List of All South African Players Playing in IPL 2024 Matches

IPL isn’t just about Indian players who are either experienced or making their debut but is also about giving a chance to players from different countries. There are players from Australia, the West Indies, South Africa, and others. Every IPL season, some emerging cricketers make an impact. South African players have consistently shown their strong presence in the IPL.

South African players make a lot of impact in games and for their franchise. It is quite exciting to see their innings helping their team to win. This article presents you with a short brief about the set of such South African players in the IPL 2024 season.

All these players demonstrated their skills and experience, and since the IPL 2024 season has kicked off, it will be interesting to see how the listed players will be impactful.

List of South African Players in IPL 2024 Season

1. Marco Jansen

Marco Jansen made his debut in IPL 2021 and has played 19 matches. The young all-rounder currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad with a salary of Rs 4.20 crore. The journey of this South African player began with Mumbai Indians, who paid Rs 20lac. 

However, looking at his impressive bowling, Sunrisers picked him up in 2022 with a salary of Rs 4.20 crore and has retained the same price for the IPL 2024. His batting stats aren’t that impressive, with the highest score of 17 and an average of 8.17. However, he is pretty remarkable in bowling.

In his 19 matches, he took 19 wickets, the highest of which was in the 2023 IPL season, when he took ten wickets. It would be great to see the rest of the IPL in 2024 innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

2. Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen debuted in 2018 and is the leading wicketkeeper batter for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He began his IPL season with Rajasthan Royals and currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad with a salary of 5.25 Crore. In his IPL career, Klassen scored a total of 657 runs with an average of 43.80. Moreover, in his 21 matches, he has hit one century and four half-centuries. His highest score is 104 runs.

In the current IPL 2024 season, he has scored 80 runs off 34 balls, which will be attractive to his future innings.

3. Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram, the right-handed batsman, made his debut in 2021 and is currently playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Being an all-rounder, Markram has shown his ability both in batting and bowling. He was picked for Rs 2.60 crore and has impressed his team. In his 35 matches, the total runs he scored was 835 with an average of 33.40, and the highest score was 68*. He scored four half-centuries and took two wickets to date.

In the IPL 2024, it would be good to see in his impressive innings for Sunrisers against other IPL teams.

4. Nandre Burger

Nandre Burger is a fresh entrant in the IPL 2024 season. There is little about his innings. He has played two matches for Rajasthan Royal, having picked him for Rs 50 lakh. In the bowling section, he has delivered 36 balls in 2 games with three wickets. 

Nandre Burger is renowned for his bowling twists. He can turn the ball in both directions when bowling with an orthodox left-arm spin. In addition, he can bowl flippers and googlies, which makes him unpredictable and challenging to play against.

5. Donovan Ferreira

Donovan Ferreira is a new entry to Rajasthan Royals, who was picked up for Rs 50 lakh in the IPL 2023 season. He was carried for IPL 2024 at the same price. He has yet to play any innings for the IPL 2024 season.

7. Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis is one of the leading cricketers from South Africa, who is equally vital in IPL seasons. Debuted in 2012 for CSK, he was a regular for the team until 2021 when RCB picked him up by paying seven crores. 

To date, he has played 144 IPL matches with total runs of 4179. His highest score in IPL is 96 scored in 2022. His batting average is 36.34. He also played for Punjab Kings with a pay of Rs 1.6 crore.

In his IPL career, he has hit 33 half-centuries and is quite impressive in his batting techniques. In IPL 2024, he is yet to create magic for RCB.

8. Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Rossouw made his debut in 2014 and has played 14 matches to date. For the IPL 2024, Punjab Kings XI picked him for Rs 8 crore and will be a promising addition. In his 14 games, Rilee has a total run of 262, with 82* being the highest and an average of 21.83.

9. Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada is an all-rounder from South Africa who debuted in the IPL in 2017. Delhi Capitals picked him for Rs 4.20 crore, but from 2022, he is a regular for Punjab, who picked him for Rs 9.25 crore. In his 71 matches to date, he has taken 109 wickets and scored 186 runs, the highest being 44. His batting average is 10.94, and his bowling average is 20.71.

During the ongoing IPL 2024 season, he has played two innings with three wickets in his chart. It would be interesting to see what he brings to the team.

10. Gerald Coetzee

Gerald Coetzee is a leading fast bowler from South Africa who is playing for Mumbai Indians; they picked him for Rs 5 crore. He has played two matches in the IPL 2024 season with three wickets. He is known for precision and speed bowling. He is capable of bowling at above 140 km/h and swinging the ball both ways.

11. Dewald Brevis

An all-rounder from South Africa, Dewald Brevis played for Mumbai Indians, who paid him Rs 3 crore. He made his debut in IPL 2022 and scored 207 runs to date. In the bowling section, he took one wicket in IPL 2024. As the IPL 2024 is still on, it would be exciting to see what he brings to his franchise.

12. Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock made his debut in IPL 2013 and played for RCB and Mumbai Indians. For IPL 2024, Quinton de Kock is playing for LSG, which picked him up for Rs 6.75 crore. In his total career of IPL seasons, he played 97 matches, having a total run of 2911. He has hammered two centuries with the highest score of 140* in IPL 2022. His explosive skills have helped his teams gain momentum in matches. Quinton de Kock has a batting average of 31.99.

13. David Miller

David Miller had quite an impressive inning in the IPL. Debuted in 2012, David Miller played for Kings XI Punjab before switching to Rajasthan Royal, and now he is with Gujarat Titans, who picked him for Rs 3 crore. To date, he has played 123 matches with a total score of 2737 and an average of 36.14. In his IPL career, he slammed one century with the highest score of 101*. In IPL 2024, it would be worth waiting to see his explosive innings for Gujarat Titans.

14. Tristan Stubbs

Tristan Stubbs made his debut in 2022 and has played only 6 matches. This wicketkeeper batter has total runs of 76, with the highest being 44* and an average of 15.20. He currently plays for the Delhi Capitals franchise, which picked him up for Rs 50 lac.

15. Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi is a fast-paced bowler who made his debut in 2018 for Delhi Capitals. However, for the IPL 2024, he is ruled for the season due to injury. He last played for the franchise in 2021 and has good stats in the bowling section. In 14 matches, he took 25 wickets with an average of 17.92. Looking forward to his game next IPL season.

16. Anrich Nortje

Anrich Nortje made his IPL debut in 2020 for the Delhi franchise and has played 41 matches, taking 54 wickets and an average of 24.59 in his stats chart. He was picked for Rs 6.50 crore. In his 41 innings, he has scored 43 runs, the highest of which was 23.