Yaseen Valli (born 3 June 1995) is a South African

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er. He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was included in the

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for the

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. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2019, he was named in Easterns' squad for the

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. In January 2020, in the

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match against Boland, Valli and Andrea Agathangelou made an opening partnership of 485 runs, breaking the previous record in a first-class match in South Africa of 424 runs set in the 1926–27 season. In April 2021, he was named in South Western Districts' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* 1995 births Living people Cricketers from Johannesburg South African cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1990s-stub