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Irene van Zyl

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Irene van Zyl
Personal information
Full name
Irene van Zyl
Born (1984-11-27) 27 November 1984 (age 39)
Windhoek, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 18)1 April 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I22 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 64
Runs scored 262
Batting average 10.97
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 23
Balls bowled 1,096
Wickets 44
Bowling average 19.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/7
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Irene van Zyl (born 27 November 1984) is a Namibian cricketer[1] and the current captain of the Namibia women's cricket team.[2]

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Namibia on 1 April 2019, against Botswana, during Botswana's tour of Namibia.[3]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[4][5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.[6] In May 2021, she was named as the captain of the Namibian team for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Irene van Zyl". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Women cricketers to compete in Rwanda". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ "3rd T20I, Botswana Women tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Apr 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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