Tazmin Brits (born 8 January 1991) is a South African athlete and

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er. She won gold in the

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at the

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. She was in line to be selected for the

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in London, before being involved in a road accident, which left her hospitalised for two months. She made her international debut for the

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in May 2018.

Career

In April 2018, she was named in South Africa women's cricket squad for the

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(WT20I) series against Bangladesh. Prior to the tour, she captained the South Africa Emerging Players Women's squad against Australia. She made her WT20I debut for South Africa against Bangladesh Women on 19 May 2018. In February 2019,

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named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019. In September 2019, she was named in the F van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the

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in South Africa. In July 2020, Brits was named as the CSA Women's Provincial Cricketer of the Year. On 23 July 2020, Brits was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in

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, ahead of their tour to England. In January 2021, she was named in South Africa's

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(WODI) squad for their series against Pakistan. She made her WODI debut for South Africa, against

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, on 26 January 2021. In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the

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in New Zealand. In May 2022,

awarded Brits with her first central contract, ahead of the 2022–23 season. In July 2022, Brits was added to South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brits, Tazmin 1991 births Living people People from Klerksdorp South African female javelin throwers South African women cricketers South Africa women One Day International cricketers South Africa women Twenty20 International cricketers North West women cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa