Irene van Zyl
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| Full name | Irene van Zyl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1984 Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 18) | 1 April 2019 v Botswana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Irene van Zyl". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Women cricketers to compete in Rwanda". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "3rd T20I, Botswana Women tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Apr 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.