Sune Wittmann

Sune Wittmann
Personal information
Full name
Sune Alet Wittmann
Born (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Windhoek, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 16)5 January 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I14 September 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22North West
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 62
Runs scored 1,036
Batting average 19.18
100s/50s 0/6
Top score 93*
Balls bowled 750
Wickets 39
Bowling average 14.92
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/10
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Sune Alet Wittmann (born 3 February 1995) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 5 January 2019, against Zimbabwe, during Zimbabwe's tour of Namibia.[2]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[3][4] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.[5] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[6] In Namibia's third match of the tournament, against Botswana, Wittmann scored a match-winning 93 not out from 60 balls.[7] Following the conclusion of the tournament, Wittmann was named in the team of the tournament,[8] selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association.[9]

In April 2022, Wittmann was named in Namibia's squad for the 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series.[10] On 23 April 2022, in Namibia's match against Uganda, Wittmann took her first five-wicket haul in a WT20I match, with five wickets for ten runs.[11]

  1. ^ "Sune Wittmann". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "1st T20I, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia at Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Magnificent Sune Wittmann headlines Namibia's thumping of Botswana on day 3 of Kwibuka T20". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. ^ @CricketNamibia1 (15 April 2022). "Capricorn Eagles squad set to compete in the Capricorn Women's Tri-Series against Zimbabwe and Uganda" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Bowlers day out as Namibia thump Uganda in the low scoring match". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 23 April 2022.