Sune Wittmann

{{short description|Namibian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Sune Wittmann

| female = true

| image =

| country = Namibia

| fullname = Sune Alet Wittmann

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = All-rounder

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 5 January

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| T20Icap = 16

| lastT20Idate = 14 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe

| club1 = North West

| year1 = 2021/22

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 62

| runs1 = 1,036

| bat avg1 = 19.18

| 100s/50s1 = 0/6

| top score1 = 93*

| deliveries1 = 750

| wickets1 = 39

| bowl avg1 = 14.92

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/10

| catches/stumpings1 = 17/–

| date = 7 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/546086.html Cricinfo

}}

Sune Alet Wittmann (born 3 February 1995) is a Namibian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/546086.html |title=Sune Wittmann |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 5 January 2019, against Zimbabwe, during Zimbabwe's tour of Namibia.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1171099.html |title=1st T20I, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia at Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2019}}

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/21/c_138326975.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822080340/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/21/c_138326975.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2019 |title=Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad |work=Xinhua News |access-date=22 August 2019}} She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197050.html |title=4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 August 2019}} In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/irene-van-zyl-backs-namibia-batting-to-come-good-in-kwibuka-t20-tournament |title=Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=2 June 2021}} In Namibia's third match of the tournament, against Botswana, Wittmann scored a match-winning 93 not out from 60 balls.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/wittmann-played-a-magnificient-knock-as-namibia-thrash-botswana |title=Magnificent Sune Wittmann headlines Namibia's thumping of Botswana on day 3 of Kwibuka T20 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=8 June 2021}} Following the conclusion of the tournament, Wittmann was named in the team of the tournament,{{cite web|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/cricket/kenya-win-fourth-kwibuka-women-s-twenty20-title-in-kigali-3435780 |title=Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali |work=Daily Nation |access-date=14 June 2021}} selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2171251 |title=Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=14 June 2021}}

In April 2022, Wittmann was named in Namibia's squad for the 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series.{{cite tweet |user=CricketNamibia1 |number=1514856388522033162 |date=15 April 2022 |title=Capricorn Eagles squad set to compete in the Capricorn Women's Tri-Series against Zimbabwe and Uganda}} On 23 April 2022, in Namibia's match against Uganda, Wittmann took her first five-wicket haul in a WT20I match, with five wickets for ten runs.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/namibias-bowlers-day-out-as-they-thump-uganda-in-the-low-scoring-match |title=Bowlers day out as Namibia thump Uganda in the low scoring match |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=23 April 2022}}