1. Duanne Olivier was born on 9 May 1992 and is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa cricket team and for the Knights cricket team in domestic fixtures.
13 Facts About Duanne Olivier
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In February 2019, Olivier signed a Kolpak deal to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in England, which meant he could not play for South Africa during his contract with Yorkshire.
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In October 2018, Duanne Olivier was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.
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In September 2019, Duanne Olivier was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
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In January 2017, Duanne Olivier was added to South Africa's Test squad ahead of the third Test against Sri Lanka.
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Duanne Olivier replaced Kyle Abbott, who earlier had quit international cricket to sign for the English team Hampshire as a Kolpak player.
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Duanne Olivier made his Test debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 12 January 2017.
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In December 2018, in the first innings of South Africa's Boxing Day Test at Centurion Park in Centurion, Duanne Olivier took his first five-wicket haul in Tests, against Pakistan.
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Duanne Olivier went on to take another five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match.
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Duanne Olivier finished with 24 wickets across the three Tests of the tour and was named the player of the series.
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Duanne Olivier made his ODI debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 19 January 2019.
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Duanne Olivier was born in Pretoria and currently lives in Bloemfontein.
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Duanne Olivier is a big football fan and is an avid supporter of Manchester United.