Irene van Zyl

{{Short description|Namibian cricketer (born 1984)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Irene van Zyl

| female = true

| image =

| country = Namibia

| fullname = Irene van Zyl

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| role =

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 1 April

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Botswana

| T20Icap = 18

| lastT20Idate = 22 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = United Arab Emirates

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 64

| runs1 = 262

| bat avg1 = 10.97

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 23

| deliveries1 = 1,096

| wickets1 = 44

| bowl avg1 = 19.75

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/7

| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–

| date = 7 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/546085.html Cricinfo

}}

Irene van Zyl (born 27 November 1984) is a Namibian cricketer{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/546085.html |title=Irene van Zyl |accessdate=27 August 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} and the current captain of the Namibia women's cricket team.{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/101941/read/Women-cricketers-to-compete-in-Rwanda |title=Women cricketers to compete in Rwanda |work=The Namibian |access-date=2 June 2021}}

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Namibia on 1 April 2019, against Botswana, during Botswana's tour of Namibia.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1179016.html |title=3rd T20I, Botswana Women tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Apr 1 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 August 2019}}

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=21 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/21/c_138326975.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822080340/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/21/c_138326975.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2019 |title=Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad |work=Xinhua News |accessdate=22 August 2019}} She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197050.html |title=4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 August 2019}} In May 2021, she was named as the captain of the Namibian team for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/irene-van-zyl-backs-namibia-batting-to-come-good-in-kwibuka-t20-tournament |title=Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=2 June 2021}}