Gihahn Cloete (born 4 October 1992) is a South African

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in October 2018.

Domestic career

Cloete was included in the

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squad for the

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. In August 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. In October 2018, Cloete was named in

Tshwane Spartans Tshwane Spartans were a city-based franchise team of the South African Mzansi Super League (MSL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team was based at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Tshwane Spartans played in the first two editions of the MLS in 2018 ...

' squad for the

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of the

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T20 tournament. He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 330 runs in ten matches. In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

International career

In September 2018, Cloete was named in South Africa's

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(T20I) series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut for South Africa against

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on 9 October 2018.

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