Marizan Kapp is a South African cricketer who is the first cricketer to take a hat-trick in a women’s Twenty20 international from South Africa. In 2023, she was bought by Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler.
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Marizan Kapp was born on Thursday 4 January 1990 (age 33 years; as of 2023) in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his schooling at Hoërskool DF Malherbe in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He received his HR degree from the University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. Her family was into fitness before she was born. He participated in all sports at school. To keep her and her younger sister fit, her father took them sprinting every night, swimming in the morning and running during the day. From childhood, he was taught the importance of fitness, which made him a fitness freak. At school and in the neighborhood, he played rugby, soccer, and many other sports with the boys. In the interview, he referred to himself as Tomb. Before choosing cricket as his game, he played all other sports. He even represented Eastern Province in many sports. According to him, cricket is not just about bowling, it has also taught him many things including bowling, batting and fielding. After finishing school, his mother told him to start working. He wanted to join the South African national team, but at that time there was no money for players. When he was a child, his parents divorced, so he always wanted to keep his family together and not fight with them. He always credits his success to his parents who taught him to work hard.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Marizana’s father’s name is Peter Kapp, who is a businessman.
Marizan Kapp with her father
His mother’s name is Nereda Lamprecht.
Mother of Marizan Kapp
She has two sisters, Zania Nortier and Lee Zaan Seeman, who is a social media influencer.
Marizan Kapp with her sisters
wife and children
On July 6, 2018, Marizan married her teammate Dane van Niekerk.
Marizan Kapp’s wedding picture
sexual orientation
She is a lesbian.
Religion/Religious Beliefs
He follows Christianity.
Marizan Kapp’s Instagram post about her religious beliefs
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Marizan Kapp’s signature
Career
Domestic cricket
In 2012, she played in the CSA Women’s Provincial League for the Northern Women’s team and scored 106 runs against Western Province.
Marizan Kapp during the CSA Women’s Provincial League
In November 2018, she was selected in the Sydney Sixers squad for the 2018–19 Women’s Big Bash League season.
Marizan Kapp with her team during the Women’s Big Bash League
In September 2019, she was selected for the Duchess, formerly known as the M van der Merwe XI, in the inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 Super League in South Africa. In 2021, he became part of the Oval Invincibles for the inaugural season of The Hundred tournament.
Marizan Kapp hits The Hundred during the tournament
In April 2022, in the final match, he won the Man of the Match for England’s The Hundred 2022 season. In May 2022, he was part of the Falcons squad for the FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He scored 67 runs including six fours and two sixes in the final match against Tornadoes. He received the player of the tournament award, but the team did not win the tournament.
Marizan Kapp selected for FairBreak Invitational T20 tournament
International cricket
In December 2017, she was named in the ICC Women’s ODI squad. In March 2018, he was included in the list of fourteen players who signed a national contract with Cricket South Africa for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he took his 100th wicket in a WODI against West Indies. In October 2018, she was selected for South Africa in the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. He became South Africa’s leading run scorer in the tournament with 98 runs in four matches.
Marizan Kapp with her team during the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament
In May 2019, he played his 100th WODI match against Pakistan, becoming the third player from South Africa to do so.
In the 100th WODI match against Pakistan, Marizan Kapp became the man of the match
In January 2020, she was selected in the South African squad for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
Marizan Kapp with her team during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
On 23 July 2020, she was among 24 other women called up for training in Pretoria ahead of the England tour. In February 2022, she was selected in the South African squad for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In March 2022, in the World Cup match against England, he took the first five wickets. In June 2022, he scored 150 runs including his first century in a Test match against England. She became the first player to score the highest individual score for South Africa in a women’s Test match.
Marizan Kapp at the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup
In July 2022, he became part of the South African team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, but left the tournament midway because his brother had an accident and his nephews were also ill.
Women’s Premier League
In February 2023, he was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 1.5 million in the Women’s Premier League.
records
- 2009-2022: Most career runs (3,652) in Women’s One Day Internationals
- 2009-2022: Most balls in a career (5,748) in Women’s One Day Internationals
- 2009-2022: Bowler/keeper combinations (28) in Women’s ODIs
- 2011-2019: Most wickets at one venue (17) in Women’s One Day Internationals
- 2012: Most catches in an innings (3) in a Women’s Twenty20 International
- 2013: Most runs in an innings (69) in Women’s One Day Internationals
- 2014-2016/17: 250 runs and 10 wickets in Women’s ODI series
- 2022: Most runs in an innings (150) in women’s Test matches
- 2022: Oldest player to score maiden hundred in women’s Test matches
- 2022: Oldest player to take first five wickets in Women’s One Day Internationals
- 2023: Highest partnership for the sixth wicket (128*) in Women’s One Day Internationals
Awards, honors, achievements
- 2014: Women’s Cricketer of the Year Award at the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards
- June 2022: ICC Player of the Month
Marizan Kapp has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for June 2022
Domestic/State team
- Sydney Sixers (2015–2020)
- Surrey Stars (2016–2019)
- Australian Capital Territory (2017)
- Oval Invincibles (2021-present)
- Perth Scorchers (2021-present)
- Delhi Capitals (2023–present)
Facts/Trivia
- He is known by his teammates as Kapi.
- His jersey number for South Africa is #7 and for WPL is #77.
- He trained under Hilton Moreng.
- Her hobbies include working out and spending time with her nieces and nephews.
- In 2018, Kapp and his wife became the first married couple to bat together in an ICC tournament where they combined for 67 runs.
- In February 2023, Cricket South Africa received a compassionate leave from the South African T20 squad for the T20 tri-series against India as her husband Dane van Niekerk failed to clear the fitness test and was not in the squad. Cap took to Twitter to thank Cricket South Africa, saying:
It’s been an emotional two days, first I’m a wife and then cricket. Thank you CSA for allowing me to be home to support my wife and see my family as I mentally relax and prepare for the T20 World Cup. Representing my country has always been the greatest honor for me.
- In 2022, when he won the ICC Player of the Month award, he spoke about it and said:
It really means a lot to me to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award, especially for two absolutely brilliant players in Shabnim Ismail and Nat Sciver. What made my first Test century so special was that number one, our first Test match (in 2014) was an absolute nightmare. Then eight years later I had to play another one where I had minimal preparation for a Test match because I was unwell and then to find my team in the position we were in at four off 45, that’s something that will stay with me for the rest of my career.
- He was found to be Covid positive four times in 2021.
- In an interview, he said that he practices hitting 3000 balls and bowls 3000 times before going to any match.
- He often posts pictures of himself drinking alcohol on social networks.
Marizan Kapp holds a glass of wine
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