Gihahn Cloete (born 4 October 1992) is a South African

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in October 2018.

Domestic career

Cloete was included in the

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squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In October 2018, Cloete was named in

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' squad for the

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of the

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T20 tournament. He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 330 runs in ten matches. In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

International career

In September 2018, Cloete was named in South Africa's

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(T20I) series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut for South Africa against

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on 9 October 2018.

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