Rilee Roscoe Rossouw is a professional cricketer of South Africa. He is a top order left-hand batsman who generally bats at No. 3 and bowls right-arm off spin. He was born on October 9, 1989 in Bloemfontein at Orange Free State. He began his domestic career with the team of Free State in 2007 and has made a place for himself in the domestic cricket. He played in the Indian Premier League for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. This 24-year old cricketer has been a part of teams like Knights, Eagles, Fee State and South Africa Under-19. He made his ODI debut for the South African national team against Zimbabwe in August, 2014.
Career Highlights
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The 24-year old South African cricketer has always showed passion for the game. He started playing cricket from an early age and has a promising future. He made his First Class cricket debut in the year 2007 at the Free State versus Easterns match at Bloemfontein. As soon as the match finished, he made his List A debut on November 11, 2007 at the Free State Versus Easterns match at the same venue.
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He made his T20 debut against Cape Cobras on April 11, 2008 at Cape Town.
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One of his best performances in T20 is when he scored 76 runs with strike rate of 125.65.
Career Achievements
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He became the youngest player of South Africa to score 1000 runs in first class cricket. He reached the milestone with a ton against the Cape Cobras.
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On his first class debut for the Free State, he scored 83 runs against the Easterns.
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After a good first class season, he got selected for the Under-19 World Cup squad of South Africa in 2008.
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He became the highest run scorer for the Eagles in the domestic season of 2008-2009.
