Anrich Nortje

Anrich Nortje

Bowler🏏 Right Handed BatRight-arm fast
Kolkata Knight Riders🌏 South Africa
🎂 November 16, 1993 (32 years)

About

The South African bowling attack looks as peppy as ever with the triumvirate of Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje. Tall, pacy and at the sticks always, not to forget at a pace that can be unsettling, Nortje is a pacer that can be labelled as a tearaway. Consistently clocking over 150 kph, Nortje upped his rep quickly as a fearsome fast bowler. His penchant to bowl the yorkers makes him a quintessential cricketer for the white ball formats.

Nortje had earlier travelled to India with South Africa A and also pocketed 24 wickets in the 4-day Franchise series in the 2018-2019 season to grab all the attention. Unfortunately, the tearaway quick had to miss the 2018 MSL T20 mid-way after he sustained an ankle injury. Consistent performances at the domestic level, however, led to his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in early 2019. His bad luck continued though as despite securing a lucrative IPL contract before even making his international debut, a maiden IPL appearance with the Knight Riders from Kolkata fell flat with a shoulder injury which also robbed him of a spot in South Africa’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Post his recovery, a Test debut against India awaited in late 2019 and his maiden five-wicket haul came in a Test against England in 2020.
Career Details
FormatDebutLast Played
T20vs India, 2019-09-18, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadiumvs Zimbabwe, 2026-03-01, Arun Jaitley Stadium
TESTvs India, 2019-10-10, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadiumvs West Indies, 2023-02-28, SuperSport Park
ODIvs Sri Lanka, 2019-03-03, The Wanderers Stadiumvs Australia, 2023-09-09, Mangaung Oval
IPLvs Punjab Kings, 2020-09-20, Dubai International Cricket Stadiumvs Delhi Capitals, 2026-04-01, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Batting Stats
StatTestODIT20IPL
Matches19224749
Innings3371418
Runs187403049
Balls618595050
Highest40101223
Average7.796.673.757
SR30.2667.8060.0098.00
Not Out91611
Fours27316
Sixes0010
Ducks8123
50s0000
100s0000
200s0000
300s0000
400s0000
Bowling Stats
StatTestODIT20IPL
Matches19224749
Innings32214649
Balls305710069771120
Runs187098211861696
Maidens81401
Wickets70365661
Avg26.7127.2821.1827.8
Eco3.675.867.289.09
SR43.6727.9417.4518.36
BBI6/564/514/73/33
BBM8/1204/514/73/33
4w1330
5w4000
10w0000