Angelique Samantha Taai (born 31 March 1987) is a South African former

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er and current cricket coach. She played as a right-arm

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bowler and right-handed batter, as well as occasionally keeping wicket. She appeared in 13

One Day Internationals A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ...

and seven

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for

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between 2005 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for

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. She is the current Head Coach of KwaZulu-Natal Coastal and

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* * 1987 births Living people South African women cricketers South Africa women One Day International cricketers South Africa women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Qonce Border women cricketers East Coast women cricketers South African cricket coaches {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1980s-stub