Mluleki Nkala

Mluleki Nkala

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	10	47
Runs scored	187	288
Batting average	14.38	10.66
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	47	47
Balls bowled	1452	1558
Wickets	11	22
Bowling average	66.09	70.77
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	3/82	3/12
Catches/stumpings	4/-	6/-
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2006

Mluleki Luke Nkala (born 1 April 1981 in Bulawayo) commonly known as Syke, is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar with his second ball in senior international cricket, in a one-dayer against India at Bulawayo in 1999. A member of the Zimbabwean Test and One Day International teams, Nkala also captained Zimbabwe in three Under-19 One Day Internationals in 1999/2000. He is currently coaching at sports academy 'The Harefield Academy' in Middlesex. In early 2010, Nkala returned to Zimbabwe to play professional cricket with the Mid-West Rhinos Franchise, along with Riki Wessels, Darren Stevens and Brendan Taylor and many others.

Trivia

• Nkala has thirteen siblings, seven brothers and six sisters.
• He is a member of the Ndebele tribe.
• His Test debut was against England at Trent Bridge in 2000.
• He was the joint leading wicket-taker in the 1998 U/19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa with 16 wickets, along with West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan.
• He has spent some time during his career at the Australian Cricket Academy, working with Dennis Lillee.
• His father had never seen a game of cricket until his international debut against India at Bulawayo in 1999.

References

• Cricinfo page on Mluleki Nkala

Persondata
Name	Nkala, Mluleki
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Date of birth	1 April 1981
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