Player profile

Ryan Rickelton

Wicketkeeper · ZA

Born: Jul 11, 1996
Batting: Left Handed Bat
Bowling: left-arm spin
From: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
t100	9	345	49.29	173.37	94*
T20	104	2,959	32.88	145.76	113*
Hundred	9	345	49.29	173.37	94*
List A	42	1,784	44.6	93.11	169
IPL	28	836	34.83	168.21	123
T20I	29	741	28.5	150.3	77*
Test	18	1,073	37	51.96	259
First-class	10	981	70.07	63.41	133
ODI	20	552	32.47	87.07	103

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
T20	104	1	8	1.0	1/8
List A	42	0	6	1.0	—

Recent performances

T20 match form

4 Mar 2026vs NZ, T20 WC 2026, 1st Semi-finalT20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

1 Mar 2026vs ZIM, T20 WC 2026, #51st T20I, Super 8 Group 1T20I

Batting: 31 (22b)
Bowling: —

26 Feb 2026vs WI, T20 WC 2026, #47th T20I, Super 8 Group 1T20I

Batting: 45* (28b)
Bowling: —

22 Feb 2026vs IND, T20 WC 2026, #43rd T20I, Super 8 Group 1T20I

Batting: 7 (7b)
Bowling: —

18 Feb 2026vs UAE, T20 WC 2026, #34T20I

Batting: 30 (16b)
Bowling: —

14 Feb 2026vs NZ, T20 WC 2026, #24T20I

Batting: 21 (11b)
Bowling: —

11 Feb 2026vs AFG, T20 WC 2026, #13T20I

Batting: 61 (28b)
Bowling: —

9 Feb 2026vs CAN, T20 WC 2026, #9T20I

Batting: 33 (21b)
Bowling: —

31 Jan 2026vs WI, WI vs SA 2026, #3T20I

Batting: 15 (7b)
Bowling: —

29 Jan 2026vs WI, WI vs SA 2026, #2T20I

Batting: 77* (36b)
Bowling: —

27 Jan 2026vs WI, WI vs SA 2026, #1T20I

Batting: 40* (32b)
Bowling: —

12 Sep 2025vs ENG, SA vs ENG 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 20 (10b)
Bowling: —

10 Sep 2025vs ENG, SA vs ENG 2025, #1T20I

Batting: 0 (1b)
Bowling: —

16 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #3T20I

Batting: 13 (13b)
Bowling: —

12 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #2T20I

Batting: 14 (10b)
Bowling: —

10 Aug 2025vs AUS, SA vs AUS 2025, #1T20I

Batting: 71 (55b)
Bowling: —

13 Dec 2024vs PAK, PAK vs SA 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 2 (2b)
Bowling: —

15 Nov 2024vs IND, IND vs SA 2024, #4T20I

Batting: 1 (6b)
Bowling: —

13 Nov 2024vs IND, IND vs SA 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 20 (15b)
Bowling: —

10 Nov 2024vs IND, IND vs SA 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 13 (11b)
Bowling: —

8 Nov 2024vs IND, IND vs SA 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 21 (11b)
Bowling: —

29 Sep 2024vs IRE, IRE vs SA 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 36 (22b)
Bowling: —

27 Sep 2024vs IRE, IRE vs SA 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 76 (48b)
Bowling: —

27 Aug 2024vs WI, SA vs WI 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 27 (24b)
Bowling: —

25 Aug 2024vs WI, SA vs WI 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 20 (13b)
Bowling: —

23 Aug 2024vs WI, SA vs WI 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 4 (5b)
Bowling: —

26 May 2024vs WI, SA vs WI T20 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 18 (14b)
Bowling: —

25 May 2024vs WI, SA vs WI T20 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 19 (17b)
Bowling: —

23 May 2024vs WI, SA vs WI T20 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 6 (7b)
Bowling: —

About

Player story

Ryan Rickelton , a stylish left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, has emerged as one of South Africa’s most promising talents across formats. Still in his early 20s, Rickelton has been part of the Gauteng setup since 2015 , steadily building a strong domestic reputation with both the bat and the gloves. Despite being dismissed for a duck in his debut first-class innings, Rickelton showed resilience and quickly established himself as a key performer. With a first-class average of 45.75 and multiple centuries to his name—including a standout double hundred against Pakistan in 2024—he has consistently been among Gauteng’s leading run-scorers. He topped the charts in both the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge (351 runs) and Sunfoil 3-Day Cup (562 runs) . His consistent domestic performances earned him a place in the Highveld Lions and the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad in 2018. Rickelton’s international breakthrough came later; after spending time as the understudy to Quinton de Kock, he finally made his ODI debut in March 2023 against West Indies and followed it up with a T20I debut in 2024 . Post de Kock’s retirement, Rickelton was gradually phased into the national side and began to make his mark across formats. He played a crucial role in the home Test series against Pakistan in 2024–25 , scoring a sensational double century in the second match. His momentum continued into the 2025 Champions Trophy , where he began the tournament with a century against Afghanistan. Rickelton has also featured prominently in the SA20 League for MI Cape Town , and in 2025, he was signed by the Mumbai Indians for the IPL , underlining his growing international appeal. With his elegant strokeplay, composure under pressure, and evolving wicketkeeping, Ryan Rickelton is well on his way to becoming a mainstay in South Africa’s lineup across formats.

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