| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Abdu Dayyaan Galiem |
| Born | 2 January 1997 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Only T20I(cap 109) | 13 December 2024 v Pakistan |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2015 | Western Province |
Source:Cricinfo,27 January 2016 | |
Abdu Dayyaan Galiem (born 2 January 1997) is a South African cricketer who plays for Western Province. Galiem was born in Cape Town,and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School. Playing as an all-rounder,he made his debut for Western Province in September 2015,playing against Easterns in the Africa T20 Cup. [1] In December 2015,Galiem was named in the South African under-19s squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. [2] He was originally also named in the team for the 2014 Under-19 World Cup,but was replaced by Bradley Dial prior to the tournament after suffering a knee injury. [3]
Galiem made his first-class debut for Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016. [4] He made his List A debut for Western Province in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 9 October 2016. [5]
In August 2017,Galiem was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. [6] However,in October 2017,Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018,with it being cancelled soon after. [7]
Galiem was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Western Province,with ten dismissals in eight matches. [8]
In June 2018,Galiem was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season. [9] In September 2018,he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [10] In April 2021,Galiem was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia. [11] Later the same month,he was named in Northerns' squad,ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [12]