Tim Seifert

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Tim Seifert (born 14 December 1994) is a New Zealand international cricketer. He was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2018.[1]

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Tim Seifert
Personal information
Full name
Tim Louis Seifert
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)
Whanganui, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 195)3 January 2019 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI8 January 2019 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.43
T20I debut (cap 78)13 February 2018 v England
Last T20I26 March 2025 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.43
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–Northern Districts
2020Trinbago Knight Riders
2021Kolkata Knight Riders
2022Delhi Capitals
2022Sussex
2024/25Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 63 69 68
Runs scored 33 1,477 3,693 1,819
Batting average 16.50 26.03 32.39 29.81
100s/50s 0/0 0/9 7/19 5/8
Top score 22 97* 167* 109*
Catches/stumpings 7/1 36/8 179/16 90/12
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 March 2025
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Domestic and T20 franchise career

In December 2017, Seifert scored the fastest century in a domestic Twenty20 match in New Zealand, batting for Northern Districts against Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash.[2] He made 100 runs off 40 deliveries.[3]

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Northern Districts, with 703 runs in nine matches.[4] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts for the 2018–19 season.[5]

In July 2020, he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[6][7] In October 2020, he replaced the injured Ali Khan in the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), but did not play a match during the competition.[8] Seifert was retained in the Kolkata squad for the following season's IPL but did not play before the suspension of the league in May during the COVID-19 pandemic. His departure from India was delayed after he tested positive for the virus.[9][10]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12]

International career

In February 2018, Seifert was added to New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series,[13] making his debut for New Zealand against England on 13 February 2018.[14] In December 2018, he was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka,[15] going on to make his ODI debut during the series in January 2019.[16]

In August 2021, Seifert was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[17]

In August 2023, Seifert was selected for New Zealand's T20I tour of the UAE[18] and the T20I leg of New Zealand's tour of England.[19]

In Feb 2024, Seifert came in as wicket keeper to replace the injured Conway, against Australia, in the 3rd T20I.

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