Masabata Marie Klaas (alternatively Mazabatha Klaas, born 3 February 1991) is a South African

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er who plays as a right-arm

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bowler. She made her debut for

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in 2010. In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by

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ahead of the 2018–19 season. In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In May 2019, in the second WODI against Pakistan, Klass became the tenth bowler to take a hat-trick in a WODI match. In September 2019, she was named in the Terblanche XI squad for the inaugural edition of the

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in South Africa. In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the

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in Australia. On 23 July 2020, Klaas was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in

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, ahead of their tour to England. In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the

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in New Zealand. In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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