Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Rossouw
Nationality: South Africa
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Date of Birth: 1989-10-09 Age: 35

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Rilee Roscoe Rossouw, a formidable cricket player from South Africa, is renowned for his stylish batting technique and impressive power-hitting abilities.
Born on October 9, 1989, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Rossouw has established himself as a high-impact batter in limited-overs cricket.

Rossouw first gained recognition during the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and subsequently emerged as the leading run-scorer in the South African first-class competition in 2009-2010, amassing an impressive 1189 runs at an average of 66.05.
Despite consistently performing well in first-class cricket between 2011 and 2014, Rossouw struggled to break into the national Test team.

However, Rossouw's perseverance paid off when he was selected for the South African ODI squad in August 2014.
Unfortunately, he had a challenging start to his international career, enduring four ducks in his initial six innings.
Nevertheless, the selectors saw potential in him and included him in the T20 squad for the tour of Australia in November 2014.
Rossouw seized the opportunity and scored a remarkable 78 runs in his debut match.

In just two months, Rossouw achieved another milestone by scoring his first international century against the West Indies in Johannesburg, during the match in which AB de Villiers broke the record for the fastest ODI hundred.
Rossouw continued to impress, maintaining an average of 52 in the six matches he played during the subsequent ODI World Cup.

In October 2016, Rossouw showcased his exceptional talent by smashing a sensational 122 runs to secure a 5-0 ODI series victory over Australia.
However, early the following year, he decided to sign with Hampshire as a Kolpak player.
His impact in England was immediate, highlighted by a career-best 156 against Somerset in the Royal London Cup.

Rossouw's performances on the franchise T20 circuit in the late 2010s and beyond further solidified his reputation as a sought-after player.
He finished as the leading run-scorer in the 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League with 558 runs.
He also tasted victory in the Pakistan Super League twice, once with Quetta in 2019 and later with Multan Sultans.

As the United Kingdom exited the European Union, Rossouw's eligibility to play county cricket as anything other than an overseas player was revoked.
Consequently, he made a dynamic return to represent South Africa, making an unbeaten 96 and two consecutive T20I centuries as the team's No.
3 against England, India, and Bangladesh.
Unfortunately, South Africa faced an unexpected exit in the World Cup at the hands of the Netherlands.

Throughout his career, Rossouw has showcased his ability to dominate bowling attacks with his elegant strokeplay, authoritative drives, and explosive hitting.
His statistics speak for themselves, with a plethora of impressive performances and commanding innings to his name.

Rilee Rossouw's journey in cricket continues to captivate fans worldwide, and his contributions to South African cricket will undoubtedly be remembered for years to come.

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	6s	4s
T20	213	209	35	5305	121	25.38	3523	150.58	5	35	252	493
T10	40	39	4	671	61	17.21	365	183.84	0	2	39	61
4day	9	17	1	625	92	36.76	781	80.03	0	5	10	87
ODI	9	9	1	388	93	43.11	349	111.17	0	4	2	42
T20I	14	14	2	490	109	35.00	264	185.61	2	2	30	45
100-Ball	6	6	0	70	24	11.67	62	112.90	0	0	2	7

Format	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Runs	Overs	Ave	Econ	Wide
T20	4	4	2	19	3.5	9.50	5.43	2
T10	2	1	1	0	1	0.00	0.00	0
4day	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0
ODI	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0
T20I	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0
100-Ball	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0

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