Kyle Verreynne (born 12 May 1997) is a South African

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er who plays for Western Province. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2020.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut for Western Province against

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on 2 September 2016 in 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 October 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the

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of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the

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. In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. For the upcoming SA20 competition to be played in 2023, Verreynne will play for

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International career

In December 2015, he was named in South Africa's squad for the

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. In January 2020, he was named in South Africa's

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(ODI) squad for their series against England. The following month, he was also named in South Africa's ODI squad for their series against Australia. He made his ODI debut for South Africa, against Australia, on 29 February 2020. In November 2020, Verreynne was named in South Africa's squad for their

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series against England. In December 2020, Verreynne was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In March 2021, Verreynne was named in South Africa's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan. In May 2021, Verreynne was named in South Africa's

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squad for their series against the West Indies. Verreynne made his Test debut on 10 June 2021, for South Africa against the

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, scoring 6 runs, at Gros Islet, St Lucia. In February 2022, in the second match against New Zealand, Verreynne scored his first century in Test cricket, with an unbeaten 136 runs.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verreynne, Kyle 1997 births Living people Cricketers from Pretoria South African cricketers South Africa Test cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers Cape Cobras cricketers Cape Town Blitz cricketers Paarl Rocks cricketers Western Province cricketers Wicket-keepers