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

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

  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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