Nadine de Klerk

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Nadine de Klerk
Personal information
Born (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 25)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  59)27 June 2022 v  England
Last Test15 December 2024 v  England
ODI debut(cap  79)9 May 2017 v  India
Last ODI2 November 2025 v  India
T20I debut(cap  44)13 February 2018 v  India
Last T20I23 June 2025 v  West Indies
T20I shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Women's cricket
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2025 India
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 South Africa
Runner-up 2024 UAE
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 October 2025

Nadine de Klerk (born 16 January 2000) is a South African cricketer. [1] [2]

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Career

De Klerk made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 9 May 2017. [3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for South Africa against India on 13 February 2018. [4]

In February 2019, Cricket South Africa named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019. [5] In September 2019, she was named in the F van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa. [6] [7] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [8]

In March 2020, she was awarded with a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season. [9] [10] On 23 July 2020, de Klerk was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England. [11]

In February 2022, she was named as one of three reserves in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [12] In June 2022, de Klerk was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women. [13] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against England. [14]

In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [15] In March 2023, it was announced that de Klerk had signed for The Blaze for the upcoming English domestic season. [16]

She was named in the South Africa squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup [17] and for their multi-format home series against England in November 2024. [18] [19]

De Klerk represented South Africa at the 2025 World Cup. In the group stage match against India she scored an unbeaten 84 from 54 balls to lead her side to a three-wicket victory. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Nadine de Klerk". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Women's Quadrangular Series (in South Africa), 3rd Match: South Africa Women v India Women at Potchefstroom (Uni), May 9, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "1st T20I, India Women tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Feb 13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "CSA announce the 2019 Powerade Women's Academy intake". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Beuran Hendricks earns CSA national contract, Dale Steyn left out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "CSA announces Proteas contract squads for 2020/21". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Kapp, Lee and Jafta mark their return as South Africa announce squad for one-off Test and ODIs against England". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Only Test, Taunton, June 27 - 30, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England" . Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "No Dane van Niekerk for Commonwealth Games too, Luus to continue as South Africa captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "de Klerk Commits to Blaze Ahead of Region's Inaugural Season". Trent Bridge. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "CSA Names Proteas Women Squad For Pakistan Series And T20 World Cup In UAE". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "CSA Names Proteas Women Squads To Face England In T20I And ODI Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "South Africa rest Kapp for T20 series with England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  20. ↑ Moonda, Firdose (9 October 2025). "De Klerk upstages Ghosh as South Africa win thriller". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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