Karabo
Meso.
Date Of Birth: 18.09.2007
A proud daughter of Soweto Rockville, Karabo Meso's love affair with cricket began at age 7 through the Mini Cricket program and it didn't take long for the game to fall in love with her right back.
A wicketkeeper batter in the truest sense, Karabo has always brought a double threat to every team she has represented. At the 2023 ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, playing on home soil as the youngest member of the squad, she announced herself to the cricketing world in epic fashion. Vocal, energetic and impossible to ignore behind the stumps, her glove work was simply in a class of its own, effecting a tournament-high eight dismissals, the most by any wicketkeeper in the inaugural edition of the competition, while also chipping in with crucial runs at the crease. A fitting reward came in the form of a well-deserved spot in the official Team of the Tournament.
2024 brought even more firsts. She claimed a Silver Medal at the 13th African Games in Ghana as the tournament's most prolific wicketkeeper, and became the youngest wicketkeeper ever to earn a senior Proteas Women's T20I cap, debuting against Sri Lanka at just 16 years old.
If there was any doubt she . She returned for a second ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, helping the young Proteas reach the final, before being named Player of the Tournament and Batter of the Competition at the inaugural Schools SA20, capping a stunning run with a breathtaking unbeaten 117 off 69 balls in the final. She then made her Senior ODI debut in the Tri-Nation Series against India and Sri Lanka, before earning a place in the Proteas Women's squad for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India.
Still in the early chapters of what promises to be a remarkable career, Karabo Meso is no longer just a prospect. She is the real deal. A wicketkeeper batter who energises those around her with her vocal presence behind the stumps and has the skill to win matches with the bat in hand, she is set to become one of the most exciting and complete players the Proteas Women have ever produced.
Karabo
Meso
Date Of Birth: 18.09.2007
A proud daughter of Soweto Rockville, Karabo Meso's love affair with cricket began at age 7 through the Mini Cricket program and it didn't take long for the game to fall in love with her right back.
A wicketkeeper batter in the truest sense, Karabo has always brought a double threat to every team she has represented. At the 2023 ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, playing on home soil as the youngest member of the squad, she announced herself to the cricketing world in epic fashion. Vocal, energetic and impossible to ignore behind the stumps, her glove work was simply in a class of its own, effecting a tournament-high eight dismissals, the most by any wicketkeeper in the inaugural edition of the competition, while also chipping in with crucial runs at the crease. A fitting reward came in the form of a well-deserved spot in the official Team of the Tournament.
2024 brought even more firsts. She claimed a Silver Medal at the 13th African Games in Ghana as the tournament's most prolific wicketkeeper, and became the youngest wicketkeeper ever to earn a senior Proteas Women's T20I cap, debuting against Sri Lanka at just 16 years old.
If there was any doubt she . She returned for a second ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, helping the young Proteas reach the final, before being named Player of the Tournament and Batter of the Competition at the inaugural Schools SA20, capping a stunning run with a breathtaking unbeaten 117 off 69 balls in the final. She then made her Senior ODI debut in the Tri-Nation Series against India and Sri Lanka, before earning a place in the Proteas Women's squad for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India.
Still in the early chapters of what promises to be a remarkable career, Karabo Meso is no longer just a prospect. She is the real deal. A wicketkeeper batter who energises those around her with her vocal presence behind the stumps and has the skill to win matches with the bat in hand, she is set to become one of the most exciting and complete players the Proteas Women have ever produced.
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