Happy Birthday Dane van Niekerk

Dane van Niekerk was born on May 14 1993, in Pretoria.

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Van Niekerk was the first Proteas female cricketer to be inducted into men's cricket academy.

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At the age of 16, she debuted in the 2009 World Cup,

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In 2013, Van Niekerk became the first South Africa women cricketer to take a hat-trick.

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She was made South Africa's captain across formats in 2016.

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She took 4/0 against West Indies in 2017 World Cup, becoming the first ever bowler (male or female) to take 4wickets without conceding a single run.

In 2018, she married her teammate Marizanne Kapp.

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In 2019, Van Niekerk was named Women cricketer of the year in CSA cricket awards.

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