Dane van Niekerk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dane van Niekerk
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	May 14, 1993(1993-05-14)
Age	31
Birthplace	Pretoria
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Taurus

Dane van Niekerk Biography

Dane van Niekerk is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on May 14, 1993 in Pretoria, South Africa. Dane van Niekerk (born 14 May 1993) is an South African cricketer born in Pretoria and was educated at Centurion High School. An experienced leg spin bowler she’s played on Tests, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) representing South Africa and is the women’s captain of the team in the 3 forms (Test, ODI and T20I) since June 2016.

In January 2014, against Pakistan, van Niekerk took her second five-wicket haul in ODIs with 5/17. Van Niekerk became the very first South African woman player to have two five-wicket hauls during ODIs. The following year, in the face of Pakistan in the Women’s World T20I, she scored 90 not out in a 163-run continuous partnership Lizelle Lee. It is the second-highest individual scoring T20I by an South African woman and the second-highest tandem in ladies’ T20I history.

On 21 June 2016, she was appointed as South Africa women’s captain for all forms (Test, ODI and T20I) following Mignon du Preez’s decision to step down as captain.

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year.

In the month of January it was her first time as a South African woman to take an international hat-trick. She ended on 5/28 for an ODI game in India’s West Indies. In the following month, she scored her first half-century in ODIs by scoring a score of 55 not out in the World Cup match against Pakistan. She shared 128 run together with Marizanne Kapp, the top South African partnership for the sixth wicket.

Dane van Niekerk Net Worth

Dane van Niekerk is one of the richest Cricketer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dane van Niekerk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She made her debut at the age of 16 years old in the month of March 2009 during the World Cup match against the West Indies at Newcastle. In her second game she scored 3/11 when South Africa beat Sri Lanka in Sydney to secure 7th position in the competition. Over the years, she’s become an all-rounder, and then became the T20I starting batter.

She was chosen to be part of the South Africa national women’s cricket team for the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup in Australia She was then a regular participant in the team. She was a participant during the 2013 Women’s Cricket World Cup, and also represented South Africa at the Women’s World Twenty20 in 2009 2010 2012, 2014, and in 2016.

In 2015, she took part of the inaugural season of the Australian Women’s Big Bash League playing for the Melbourne Renegades.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Dane van Niekerk Dating?

According to our records, Dane van Niekerk married to Marizanne Kapp. As of December 1, 2023, Dane van Niekerk’s is not dating anyone.

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In November 2018, she was named in the Sydney Sixers’ squad for the 2018–19 Women’s Big Bash League season. In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 Super League in South Africa.

Facts & Trivia

Dane Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Dane van Niekerk celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.

In February 2019, during the first WODI against Sri Lanka Women, she scored her first century in a WODI match In the process, she also became the fourth cricketer for South Africa Women to score 2,000 runs in WODIs, and became the fourth woman to achieve the double of reaching 2,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in WODIs.

How old is Dane Niekerk?

29 years (May 14, 1993)

Is Dane van Niekerk injury?

South Africa women’s skipper Dane van Niekerk has been ruled out of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup with a foot fracture. Van Niekerk sustained a left ankle fracture in the last week at home in Gqberha, and will miss three months of cricket, including the World Cup which begins in March.

Does Dane van Niekerk have a child?

I am Dane van Niekerk – a wife, a daughter , a sister and then only a cricketer and captain.

Is lizelle Lee married?

Lee married long term partner Tanja Cronje in September 2020. Their wedding had been planned for April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who is captain of SA women's cricket team?

Dane van Niekerk