Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Rossouw

South African • Left Handed Bat
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
29 Mat
767 Runs
159.79 S/R
34.86 Avg
109 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Rilee Roscoe Rossouw
Date of Birth October 9, 1989
Age 34
Nationality South African
Birth Place Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Height 5ft 10inch
Current Team(s)
Role Left-hand Bat
Batting Style Left hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Off-break
Debut August 21, 2014
Jersey No. 27

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
KNT vs DOL 20 23 1 0 86.96 0 0 0 0
KNT vs TIT 66 32 4 6 206.25 0 0 0 0
LIO vs KNT 6 6 1 0 100.00 0 0 0 0
SKNP vs TKR 20 11 4 0 181.82 0 0 0 0
GAW vs SKNP 11 10 1 0 110.00 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 36 35 1239 1313 3 38.71 94.36 3 7 132 131 22 22 0
T20Is 29 27 767 480 5 34.86 159.79 2 3 109 69 39 13 0
T20s 360 346 8953 6191 46 29.84 144.61 8 52 121 864 374 143 0
LISTAs 158 154 5818 5995 8 39.84 97.04 12 35 156 664 79 78 0
FIRSTCLASS 108 190 7363 11523 10 40.90 63.89 19 33 319 1073 56 119 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 36 3 7.3 44 1 44.00 5.86 1/17 0 0
T20Is 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 360 6 5.4 32 3 10.66 5.64 1/3 0 0
LISTAs 158 6 15.3 87 1 87.00 5.61 1/17 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 108 6 13 70 3 23.33 5.38 1/1 0 0

Rilee Rossouw News

Top 3 highest partnerships in a T20 league final ft. Rilee Rossouw & Kusal Mendis Top 3 highest partnerships in a T20 league final ft. Rilee Rossouw & Kusal Mendis
Top 3 highest partnerships in a T20 league final ft. Rilee Rossouw & Kusal Mendis
Best playing 11 of LPL 2024 ft. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rilee Rossouw Best playing 11 of LPL 2024 ft. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rilee Rossouw
Best playing 11 of LPL 2024 ft. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rilee Rossouw
[Watch] Avesh Khan strikes twice in 1 over in RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 match [Watch] Avesh Khan strikes twice in 1 over in RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 match
[Watch] Avesh Khan strikes twice in 1 over in RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 match
[Watch] Rilee Rossouw takes fantastic running catch to dismiss Donovan Ferreira in RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 encounter [Watch] Rilee Rossouw takes fantastic running catch to dismiss Donovan Ferreira in RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 encounter
[Watch] Rilee Rossouw takes fantastic running catch to dismiss Donovan Ferreira in RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 encounter
What can be PBKS' overseas combination after Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow's exit from IPL 2024? What can be PBKS' overseas combination after Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow's exit from IPL 2024?
What can be PBKS' overseas combination after Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow's exit from IPL 2024?

Rilee Rossouw Videos

Prithvi Shaw की धमाकेदार वापसी, IPL 2023 में ठोकी पहली Fifty | Rilee Rossouw 82 Runs Sponsored by Macho Sporto
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Prithvi Shaw की धमाकेदार वापसी, IPL 2023 में ठोकी पहली Fifty | Rilee Rossouw 82 Runs Sponsored by Macho Sporto
Mohammed Shami ने poweplay में लिये 4 विकेट, अब purple cap शमी के पास | GT VS DC | IPL 2023 Presented by Macho Sporto
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Mohammed Shami ने poweplay में लिये 4 विकेट, अब purple cap शमी के पास | GT VS DC | IPL 2023 Presented by Macho Sporto
DC को है पहली जीत की तलाश... GT के खिलाफ Playing XI में होंगे बड़े बदलाव | IPL 2023 | DC VS GT
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DC को है पहली जीत की तलाश... GT के खिलाफ Playing XI में होंगे बड़े बदलाव | IPL 2023 | DC VS GT
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Delhi Capitals ने ऑक्शन में दिखाया कमाल का खेल...DC की Auction Strategy पास हुई या फेल?

Rilee Rossouw: A Brief Biography

Somerset CCC v Gloucestershire - Vitality T20 Blast
Somerset CCC v Gloucestershire - Vitality T20 Blast (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Rilee Roscoe Rossouw is a South African Cricketer who was born on October 9, 1989, in Bloemfontein. He is a left-handed batter and right-handed off-break bowler. Throughout his career, he has always been in and out of the South African cricket team.

Rossouw is primarily a radical top-order batter and is best suited for the shortest format of the game where he has often found his groove.

Rilee Rossouw: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
200718Made First-Class debut for Free State
200718Made List-A debut for Free State
200818Played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008
200818Finished as Runers-up in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008
200818Made T20 debut for Eagles
201121Bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) for INR 30 lakhs
201424Signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) as a replacement for Nic Maddinson
201424Made IPL debut against Sunrisers Hyderabad
201424Made ODI debut against Zimbabwe
201425Made T20I debut against Australia
201525Scored maiden ODI century against West Indies
201525Played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
201626Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2016
202232Scored maiden T20I century against India
202233Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
202233Scored maiden T20 World Cup century against Bangladesh
202233Bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 4.60 crores
202334Bought by Punjab Kings for INR 8 crores

Rilee Rossouw Records

  • First South African batter to score a century in T20 World Cup (ICC T20 WC 2022)

  • First batter from a full-member nation to register two consecutive T20I centuries

  • Highest score by a South African batter in T20 World Cup history (109)

  • Fourth-most half-centuries in T20s by a South African after AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock

Rilee Rossouw: Awards and Accolades

  • Player of the Series in an ODI series against Australia

Rilee Rossouw Career

Rilee Rossouw has made himself a household name in franchise cricket, with him fetching big bucks for his batting exploits in the shortest format.

Rilee Rossouw Domestic Career

Rilee Rossouw made his first-class debut for Free State in November 2007. He batted at no 3 in that match and top-scored with 83. After his first season for Free State, he played in 3 T20s for the Eagles in Franchise Cricket.

He then started playing for the Eagles and in the 2008-09 season, he scored 765 runs, including 3 centuries. He was the leading run scorer for them that season. He scored his maiden first-class century against Titans in 2008 where he scored 106. In the return fixture, he again scored a blistering knock of 109 which went in vain.

Rossouw scored his first one-day century against the Warriors. He scored 131 of 108 deliveries. In the 2009-10 season, he piled up 1261 runs at an average of 57.61. He scored his highest first-class score of 319 runs in just 291 balls against Titans.

He was part of the South Africa A side that toured Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In the following 3 seasons, Rossouw averaged 40 which earned him the national team call-up.

Rilee Rossouw played for the Knights from 2010 to 2017. He played for Pakistan Super League side Quetta Gladiators in 2017. He also plays for the Khulna Tigers in Bangladesh Premier League and has scored the most runs in two different BPL seasons. In the newly-launched SA20, he represents the Pretoria Capitals.

Rossouw has scored a triple Century in a first-class match against the Titans which is the fastest among all in South Africa.

In the same match, along with Dean Elgar, he made a partnership of 480 runs for the 2nd wicket which is the highest for South Africa for all wickets.

Hampshire Hawks v Somerset - Vitality T20 Blast Semi Final 2
Hampshire Hawks v Somerset - Vitality T20 Blast Semi Final 2 (Image Credits: Getty Images)
Hampshire v Essex - Specsavers County Championship - Day One
Hampshire v Essex - Specsavers County Championship - Day One (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Rilee Rossouw IPL Career

Rilee Rossouw was initially bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) in IPL 2011 for INR 30 lakhs but did not feature in a match. Three years on, he was brought in as a replacement by RCB for Aussie opener Nic Maddinson. The South African batter played a total of 5 matches across two IPL seasons for RCB and did not have a good run, scoring 53 runs.

Rossouw marked his return to IPL after an 8-year-long hiatus as he was bought by the Delhi Capitals for INR 4.60 crores in the IPL 2023 auction after his exploits against India as well as in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Though he had a decent run with the bat, managing to score 209 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 148.23 with a personal best of 82*, he was released and was snaffled up by the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2024 auction for INR 8 crores. He scored 211 runs in 8 matches at an impressive strike rate of 181.90 in IPL 2024.

Rilee Rossouw International Career

Rilee Rossouw had a gradual start to his international career, but before he could establish himself, he was one among the players who signed a Kolpak deal with Hampshire which made him ineligible to play for South Africa.

Even though he had a very decent first-class record, he could not make it into the Test squad for the National team.

Rilee Rossouw ODI Career

Rilee Rossouw’s international ODI career started poorly as he scored ducks on 4 occasions out of 6 matches. He got run out in the very first ODI. He got out for a duck in the second match too. He scored his first ODI fifty in his 9th match and smashed his maiden ODI century against the West Indies in Johannesburg in January 2015.

He was then selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, scoring 210 runs in 5 innings at an average of 52.50, where South Africa finished in the semi-finals. He has played 36 ODIs for South Africa scoring 1,239 runs at an average of 38.71.

Momentum ODI Series, 1st ODI: South Africa v Australia
Momentum ODI Series, 1st ODI: South Africa v Australia (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Rilee Rossouw T20I Career

Rilee Rossouw made his T20I debut for South Africa against Australia in November 2014. He scored a match-winning 78 runs from 50 balls which won him the ‘Player of the Match’ award.

After a six-year-long wait, Rossouw made a comeback in South African colors in 2022 and announced himself as he scored his maiden T20I century off just 48 balls against India to salvage a complimentary victory. With his smashing return to the national side, Rossouw was included in the squad to play in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He immediately justified his selection as he became the first South African batter to notch up a T20 World Cup century and also became the first batter from a full-member nation to register back-to-back T20I centuries.

However, Rossouw was snubbed off a spot in the squad to represent at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 due to inconsistent performances.

South Africa v Bangladesh - ICC Men's T20 World Cup
South Africa v Bangladesh - ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Rilee Rossouw Under-19 Career

Rilee Rossouw went to Grey College in Bloemfontein from where he went on to play for South African School teams. He was selected for an under-19 Test Africa against India in 2007. He also represented South Africa in the 2008 U19 World Cup in Malaysia. He scored 136 runs in 6 matches at an average of 34. South Africa reached the finals of the tournament before losing to Virat Kohli’s India.

Rilee Rossouw’s Family

Rilee Rossouw is married to Marike Jana, a psychologist by profession and the couple has a daughter named Robyn Lee Roussow and a son named Rosco Rilee Roussouw.

Rilee Rossouw’s Net Worth

As of 2024, Rilee Rossouw’s net worth is estimated to be around INR 50 crores or USD 4 million.

Rilee Rossouw’s House

Rilee Rossouw resides in a lavish house in his hometown of Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Rilee Rossouw’s Cars

Rilee Rossouw owns a collection of BMW M5, Audi R8, and Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG.

FAQs on Rilee Rossouw

A. Rilee Rossouw played in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2008.

A. Rilee Rossouw made his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) in 2014.

A. Rilee Rossouw debuted for South Africa in an ODI against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on August 21, 2014.

A. Rilee Rossouw’s highest international score of 132 came in an ODI against West Indies in Centurion in 2015.

A. Rilee Rossouw played for the Punjab Kings in IPL 2024.