Schools SA20 Profile – Shelfa Mukhari – Nkowankowa Hub
At the previous two editions of the CSA u19 Girls Week, Shelfa Mukhari, from Nkowankowa, a town just outside Tzaneen, in Limpopo, earned herself a place in the South African Schools team.
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The talented pace bowler started her journey to winning national colours back in 2018 when she took up cricket as an 11-year-old.
“I have been fortunate enough to be part of Shelfa’s growth and development in her young cricket career. I’ve coached her for about seven years now and every year she gets better and better,” her coach, Blessing Mabunda said.
Muhkari’s achievements also saw her reach the final 22 of selection for the South Africa u19 Women’s squad.
“With all the experience she has gained from Cricket South Africa camps, she led our bowling attack expertly in the Schools SA20 Regional Finals in Benoni,” Mabunda said. “Although she didn’t take that many wickets, she was the one to remove the opposition’s key batters.”
In the semi-final against Shoshanguve Hub, her two overs with the new ball, which cost only five runs, played a pivotal part in her side advancing to the final. Then, in the final against Kwa-Themba Hub, she surrendered only eight runs from three overs.
Her ability to land the ball in the same spot continuously not only places heavy pressure on the opposition batters but also forces unwanted errors.
Mukhari has a simple goal for the tournament: Dominate the Schools SA20 playoffs and make a name for herself and her team. If she performs in the National Finals as she has in qualifying for the big stage, she’ll surely achieve that goal.
The Nkowankowa Hub’s challenge begins on Thursday morning with a showdown against Saints Christian School at 09:30.
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