Junior Dala Explained

Junior Dala
Fullname:Carl Junior Dala
Birth Date:29 December 1989
Birth Place:Lusaka, Zambia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right–arm medium
Role:Bowler
Country:South Africa
International:true
Odidebutdate:8 August
Odidebutyear:2018
Odidebutagainst:Sri Lanka
Odicap:128
Lastodidate:12 August
Lastodiyear:2018
Lastodiagainst:Sri Lanka
Odishirt:3
T20idebutagainst:India
T20idebutdate:18 February
T20idebutyear:2018
T20icap:74
Lastt20iagainst:Pakistan
Lastt20idate:11 February
Lastt20iyear:2021
T20ishirt:3
Club1:The Unlimited Titans
Year1:2011–2020
Club2:Delhi Daredevils
Year2:2018
Club3:Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
Year3:2018–
Columns:4
Matches1:2
Runs1:8
Bat Avg1:8.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:102
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:121.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/57
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Matches2:10
Runs2:19
Bat Avg2:19.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:12
Deliveries2:192
Wickets2:13
Bowl Avg2:23.61
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/35
Catches/Stumpings2:3/–
Matches3:58
Runs3:527
Bat Avg3:11.71
100S/50S3:0/1
Top Score3:79
Deliveries3:7.557
Wickets3:152
Bowl Avg3:32.38
Fivefor3:6
Tenfor3:
Best Bowling3:6/35
Catches/Stumpings3:20/–
Matches4:76
Runs4:233
Bat Avg4:8.62
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:37
Deliveries4:3,020
Wickets4:108
Bowl Avg4:27.53
Fivefor4:1
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:6/19
Catches/Stumpings4:23/–
Date:28 April
Year:2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/545467.html ESPNcricinfo
Club4:Durban's Super Giants
Year4:2023–present

Carl Junior Dala (born 29 December 1989) is a South African cricketer.[1] In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year.[2] [3]

Domestic career

Dala was included in the Easterns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[4] In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[5] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[6]

On 26 April 2018, Dala was called upon to replace the injured fellow South African seamer, Chris Morris for the Delhi Daredevils team for the rest of the 2018 IPL season.[7] [8]

In June 2018, Dala was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.[9] In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[10] [11] In March 2019, in the semi-finals of the 2018–19 Momentum One Day Cup, he took career best figures of 6/19 against Cape Cobras, to help Titans progress to the final of the tournament.[12]

In August 2019, Dala was named the Momentum One-Day Cup Cricketer of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony.[13] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[14] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[15]

International career

In February 2018, Dala was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.[16] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 18 February 2018.[17] In June 2018, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[18] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 8 August 2018.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Africa—Players—Junior Dala. ESPNcricinfo. 28 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Markram, Ngidi named among SA Cricket Annual's Top Five . Cricket South Africa . 29 November 2018 . 27 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221829/https://cricket.co.za/news/27248/Markram-Ngidi-named-among-SA-Cricket-Annuals-Top-Five . dead .
  3. Web site: Markram, Ngidi among SA Cricket Annual's Cricketers of the Year . ESPNcricinfo . 29 November 2018.
  4. http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/911669.html Easterns Squad / Players
  5. Web site: T20 Global League announces final team squads. 28 August 2017. T20 Global League. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads. dead. .
  6. Web site: Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league . 10 October 2017 . ESPNcricinfo. 10 October 2017 .
  7. News: Junior Dala replaces Chris Morris for Delhi Daredevils. Cricbuzz. 27 April 2018. en.
  8. News: Reports: Delhi Daredevils rope in South African fast bowler. 2018-04-26. 27 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19 . Multiply Titans . 16 June 2018 . 16 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154504/http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 . dead .
  10. Web site: Mzansi Super League - full squad lists . Sport24 . 17 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far . Independent Online . 17 October 2018.
  12. Web site: Behardien, Steyn and Dala prove too much for Cobras as Titans qualify for #MODC final . IOL . 27 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards . Cricket South Africa . 4 August 2019 . 4 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190804070830/https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards . dead .
  14. Web site: MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads . Cricket South Africa . 4 September 2019 . 4 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads . dead .
  15. Web site: CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 . Cricket South Africa . 20 April 2021 . 20 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 . dead .
  16. News: South Africa call up Jonker, Dala and Klaasen for India T20Is . International Cricket Council . 13 February 2018.
  17. News: 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 18 2018 . ESPNcricinfo. 18 February 2018. 18 February 2018.
  18. Web site: South Africa rest Imran Tahir from ODI squad for Sri Lanka . ESPNcricinfo . 18 June 2018.
  19. Web site: 4th ODI (D/N), South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Aug 8 2018 . ESPNcricinfo . 8 August 2018.