George Linde
About
The left-arm tweaker has remarkable first class numbers. In fact, Linde has done extremely well in all three formats of the game. He has over 200 scalps in the three forms, which included a 10-wicket haul in four-day game as well.
Linde is more than a useful lower-order batsman. A batting average of 23 in the longer format that also includes a ton. He has over 1000 first class runs to his name. With age on his side, Linde should break into the A side or the academy squads soon. During the Global T20 League auctions, Benoni Zalmi snapped up Linde for the upcoming tournament.
| Format | Debut | Last Played |
|---|---|---|
| T20 | vs England, 2020-11-27, Newlands | vs New Zealand, 2026-03-25, Hagley Oval |
| TEST | vs India, 2019-10-19, JSCA International Stadium Complex | vs Pakistan, 2021-02-04, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
| ODI | vs Sri Lanka, 2021-09-04, R.Premadasa Stadium | vs Pakistan, 2025-11-06, Iqbal Stadium |
| IPL | vs Gujarat Titans, 2026-04-12, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2026-04-26, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| Stat | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 4 | 37 | 3 |
| Innings | 6 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| Runs | 135 | 29 | 403 | 31 |
| Balls | 255 | 38 | 273 | 21 |
| Highest | 37 | 18 | 48 | 16 |
| Average | 22.5 | 14.5 | 19.19 | 10.33 |
| SR | 52.95 | 76.32 | 147.62 | 147.62 |
| Not Out | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Fours | 19 | 3 | 27 | 6 |
| Sixes | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stat | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 4 | 37 | 3 |
| Innings | 5 | 4 | 36 | 3 |
| Balls | 473 | 150 | 660 | 37 |
| Runs | 252 | 140 | 834 | 55 |
| Maidens | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 9 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| Avg | 28.0 | 35.0 | 23.83 | 55.0 |
| Eco | 3.2 | 5.6 | 7.58 | 8.92 |
| SR | 52.56 | 37.5 | 18.86 | 37.0 |
| BBI | 5/64 | 2/32 | 4/21 | 1/18 |
| BBM | 5/68 | 2/32 | 4/21 | 1/18 |
| 4w | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5w | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Linde to replace Wanindu Hasaranga at LSG
The Sri Lankan all-rounder has failed to turn up for the season having not partaken in a fitness test that SLC conducts before issuing NOCs to its players
IPL 2026· 10 Apr 2026Linde, Brevis and Hermann star as South Africa begin tri-series with easy win
Sikandar Raza's fighting fifty went in vain
Tri-series in Zimbabwe, 2025 · 14 Jul 2025Same pitch, same XI; just what clicked for South Africa?
The least predictable format of cricket was true to form in the second T20I in Grenada
WI vs SA, 2nd T20I· 28 Jun 2021George Linde and the finger of fate
An injured finger isn't holding back the left-arm spinner from giving his best in the Rawalpindi Test
Pakistan v SA, 2nd Test· 6 Feb 2021George Linde: South Africa's odd man with unwavering self-belief
There's a touch of a young Clint Eastwood to Linde's jib, and some of Kepler Wessels's cussedness in his saunter
England tour of South Africa, 2020 · 29 Nov 2020Du Plessis, Van der Dussen return for India ODIs
Left-arm spinner George Linde has received his maiden ODI call-up
South Africa tour of India, 2020· 2 Mar 2020