| Wihan Lubbe | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Wihan Johannes Lubbe |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | Batter |
| Club1: | North West |
| Club2: | Lions |
| Club3: | Jozi Stars |
| Year3: | 2018 |
| Club4: | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants |
| Year4: | 2018 |
| Club5: | Durban Heat |
| Year5: | 2019 |
| Club6: | Warriors |
| Year6: | 2020/21 |
| Club7: | Eastern Province |
| Club8: | Paarl Royals |
| Year8: | 2023 |
| International: | true |
| T20idebutdate: | 10 April |
| T20idebutyear: | 2021 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| T20icap: | 90 |
| Lastt20idate: | 12 April |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2021 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Pakistan |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | T20I |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 16 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 12 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 54 |
| Runs2: | 2,503 |
| Bat Avg2: | 33.37 |
| 100S/50S2: | 7/11 |
| Top Score2: | 166 |
| Deliveries2: | 3,593 |
| Wickets2: | 50 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 35.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/43 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 66/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 68 |
| Runs3: | 1,926 |
| Bat Avg3: | 31.06 |
| 100S/50S3: | 3/12 |
| Top Score3: | 162 |
| Deliveries3: | 1,933 |
| Wickets3: | 33 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 44.66 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/21 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 35/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 71 |
| Runs4: | 1,424 |
| Bat Avg4: | 22.60 |
| 100S/50S4: | 1/8 |
| Top Score4: | 102 |
| Deliveries4: | 564 |
| Wickets4: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 29.86 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 19/– |
| Date: | 3 January 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/wihan-lubbe-429886 ESPNcricinfo |
Wihan Johannes Lubbe (born 22 November 1992) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in April 2021.[1]
He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[4]
In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.[5] In September 2018, he was named in North West's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] On 15 September 2018, he scored his first T20 century, against Limpopo, in Group D of the tournament.[7] He only took 33 balls to reach 100 runs, making it the third fastest T20 century ever.[8] Lubbe was the leading run-scorer for North West in the tournament, with 173 runs in five matches.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[10] Later the same month, he was named as the captain of North West's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[11] In January 2020, in the 2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[12]
In March 2021, Lubbe was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13] He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against Pakistan, on 10 April 2021.[14] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[15]