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Ayabonga Khaka

Born: 1992-07-18
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm medium
From: South African

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
ODI	121	161	5.19	43.28	18
T20I	89	58	9.67	63.04	12
T20	22	12	6	54.55	6
women t20	7	5	5	100	4
Women's ODI	121	164	5.29	43.39	18
Women's T20I	89	58	9.67	63.04	12*
Women's T20	24	12	6	54.55	6

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
ODI	121	143	4.31	873.2	3/51
T20I	89	81	6.98	302.5	4/23
List A	1	2	8	5.0	2/40
T20	22	20	6.21	76.0	5/9
women t20	7	0	8.72	24.4	—
Women's List A	2	4	3.27	15.0	2/9
Women's ODI	121	151	4.31	921.1	6/56
Women's T10	4	2	5.12	6.5	1/4
Women's T20I	89	80	6.94	304.5	4/23
T10	4	2	5.12	6.5	1/4
Women's T20	24	25	6.45	82.4	5/9

Recent performances

T20 match form

27 Apr 2026South Africa Women vs India WomenT20I · Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/29 (4.0 ov)

25 Apr 2026South Africa Women vs India WomenT20I · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Batting: 1 (3)
Bowling: 0/27 (4.0 ov)

19 Apr 2026South Africa Women vs India WomenT20I · Kingsmead, Durban

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/44 (4.0 ov)

17 Apr 2026South Africa Women vs India WomenT20I · Kingsmead, Durban

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/16 (4.0 ov)

About Ayabonga Khaka

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Khaka is one of the most prolific wicket-takers for the South African team in the ODI format. The right-arm medium pace bowler has been a vital cog in the Proteas pace attack ever since her debut in 2012. The seamer made her ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2012 and went wicket-less in her maiden international game. In the T20I leg of that series, Khaka was given another chance to make a name for herself, but the pacer went for 11 runs in her first over and was not required to bowl again as the Proteas clinched the victory. Over the years she became a better ODI bowler and in 2018, she took her 50th ODI wicket in the series against Bangladesh. She continued to perform well and broke into the top 10 of the ICC bowlers ranking for the first time in 2018, claiming the 8th spot in the charts after an impressive ODI series against Bangladesh. The South African cricketer's ability to keep the run-rate down and take wickets at regular intervals earned her a national contract by Cricket South Africa for the 2018-19 season. Khaka was added to the limited-overs squad for their away series against India in 2021. She played four of the five ODI matches in the series and took just a solitary wicket in the series as the Proteas won the series 4-1. An ever reliant pace bowler for her team, Khaka has been consistent with her bowling for the past 9 years now. She doesn’t have the express pace, but it’s her accurate line and length that does all the talking on the pitch. (As of Mar 2021)