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Wandile Makwetu

27South Africa

Right-handed top-order batter

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class matches	32	49	1,055	26.38	47.3	1/6	101
Last 10	10	14	370	30.83	46.8	0/3	89

Batting style

Balanced middle-order batter

Strong against spin

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	25.8	29.4
Average v pace	18.6	29.0
Average v spin	49.0	29.6
Strike rate v pace	54	52
Strike rate v spin	41	50
Balls per dismissal	53	57
Dot %	74.8	74.9

1,107 balls in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

Compare with other players

Men's First-class

Overall rank: 627th; all first-class batters
Runs a match: −11.7; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak −3.6
January 2020Now −11.7
2019202120232025

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	6	257	36.7	52.6	–	–	–

Team

LionsCSA 4-Day SeriesLast played Sept 2026

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	14%	1	2	4232699897151960
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Wandile Makwetu has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 First-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
10 Sept 2026	Lions	Boland		19 & 60*	–	Drawn
18 Feb 2026	Lions	Warriors		7 & 15*	–	Lions won by 8 wickets
9 Feb 2026	Lions	Tuskers		89 (98)	–	Lions won by an innings and 270 runs
21 Oct 2025	Lions	North West Dragons		9 & 9	–	North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
10 Apr 2025	Lions	Titans		26 (41)	–	Drawn
20 Mar 2025	Lions	Boland		23 (50)	–	Drawn
21 Feb 2024	Lions	Titans		5 & 4	–	Lions won by 5 wickets
14 Feb 2024	Lions	Boland		5 (24)	–	Drawn
20 Dec 2023	Lions	Tuskers		34 (73)	–	Lions won by 9 wickets
14 Dec 2023	Lions	Dolphins		65 (185)	–	Drawn