Occupation recap of retiring South African all-rounder Dane Van Niekerk

Here’s the profession recap of retiring South African cricketer Dane Van Niekerk.

Van Niekerk used to be the primary South African feminine cricketer to be inducted into the boys’s facet on the Jap Province cricket academy.

She debuted for the Proteas within the 2009 Global Cup, beginning off with spectacular figures of three/11 in her second recreation.

In 2013, Van Niekerk turned into the primary Proteas girls to take a hat-trick, completing with 5/28 in an ODI towards the West Indies in St. Kitts.

Van Niekerk used to be made South Africa’s captain throughout codecs in 2016 when Migon du Preez gave up the function.

She used to be the absolute best wicket-taker within the 2017 Global Cup.

She took 4/0 towards West Indies in 2017 Global Cup, changing into the primary ever bowler (male or feminine) to take 4 wickets with out conceding a unmarried run.

Van Niekerk is best the sixth participant to have scored 1000 runs, taken 50 wickets and 50 catches in ODIs.

The Pretoria-born cricketer bid farewell to global cricket in March 2023.

In 194 global suits, Van Niekerk has scored 4074 runs and brought 204 wickets.

Van Niekerk is recently representing the Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, and has but to make her debut within the 20-over showpiece match. The Bangaluru-based franchise will play their subsequent fixture towards Gujarat Giants on Saturday, March 18. RCB have gained one recreation out in their six video games to this point, and their probabilities of qualifying within the playoffs are reasonably tricky. It’s going to be attention-grabbing to peer if Van Niekerk gets the debut cap within the subsequent fit.

Supply: WomenCricket.com