Sune Luus’ Personal Details:
Full Name: Sune Luus
Date of Birth: 5 January 1996
Batting Style: Right-hand batter
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break and leg-break
Playing Role: All-rounder
Sune Luus is one of South Africa’s most experienced all-rounders. She has been playing international cricket for more than ten years and has helped her team with both bat and ball.
Luus started playing cricket when she was four years old. She was very talented from a young age and played in boys’ school teams when she was only seven. At the age of 13, she made her senior debut for Northerns.
She made her international debut for South Africa in 2012 when she was just 16 years old. She started as a leg-spin bowling all-rounder but later became an off-spinner while continuing to improve her batting.
One of the best performances of her career came against Ireland in 2016. In that match, she scored a half-century and took six wickets. She became only the second woman in ODI cricket to score a fifty and take five or more wickets in the same match.
Luus is also the only woman to take two six-wicket hauls in ODI cricket. Over the years, she has become an important player for South Africa and has often helped the team in difficult situations.
In 2023, she led South Africa in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Under her captaincy, South Africa reached the final of the tournament for the first time the same year.
Sune Luus’ T20I Career
Sune Luus made her T20I debut against Bangladesh on 11 September 2012.
She has played 143 T20I matches and scored 1,855 runs. Her highest score is 81, and she has scored eight half-centuries in the format.
With the ball, she has taken 57 wickets. Her best bowling figures are 5/8, which shows her ability to change matches with her spin bowling.
She has also taken 46 catches in WT20I cricket and is a safe fielder for South Africa.
Sune Luus’ T20 Career
Sune Luus has played in different T20 leagues around the world.
She has represented Brisbane Heat in the Women’s Big Bash League, Trinbago Knight Riders Women in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, Supernovas and Velocity in India, and Tornadoes Women in the FairBreak Invitational Tournament.
Her experience and all-round skills have made her an important player for every team she has played for. She has scored useful runs, taken important wickets, and provided leadership whenever needed.
Recent Form Ahead of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Sune Luus comes into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in good form.
During South Africa’s T20I series against India in April 2026, she scored 64 not out, 57, 40 and 23 in four matches.
Her unbeaten 64 in Johannesburg was one of her best recent innings and showed her value in South Africa’s batting line-up.
With her experience, strong batting, useful spin bowling, and leadership skills, Sune Luus remains one of South Africa’s key players heading into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
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