Kyle Abbott is a South African cricketer, born 18 June 1987 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal. Abbott is primarily a pace bowler and a right-handed batsman.

Kyle Abbott is a professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. He has been part of the team since 2013 and is one of the most successful players. Kyle Abbott has enjoyed a successful stint with the team. Kyle Abbott was born on June 18, 1987 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal. Kyle Abbott made his T20 debut for the South Africa national cricket team in 2013.

Kyle Abbott's primary role on the team is as a bowler and a prolific right-arm bowler who has won many wickets for teams in both domestic and international cricket. He can also bat in the lower order and is a right-handed hitter. He is a brilliant outfield player and can set up anywhere on the ground. He is good with both his ground field and his catching.

Kyle Abbott plays for the South Africa national cricket team in the ODI/T20/Test format. He represents teams Dolphins, Hampshire, KwaZulu-Natal, Lahore Qalandars, Middlesex, Somerset 2nd XI, South Africa A, Warriors, Worcestershire in domestic cricket and is also part of Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warrior.

Background

In his early days, Kyle played domestic cricket for the KwaZulu Natal team. He also joined the Hollywoodbets Dolphins teams shortly thereafter. He played First Class and List A cricket with them.

He was spotted by national teams at these competitions and selected for South Africa A vs Bangladesh A. He was among the best players in South Africa's home group.

In the 2012–13 season, he became the leading wicket-taker of the season due to his pace and ability to get the ball bouncing more.

Domestic Career

In 2006 and 2007 Abbott played his cricket for the English seaside town of Clevedon Cricket Club, playing in the West of England Premier League - Bristol Somerset. Here he was recognized by Somerset County Cricket Club and represented their second team.

In 2015 Abbott was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL8 auction. He was included in KZN Domestic's squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In 2016 Abbott was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL 9 auction.

In October 2018 he was called up to the Durban Heat squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. He was the team's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with ten dismissals in ten matches.

In January 2019, he was signed by the Northern Knights to play in the 2018–19 Super Smash in New Zealand. In September 2019 he was called up to the Durban Heat squad for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2021 he was called up to Boland's squad ahead of the 2021–22 South Africa cricket season.

International Career

He was named to replace the injured Jacques Kallis in the South Africa national cricket team for the third Test against Pakistan in February 2013. He conceded seven wickets on his debut in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in February 2013, where he was also voted man of the match. Those were the ninth-best numbers ever for a debutant in Test cricket.

On 5 January 2017, after completing the second Test against Sri Lanka, Abbott signed a Kolpak contract with Hampshire County Cricket Club which ineligible for him to represent South Africa and ended his international career.

Kyle Abbott was part of 11 test games and he was also part of 28 ODI games. In the Test game, Kyle Abbott has batted 14 innings and he has 95 runs in Test games. According to records, Kyle Abbott's Highest Score (HS) in Test matches is 17, Kyle Abbott's batting AVG score is 6.78, and the balls seen in Test matches is 338. Coming to Kyle Abbott's batting strike rate, the batsman scored 28.10 hit rate (SR). In Test cricket, a batsman's batting rate is of secondary importance to his ability to score runs without folding

A One Day International is a type of limited overs cricket played between two teams with international status, where each side faces a fixed number of overs. Now joining Kyle Abbott in ODI, he's been in 28 games and has 76 runs followed by 13 innings, 23 of them with the highest scoring. What's the NO for Kyle Abbott in ODI matches? In ODI matches, Kyle Abbott not out is ranked 4th. In cricket, a batsman is not out until he makes the full innings. Kyle Abbott's highest batting average in ODI is 60.31, and the number of balls Kyle Abbott faces in ODI matches is 126.

Achievements in T20I

Twenty20 International is a form of cricket played by two international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), with each side having a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are high quality and the highest level for the T20. Let's look at the Kyle Abbott T20I achievements. The number of games played by .Kyle Abbott. in T20 internationals is recorded as 21 and the number of innings is 6. He scored 23 in T20I. Kyle Abbott's highest score in T20I is 9*

Twenty-20 is a compressed cricket format. It was introduced primarily at professional level by the England and Wales Cricket Board for inter-county competition in 2003. Now it's time to look at Kyle Abbott's full story in T20. In 153 T20 games we've seen Kyle Abbott and his amazing shots have allowed him to hit 320 runs and his average score per innings is 13.33.

As a Bowler

Kyle Abbott is not only a hitter but also a good bowler. His bowling has a special trick to cut off the opposing team. In his bowling history he has been part of many Test matches, ODI, T20I and T20. Get the full details on Kyle Abbott's bowling here. His bowling was an important image in Test matches. He had the chance to bowl in 11 Test games, 28 ODI games, 153 T20 games and 21 T20I games.

Records

Kyle has won a total of 99 international wickets across all formats. He has played 11 Tests, 28 ODIs and 21 T20Is.

Retirement

Abbot left the national team in January 2017 due to differences with Cricket South Africa. The board has since terminated his contract.