Kelis Ndhlovu

Kelis Ndhlovu
Personal information
Full name
Kelis Tanyaradzwa Ndhlovu
Born (2005-11-16) 16 November 2005
Chitungwiza, Harare Province, Zimbabwe
NicknameMonte
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 19)19 April 2023 v Thailand
Last ODI28 March 2024 v Papua New Guinea
T20I debut (cap 23)20 April 2022 v Namibia
Last T20I1 May 2024 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020/21–presentEagles women's cricket team
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 9 39
Runs scored 102 610
Batting average 12.75 19.67
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 34 58*
Balls bowled 438 665
Wickets 15 36
Bowling average 16.00 17.19
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/22 3/12
Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2024

Kelis Ndhlovu (born 16 November 2005) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team. She is an all-rounder who plays as a left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-hand batter. Her father, Eddie Ndhlovu, is a well-known filmmaker in the country.

She took the most wickets in the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in the UAE. She represented Zimbabwe in the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. In 2024, she won Player of the Tournament as Zimbabwe won a gold medal in the African Games.

On 19 April 2023, she became the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul for Zimbabwe in women's ODIs.