Dane van Niekerk

Dané van Niekerk

Van Niekerk batting for Sydney Sixers during WBBL|03
Personal information
Full name	Dané van Niekerk
Born	(1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31) Pretoria, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Marizanne Kapp (wife)
International information
National side	South Africa (2009–2021)
Only Test (cap 57)	16 November 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 53)	8 March 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI	16 September 2021 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	81
T20I debut (cap 18)	11 June 2009 v West Indies
Last T20I	4 September 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2011/12	Northerns
2012/13–present	Eastern Province
2015/16	Melbourne Renegades
2016	Loughborough Lightning
2016/17–2020/21	Sydney Sixers
2018–2019	Surrey Stars
2021–2023	Oval Invincibles
2021/22	Adelaide Strikers
2023	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2023	Sunrisers
2024/25	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 1 107 86 Runs scored 22 2,175 1,877 Batting average 11.00 36.25 28.01 100s/50s 0/0 1/9 0/10 Top score 15 102 90* Balls bowled 222 4,578 1,500 Wickets 1 138 65 Bowling average 90.00 19.14 20.96 5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/90 5/17 4/17 Catches/stumpings 0/– 56/– 25/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 September 2021

Dané van Niekerk (/dəˈneɪ vəniːˈkərk/ də-NAY va-nee-KURK, Afrikaans pronunciation: [dɑːˈnɛi_ˌvaniˈkəːk];^[1] born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played for South Africa in Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2009 and 2021, and was captain of the side between 2016 and 2021.^[2] She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.^[3]