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| Full name | Kian Hendrik Blignaut | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 2008 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Andy Blignaut (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Takashinga | ||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 2025 Zimbabwe A v Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,26 January 2026 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Kian Hendrik Blignaut (born 18 June 2008) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. An all-rounder,he is a right-handed batter and left arm spin bowler.
Blignaut made his debut for the Zimbabwe under-19 cricket team on 3 April 2025,in a youth one-day international against Ireland. His twin brother,Michael,made his debut for Zimbabwe U19 in the same match. In a match during that series on April 5,he top scored for Zimbabwe with 68 from 98 balls whilst batting at No.3. [1] [2] Later that month,he made his list-A cricket debut for Zimbabwe A against Scotland,scoring 47. [3] [4]
Blignaut and his twin brother became the first set of twins for Harare based Takashinga Cricket Club in June 2025. [5]
He was named in the Zimbabwe U19 team for the 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup at the age of 17 years-old. [6] [7] In a warm-up match for the tournament,he scored an unbeaten 110 which included a century partnership with his twin brother,Michael,against Mid West Rhinos. [8]
He is the son of former international cricketer Andy Blignaut. His twin brother Michael is also a cricketer. [1] [9] He attended Cornwall Hill College in South Africa. [10]