Irene van Zyl

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

Irene van Zyl
Personal information
Full name
Irene van Zyl
Born (1984-11-27) 27 November 1984
Windhoek, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 18)1 April 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I26 September 2023 v United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 33
Runs scored 158
Batting average 9.87
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 22
Balls bowled 519
Wickets 22
Bowling average 17.13
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/7
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2023

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
  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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