en Irene van Zyl

Irene van Zyl
Personal information
Full name	Irene van Zyl
Born	27 November 1984 (age 40); Windhoek, Namibia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Namibia;
T20I debut (cap 18)	1 April 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I	22 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Matches	64
Runs scored	262
Batting average	10.97
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	23
Balls bowled	1,096
Wickets	44
Bowling average	19.75
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	4/7
Catches/stumpings	11/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Irene van Zyl (born 27 November 1984) is a Namibian cricketer^[1] and the current captain of the Namibia women's cricket team.^[2]

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Namibia on 1 April 2019, against Botswana, during Botswana's tour of Namibia.^[3]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[4]^[5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.^[6] In May 2021, she was named as the captain of the Namibian team for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.^[7]