Dylan Blignaut

{{Short description|German cricketer (born 1995)}}

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|country = Germany

|fullname = Dylan Alexander Blignaut

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|8|df=y}}

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|batting = Right-handed

|bowling = Right-arm medium

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|T20Idebutdate = 5 August

|T20Idebutyear = 2021

|T20Idebutagainst = Norway

|T20Icap = 22

|lastT20Idate = 6 November

|lastT20Iyear = 2022

|lastT20Iagainst = Spain

|source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dylan-blignuat-596416 Cricinfo

|date = 6 November

|year = 2022

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Dylan Alexander Blignaut (born 8 April 1995) is a South African-born cricketer who plays for the Germany national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dylan-blignaut-596416 |title=Dylan Blignaut |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 February 2022}} Blignaut represented Eastern Province in under-17s before spending two summers in 2014 and 2015 playing club cricket in England for Vauxhall Mallards in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League and then for Shobrooke Park in the Devon Cricket League.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2016/articles/000004/000405.shtml |title=North County sign Dylan Blignaut |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=26 February 2016 |archive-date=20 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234442/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2016/articles/000004/000405.shtml |url-status=dead }} After a successful season with Brighton Districts in Melbourne, Australia, Blignaut was signed by North County Cricket Club to play in the Leinster Senior League in Ireland.

In August 2021, Blignaut was selected in the German squad for a Tri-Nations series.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.de/dcb-nominiert-16-spieler-fuer-das-t20i-4-nation-turnier/ |title=DCB nominiert 16 Spieler für das T20i 4-Nation-Turnier |work=German Cricket Federation |access-date=22 July 2021 |language=German |trans-title=DCB nominates 16 players for the T20i 4-Nation Tournament}} He made his T20I debut on 5 August 2021, for Germany against Norway.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1271445.html |title=1st Match, Krefeld, Aug 5 2021, Germany T20 Tri-Series |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 August 2021}} In October 2021, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/europe-qualifier-four-associates-in-search-of-t20wc-glory/ |title=Europe Qualifier – Four Associates in search of T20WC glory |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=13 October 2021}} In the final game of the qualifier, Blignaut took a hat-trick against Italy to help secure Germany a place in the Global Qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/dieter-klein-onslaught-takes-germany-into-a-global-qualifier/ |title=Dieter Klein onslaught takes Germany into a global qualifier |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=24 October 2021}} In February 2022, Blignaut was again named in Germany's squad for the Global Qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2488298 |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Eight teams to battle out for two spots in Muscat from 18–24 February |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 February 2022}}