Mthokozisi Shezi

{{short description|South African cricketer and umpire (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Mthokozisi Shezi

| country = South Africa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Embali, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2014

| oneodi = true

| odidebutdate = 21 August

| odidebutyear = 2014

| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| odicap = 113

| date = 21 February

| year = 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mthokozisi-shezi-230860 Cricinfo

}}

Mthokozisi Shezi (born 9 September 1987) is a South African cricket umpire and former cricketer who played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mthokozisi-shezi-230860 |title=Mthokozisi Shezi |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} His first-class and List A cricket has been for KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94267/94267.html| title = Mthokozisi Shezi| publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}

He made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736441.html |title=South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, Aug 21, 2014 |accessdate=21 August 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was included in the South Western Districts cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/911673.html South Western Districts Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|accessdate=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |accessdate=10 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}