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N van Zyl

Lower-order batter

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class matches	19	28	270	15.88	38.4	0/1	59*
Last 10	10	16	188	23.50	36.2	0/1	59*

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class matches	19	3,500	63	26.84	2.90	5/68	2	0
Last 10	10	1,834	40	22.18	2.90	5/68	1	0

Batting style

Lower-order batter

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	15.9	30.8
Average v spin	24.8	29.6
Strike rate v spin	35	50
Balls per dismissal	41	59
Dot %	78.7	74.0

704 balls in first-class matches · Nov 2023 – Sept 2026

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Bowling style

Steady new-ball bowler

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	26.8	28.4
Balls per wicket	55.6	54.7
Economy	2.90	3.11
Average with the new ball	21.9	27.2
Average v right-handers	37.0	30.2
Average v left-handers	16.5	37.2
Dot %	78.5	76.2

3,500 balls bowled in first-class matches · Nov 2023 – Sept 2026

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Men's First-class

Overall rank: 216th; all first-class bowlers
Runs a match: −4.6; above an average player; Men's First-class bowling, runs a match
AveragePeak −2.9
January 2026Now −4.6
202420252026

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	13	205	15.8	36.7	48	22.6	2.85

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Team

KnightsCSA 4-Day SeriesLast played Sept 2026

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
Took a wicket	10/10	89%	14	14	7316414554
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N van Zyl has taken a wicket in 10 of the last 10 first-class matches bowled in, including the last 14.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
10 Sept 2026	Knights	North West Dragons		2 & 5	4/131 (40.0)	North West Dragons won by 135 runs
22 Jan 2026	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Knights		15* & 22	5/100 (33.0)	Knights won by 88 runs
8 Jan 2026	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Mpumalanga Rhinos		59* (116)	5/110 (39.0)	Drawn
18 Dec 2025	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Garden Route Badgers		0 & 13*	4/65 (27.0)	Garden Route Badgers won by 9 wickets
11 Dec 2025	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Limpopo Impalas		–	1/60 (17.0)	Drawn
16 Oct 2025	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Eastern Storm		2* & 26	4/134 (35.0)	Eastern Storm won by 206 runs
9 Oct 2025	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Northern Cape Heat		13 (53)	6/83 (27.0)	Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by 8 wickets
20 Mar 2025	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Tuskers		0* & 6*	1/68 (26.0)	Tuskers won by 6 wickets
30 Jan 2025	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Limpopo Impalas		0* & 17	3/58 (28.0)	Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by 149 runs
5 Dec 2024	Eastern Cape Iinyathi	Eastern Storm		6 & 2*	7/78 (33.4)	Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by 257 runs