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Morné van Wyk

Morné van Wyk

South African cricketer

Morné Nico van Wyk (born 20 March 1979) is a South African professional cricketer who has played in 17 One Day Internationals for South Africa.[1][2] He is also the brother of fellow cricketer Divan van Wyk.

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Domestic career

In October 2018, he was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[3][4]

Morne van Wyk along with Cameron Delport set the record for the highest opening stand in List A matches with an unbeaten 367 in the South African Domestic League matches in 2014.[5][6] He also represented the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League scoring 167 runs from the 5 matches he played with a highest score of 74.

International career

He has also functioned as a wicket-keeper. He made his ODI debut at Lord's in 2003, scoring 17 in a very low scoring game. In January 2011 in a Twenty20 International match against India, Morné scored the quickest half-century ever by a South African. It came off only 24 balls.

During the 2014–15 West Indian tour of South Africa, van Wyk scored a Twenty20 International century in the third T20I of the series, and by doing so became the third South African to score a T20I century.

References

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    "Even he if doesn't play for the Proteas in their T20 clash against India, Morné van Wyk is a strong candidate for the World T20."
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    Knights too strong for Titans 19 February 2012 "A partnership of 97 runs between captain Morné van Wyk and Reeza Hendricks ensured the Knights got over the line in their T20 Challenge match against the Titans"
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    "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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    "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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    "Records. List A matches. Partnership records. Highest partnerships by wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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    "Knights v Dolphins at Bloemfontein, Oct 17, 2014. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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