Masimphuthando Ntini (born 7 July 2000) is a South African cricketer.[1] In August 2018, he was awarded a senior contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 domestic season.[2] He is the son of former cricketer Makhaya Ntini.[3]
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| Full name | Masimphuthando Ntini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 21) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Makhaya Ntini (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He made his Twenty20 debut for Western Province in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2018.[4] Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] He made his List A debut for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 10 February 2019.[6] He made his first-class debut for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 14 February 2019.[7]
In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[8] In April 2021, Ntini was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[9] Later the same month, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10]