Name Dwaine Pretorius Role Cricketer | ||
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Born 29 March 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-03-29 ) | ||
Current team North West cricket team | ||
Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine Pretorius (born 29 March 1989) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Highveld Lions. He has represented South Africa at international level. He was included in the North West cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.
Contents
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Aus ODI Tour Diaries Eps 3 Dwaines debut
- Debut
- South Africa v Australia 2016
- South Africa v England 2017
- References
Aus ODI Tour Diaries: Eps 3 - Dwaine's debut
Debut
Pretorius made his international debut for South Africa against Ireland in a One Day International on 25 September 2016; taking one for 19 with the ball and was not required to bat in South Africa's 206 run win.
South Africa v Australia, 2016
In September 2016 Pretorius was added to South Africa's One Day International squad for their series against Australia after Chris Morris suffered a knee injury.
Pretorius made his second international appearance in the 3rd ODI against Australia. He took 0-42 off six overs and hit 15 off 20 balls as the team chased down 371 to beat Australia. Pretorius was also selected to play in the 4th ODI against Australia and claimed the wicket of George Bailey; returning figures of 1-33 from 7 overs. He was not required to bat in South Africa's innings and was not selected to play in the 5th ODI as South Africa white-washed Australia 5–0.
In November 2016 Pretorius was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against Australia. He replaced Dale Steyn who suffered a shoulder injury during the first Test.
South Africa v England, 2017
In June 2017, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England. He made his T20I debut for South Africa against England on 21 June 2017.