Aviwe Mgijima (born 10 August 1988) is a South African

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er. He was included in the

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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

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. However, in October 2017,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In September 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century playing for

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against Knights in the

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, and has since scored a second. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in South Western Districts' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2021, he was named in

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's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mgijima, Aviwe 1988 births Living people Cricketers from East London, Eastern Cape South African cricketers Border cricketers Cape Cobras cricketers Cape Town Blitz cricketers South Western Districts cricketers Western Province cricketers