South African cricketer
Aiden Kyle Markram
(born 4 October 1994) is a South African
cricketer
who is the current captain of the
South Africa national cricket team
in
Twenty20 International
cricket and former captain of
Sunrisers Hyderabad
in the
Indian Premier League
. Markram had captained the South African under-19 cricket team to win the
2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
.
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five “Cricketers of the Year”.
[6]
[7]
Markram was described by former captain and batsman
Graeme Smith
as a future South Africa captain.
[8]
He made his international debut for
South Africa
in September 2017.
[9]
He is currently the captain of
Sunrisers eastern cape
of the
SA20
league which was formed in 2022, who successfully won the cup in 2023 and 2024.
T20 franchise career
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Markram made his
first class
debut for
Northerns cricket team
against
South Western Districts
on 9 October 2014.
[10]
He was included in the
Northerns cricket team
squad for the
2015 Africa T20 Cup
.
[11]
In 2016, Markram was club professional for
Walkden
in the
Bolton Cricket League
.
In May 2017, Markram was named Domestic Newcomer of the Year at
Cricket South Africa
's annual awards.
[12]
In August 2017, he was named in
Nelson Mandela Bay Stars
' squad for the first season of the
T20 Global League
.
[13]
However, in October 2017,
Cricket South Africa
initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being canceled soon after.
[14]
In October 2018, Markram was named in
Paarl Rocks
' squad for the
first edition
of the
Mzansi Super League
T20 tournament.
[15]
[16]
In March 2019, Markram signed for Hampshire County Cricket Club as their overseas player for the first part of the season.
[17]
Later the same month, Markram scored 127 runs in the final of the
2018?19 Momentum One Day Cup
, to help Titans win the tournament.
[18]
[19]
In September 2019, Markram was named in the squad for the
Paarl Rocks
team for the
2019 Mzansi Super League
tournament.
[20]
In April 2021, he was named in
Northerns
' squad, ahead of the 2021?22 cricket season in South Africa.
[21]
On 11 September 2021, Markram was included in the
Punjab Kings
squad for the second phase of the
2021 Indian Premier League
(IPL) in the UAE.
[22]
[23]
In February 2022, he was bought by the
Sunrisers Hyderabad
in the
auction
for the
2022 Indian Premier League
tournament.
[24]
After successfully leading
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
to the first
SA20
championship, Markram was appointed as the captain of
Sunrisers Hyderabad
for the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League.
[25]
International career
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Debut years
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In June 2017, Markram was named in South Africa's
Test
squad for their series
against England
, but did not play.
[26]
In August 2017, he was named as
captain
of the
South Africa A cricket team
for their two four-day matches against India A.
[27]
In September 2017, Markram was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series
against Bangladesh
.
[28]
He made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 28 September 2017.
[29]
Record breaking start
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After narrowly missing out on a maiden Test century on debut, Markram completed the feat in the second Test against Bangladesh on 6 October 2017 scoring 143 off 186 balls before being bowled by
Rubel Hossain
.
[30]
In October 2017, Markram was added to South Africa's
One Day International
(ODI) squad ahead of the third match
against Bangladesh
, replacing
Hashim Amla
.
[31]
He made his ODI debut for South Africa against
Bangladesh
on 22 October 2017, scoring 66 runs as well as taking 2 wickets.
[32]
In December 2017, Markram scored his second Test hundred and became the first South Africa player to score two centuries in his first three Tests.
[33]
One Day International captaincy
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In February 2018, South Africa's captain
Faf du Plessis
was ruled out of the last five ODIs and the
Twenty20 International
(T20I) series
against India
due to a finger injury.
[34]
Markram was named as South Africa's captain for the remaining ODI fixtures in du Plessis' absence.
[35]
He, at the age of 23 years 123 days, is the second youngest player to captain South Africa in ODIs after
Graeme Smith
.
[36]
2018?Onwards
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On 30 March 2018, Markram scored his career-best score of 152 runs on the first day of the
fourth test
against Australia.
[37]
In June 2018, Markram was named in South Africa's
Test
squad for a two-Test series in Sri Lanka.
[38]
Markram averaged just 10 with the bat in this series, his first overseas for South Africa, which showed a vulnerability against
spin bowling
.
[39]
[40]
In August 2018, Markram was named in South Africa's
Twenty20 International
(T20I) squad for the one-off match against
Sri Lanka
, but he did not play in the fixture.
[41]
In March 2019, he was again named in South Africa's T20I squad, this time for the series
against Sri Lanka
.
[42]
He made his T20I debut for South Africa against
Sri Lanka
on 22 March 2019.
[43]
In April 2019, Markram was named in
South Africa's squad
for the
2019 Cricket World Cup
.
[44]
[45]
In August 2019, Markram was named in South Africa's squad for the three
Test
series in India.
[46]
Markram struggled in the first two matches of this series, bagging a
pair
in the second Test, before being ruled out of the third due to a self-inflicted wrist injury.
[47]
[48]
This series raised further questions about Markram's overseas performances, averaging just 10.50 in four away Tests, all in the
subcontinent
.
[49]
In December 2019, Markram was named in South Africa's squad for the four-Test home series against England.
[50]
In the first Test, he scored 20 runs in the first innings and 2 in the second as South Africa beat England by 107 runs at
Centurion
.
[51]
[52]
Markram however missed the remainder of the series after fracturing his finger.
[53]
In January 2021, Markram was named in South Africa's
Test
squad for their series
against Pakistan
.
[54]
In the first test, Markram scored a patient 74 in a losing effort.
[55]
[56]
In the second test, Markram made his first century in more than two and a half years, and his first in Asia.
[57]
Markram finished as the leading run scorer in the series, averaging 56.75, however South Africa lost the series, their first Test series defeat against Pakistan since 2003.
[58]
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In March 2023, he was appointed as the captain of
South Africa cricket team
in T20Is, ahead of their home series
against the West Indies
.
[60]
In October 2023 in a match against
Sri Lanka
, Markram scored the fastest century in a men's
Cricket World Cup
, reaching the milestone in 49 deliveries. He was dismissed soon after for 106 off 54.
In May 2024, he was named the captain in South Africa’s squad for the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
tournament.
[61]
Achievements
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References
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.
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.
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.
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.
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2021
.
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.
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.
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2022
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.
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.
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.
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2017
.
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.
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.
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.
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2017
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2021
.
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"Amla rested for final ODI; Markram called up"
.
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2017
.
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.
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.
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.
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2017
.
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.
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2018
.
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.
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2018
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.
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2018
.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2018
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.
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2020
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.
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.
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2018
.
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.
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2019
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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2021
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"
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.
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2022
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External links
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South Africa squads
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| | Andile Phehlukwayo and Lizaad Williams were not initially in the squad, but were named as replacements for
Anrich Nortje
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Sisanda Magala
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