Roelof van der Merwe

Born: 1984-12-31
Batting: right handed
Bowling: left-arm orthodox spin
From: Dutch

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
ODI	66	557	15.05	78.56	57
T20I	71	575	21.3	126.93	75*
First-class	31	885	21.59	68.45	135
List A	61	1,095	31.29	94.89	165*
T20	258	2,059	20.8	130.56	89*
IPL	21	159	14.45	112.77	35
Hundred	7	67	67	152.27	30
T10	21	86	14.33	150.88	25

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
ODI	66	90	4.33	566.2	4/18
T20I	71	75	6.7	225.1	4/35
First-class	31	67	2.88	629.4	5/174
List A	61	84	4.99	434.0	4/18
T20	258	222	7.52	777.5	6/20
IPL	21	21	6.74	73.5	3/20
Hundred	7	4	9.76	12.3	2/35
T10	21	7	12.15	26.5	1/11

Recent performances

T20 match form

18 Feb 2026vs IND, T20 WC 2026, #36T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/15 (1.0o)

13 Feb 2026vs USA, T20 WC 2026, #21T20I

Batting: 10 (11b)
Bowling: —

13 Feb 2026vs USA, T20 WC 2026, #21T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/36 (3.0o)

10 Feb 2026vs NAM, T20 WC 2026, #10T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/22 (2.0o)

7 Feb 2026vs PAK, T20 WC 2026, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/13 (3.0o)

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7 Feb 2026vs PAK, T20 WC 2026, #1T20I

Batting: 4 (9b)
Bowling: —

11 Jul 2025vs ITA, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #10T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/15 (4.0o)

9 Jul 2025vs GSY, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #8T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/7 (2.0o)

8 Jul 2025vs SCO, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #6T20I

Batting: 20 (18b)
Bowling: —

8 Jul 2025vs SCO, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #6T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/25 (4.0o)

5 Jul 2025vs JSY, T20 WC Europe Qualifier Final 2025, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/30 (3.0o)

16 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/9 (2.0o)

16 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 2* (2b)
Bowling: —

14 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/11 (3.0o)

13 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #1T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 3/15 (4.0o)

13 Nov 2024vs OMA, NED vs OMA 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 1* (1b)
Bowling: —

5 Mar 2024vs NEP, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, FinalT20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/13 (2.0o)

5 Mar 2024vs NEP, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, FinalT20I

Batting: 2* (2b)
Bowling: —

3 Mar 2024vs NAM, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, #6T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/17 (2.0o)

2 Mar 2024vs NEP, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, #5T20I

Batting: 23* (14b)
Bowling: —

2 Mar 2024vs NEP, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, #5T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 0/16 (2.0o)

29 Feb 2024vs NAM, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, #3T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 1/44 (4.0o)

28 Feb 2024vs NEP, Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024, #2T20I

Batting: —
Bowling: 2/24 (4.0o)

About Roelof van der Merwe

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An aggressive middle-order batsman, Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe is a South African-born dutch cricketer who represented South Africa in the 2004 U19 World Cup before making his first-class debut in 2006 for Northerns. Also known as “Roela”, he made his domestic debut with Northerns in 2006 but found success when he moved to franchise cricket with the Titans in the 2007-08 season. He went on to play for the South African national team in 13 ODIs and as many T20Is. However, lack of regular playing opportunities made him turn his attention to the Netherlands instead. He also bagged an IPL contract from the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2009 and in 2011, he was signed by the Delhi Daredevils. Roelof made his official Dutch debut in 2015, in a T20I fixture against Nepal. By doing so, he became only the 5th man in history to represent two countries in T20I cricket. Since getting his dutch passport, Van der Merwe has been able to play county cricket as a local and started his domestic career with Somerset in 2016. A successful season for Roelof ended in 2017, particularly in white-ball cricket where he hit a memorable 165* against Surrey in the Royal London One Day Cup. He played a major part in helping Somerset to the quarter-final stages of both formats. His hard work finally got paid off and in September 2018, Roelof was awarded his County Cap by Somerset legend Roy Kerslake. In 2021, he was drafted into the London Spirit squad for the inaugural edition of the Hundred. A seasoned campaigner like van der Merwe can be a utility player for the franchise to clinch the maiden title. (As of May 2021)