South Africa

Roelof van der Merwe

Bowler

Roelof van der Merwe is a cricket player from South Africa. The main role is all-rounder. The current team is South Africa national.

Date of Birth 31 Dec 1984 (41)
Team South Africa national
Birthplace Johannesburg

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About the Player

Roelof van der Merwe is a cricket player from South Africa. He plays mainly as an all-rounder. He plays for South Africa national. The national team is South Africa. In the past, he was part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The playing role is all-rounder. The available data covers ODI, T20I, IPL, domestic T20, first-class and list a cricket.

He was born in Johannesburg in 1984.

The details here come from structured records and are not based on opinion. The role of all-rounder is a useful guide to how the player fits into a team.

Player Details

Country: South Africa
Role: Bowler
Date of Birth: 31 December 1984 (41)
Birthplace: Johannesburg

On the field

Style and Honours

Playing Style

Plays As Bowler

By the numbers

Career Statistics

Career statistics by format
Format	Matches	Innings	Wickets	Best Bowling	Bowling Average	Economy Rate	Balls Bowled	Runs Conceded	Catches
ODI	41	28	47	3/14	33.55	4.65	2,034	1,577	14
T20I	4	4	4	1/12	22.00	5.87	90	88	3
IPL	21	15	21	3/20	23.71	6.74	443	498	6
Domestic T20	275	173	250	6/20	24.50	7.45	4,932	6,125	105
First-class	28	43	64	5/174	27.08	2.83	3,672	1,733	18
List A	49	41	65	4/18	27.71	5.14	2,103	1,801	29

Squads

Teams and Country

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National Team South Africa
Current Team South Africa national
Previous Team Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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Fast Bowling Basics

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Spin Bowling Basics

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bowling intermediate

How to Improve Bowling Accuracy

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