Michiel du Preez
Namibian cricketer
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Michiel du Preez (born 3 January 1996) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] He selected as part of Namibia's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament replacing Zhivago Groenewald.[2]
South Africa, Cape Town
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| Full name | Michiel Daniel du Preez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1996 South Africa, Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 30) | 26 November 2021 v Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2021 v Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 17) | 3 April 2021 v Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 April 2021 v Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In August 2018, he was included in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,[3] and was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the tournament, with 164 runs in four matches.[4]
In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[5] In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[6][7]
In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[8] He made his T20I debut on 3 April 2021, against Uganda.[9] In September 2021, du Preez was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[10] In November 2021, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[11] He made his ODI debut on 26 November 2021, for Namibia against Oman.[12]