Irene van Zyl

Irene van Zyl
Personal information
Full name
Irene van Zyl
Born (1984-11-27) 27 November 1984
Windhoek, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 18)1 April 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I22 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 64
Runs scored 262
Batting average 10.97
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 23
Balls bowled 1,096
Wickets 44
Bowling average 19.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/7
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Irene van Zyl (born 27 November 1984) is a Namibian cricketer and the current captain of the Namibia women's cricket team.

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Namibia on 1 April 2019, against Botswana, during Botswana's tour of Namibia.

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named as the captain of the Namibian team for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.