Senuran Muthusamy

South African cricketer (born 1994)

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Senuran Muthusamy (Tamil: [செனுரன் முத்துசாமி]; born 22 February 1994) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in October 2019. Muthusamy traces his ancestry to South India, with family in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu.

Domestic career

He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.

In September 2018, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In April 2021, he was named to North West's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

In March 2022, on the opening day of the 2021–22 CSA One-Day Cup tournament, Muthusamy scored his first century in List A cricket, with 100 from 106 balls against Western Province.

English county cricket career

In January 2026, Muthusamy agreed a contract to join Kent County Cricket Club as an overseas player for that year's T20 Blast and eight County Championship matches.

International career

In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against India. He made his Test debut for South Africa, against India, on 2 October 2019. In the match, he took his first Test match wicket, dismissing the Indian captain, Virat Kohli, who was out caught and bowled for 20 runs. In February 2025, Muthusamy was named in the squad for the Tri-Series in Pakistan, his ODI debut.