Pumelela Matshikwe

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1984)}}

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| name = Pumelela Matshikwe

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa

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| date = 7 November

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/282357.html Cricinfo

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Pumelela Matshikwe (born 19 June 1984) is a South African former first-class cricketer who played for the Highveld Lions cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/282357.html |title=Pumelela Matshikwe |accessdate=7 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In August 2016, he was given a ten-year ban by Cricket South Africa for his involvement in match fixing during the 2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1043969.html |title=Tsolekile among four players banned by CSA |accessdate=8 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In June 2022, he was given a six-year jail sentence, which was suspended for five years, for his part in the match fixing.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-south-african-bowler-pumelela-matshikwe-convicted-in-2015-ram-slam-fixing-case-1319842 |title=Former South African bowler Pumelela Matshikwe convicted in 2015 Ram Slam fixing case |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 June 2022}}