 | 4 | 0 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 1,431 | 19 | 47.79 | 3.81 | 4/109 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling style
Left-arm spinner
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 73.2 | 30.7 | |
| Balls per wicket | 108.0 | 57.6 | |
| Economy | 4.06 | 3.20 | |
| Average v right-handers | 108.0 | 31.5 | |
| Dot % | 65.4 | 74.7 |
648 balls bowled in first-class matches · Nov 2023 – Jan 2026
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- −34.9
- above an average player
Men's First-class bowling, runs a match
AveragePeak −6.9
February 2018Now −34.920172019202120232025
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 2 | 13 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 5 | 34.4 | 3.82 |
Not in our first-class batting rankings.
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took a wicket | 8/10 | 85% | 2 | 17 | 1431410023 |
- Smangaliso Nhlebela has taken a wicket in 8 of the last 10 first-class matches bowled in, including the last 2.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2026 | Mpumalanga Rhinos | Eastern Cape Iinyathi | 13 & 0* | 3/125 (38.0) | Drawn | |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Mpumalanga Rhinos | Eastern Storm | – | 2/47 (7.0) | Drawn | |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Tuskers | Warriors | – | 0/130 (24.0) | Drawn | |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Tuskers | Titans | 0 (2) | 0/51 (17.0) | Drawn | |
| 4 Nov 2023 | Tuskers | Dolphins | 1 & 8 | 1/86 (22.0) | Dolphins won by an innings and 61 runs | |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Dolphins | Cape Cobras | City Oval | 19 & 0 | 4/109 (28.0) | Drawn |
| 14 Oct 2019 | Dolphins | Knights | Mangaung Oval | 18 & 2 | 1/143 (40.0) | Drawn |
| 12 Apr 2018 | KwaZulu-Natal | Namibia | Kingsmead | – | 3/61 (19.0) | KwaZulu-Natal won by 25 runs |
| 22 Mar 2018 | KwaZulu-Natal | Border | Buffalo Park | 34* (28) | 4/43 (18.3) | Drawn |
| 22 Feb 2018 | KwaZulu-Natal | Boland | Boland Park | 0* & 1 | 1/113 (25.0) | Boland won by 26 runs |