Aiden Markram
Aiden Markram playing for South Africa against Australia in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Aiden Kyle Markram
Born (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 29)
Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Height6 ft 1[1] in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 332)28 September 2017 v Bangladesh
Last Test3 December 2024 v India
ODI debut (cap 122)22 October 2017 v Bangladesh
Last ODI19 December 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.4
T20I debut (cap 81)22 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I12 December 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentNortherns
2016–presentTitans
2018Durham
2018Paarl Rocks
2019Hampshire
2021Punjab Kings
2022–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
2022–presentSunrisers Eastern Cape
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 37 68 39 89
Runs scored 2,398 2,121 1,118 6,290
Batting average 37.49 36.56 38.55 43.37
100s/50s 7/10 3/10 0/9 18/28
Top score 152 175 70 204*
Balls bowled 249 881 222 857
Wickets 2 18 10 6
Bowling average 65.00 46.27 30.60 66.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/27 2/18 3/21 2/27
Catches/stumpings 35/– 28/– 26/– 90/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2023

Aiden Kyle Markram (born 4 October 1994) is a South African cricketer who is the current captain of the South Africa national cricket team in Twenty20 International cricket and former captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Markram and captained the South African under-19 cricket team to win the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2][3][4][5] In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year.[6][7] Markram was described by former captain and batsman Graeme Smith as a future South Africa captain.[8] He made his international debut for South Africa in September 2017.[9]

T20 franchise career

Markram made his first class debut for Northerns cricket team against South Western Districts on 9 October 2014.[10] He was included in the Northerns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[11] In 2016, Markram was club professional for Walkden in the Bolton Cricket League.

In May 2017, Markram was named Domestic Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[12] In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[13] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being canceled soon after.[14]

In October 2018, Markram was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[15][16]

In March 2019, Markram signed for Hampshire County Cricket Club as their overseas player for the first part of the season.[17] Later the same month, Markram scored 127 runs in the final of the 2018–19 Momentum One Day Cup, to help Titans win the tournament.[18][19]

In September 2019, Markram was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[20] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[21]

On 11 September 2021, Markram was included in the Punjab Kings squad for the second phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE.[22][23] In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[24]

After successfully leading Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the first SA20 championship, Markram was appointed as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League.[25]

International career

Debut years

In June 2017, Markram was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against England, but did not play.[26] In August 2017, he was named as captain of the South Africa A cricket team for their two four-day matches against India A.[27]

In September 2017, Markram was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[28] He made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 28 September 2017.[29]

Record breaking start

After narrowly missing out on a maiden Test century on debut, Markram completed the feat in the second Test against Bangladesh on 6 October 2017 scoring 143 off 186 balls before being bowled by Rubel Hossain.[30]

In October 2017, Markram was added to South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of the third match against Bangladesh, replacing Hashim Amla.[31] He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 22 October 2017, scoring 66 runs as well as taking 2 wickets.[32]

In December 2017, Markram scored his second Test hundred and became the first South Africa player to score two centuries in his first three Tests.[33]

One Day International captaincy

In February 2018, South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis was ruled out of the last five ODIs and the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against India due to a finger injury.[34] Markram was named as South Africa's captain for the remaining ODI fixtures in du Plessis' absence.[35] He, at the age of 23 years 123 days, is the second youngest player to captain South Africa in ODIs after Graeme Smith.[36]

2018–present

On 30 March 2018, Markram scored his career-best score of 152 runs on the first day of the fourth test against Australia.[37]

In June 2018, Markram was named in South Africa's Test squad for a two-Test series in Sri Lanka.[38] Markram averaged just 10 with the bat in this series, his first overseas for South Africa, which showed a vulnerability against spin bowling.[39][40]

In August 2018, Markram was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off match against Sri Lanka, but he did not play in the fixture.[41] In March 2019, he was again named in South Africa's T20I squad, this time for the series against Sri Lanka.[42] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 22 March 2019.[43]

In April 2019, Markram was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[44][45]

In August 2019, Markram was named in South Africa's squad for the three Test series in India.[46] Markram struggled in the first two matches of this series, bagging a pair in the second Test, before being ruled out of the third due to a self-inflicted wrist injury.[47][48] This series raised further questions about Markram's overseas performances, averaging just 10.50 in four away Tests, all in the subcontinent.[49]

In December 2019, Markram was named in South Africa's squad for the four-Test home series against England.[50] In the first Test, he scored 20 runs in the first innings and 2 in the second as South Africa beat England by 107 runs at Centurion.[51][52] Markram however missed the remainder of the series after fracturing his finger.[53]

In January 2021, Markram was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[54] In the first test, Markram scored a patient 74 in a losing effort.[55][56] In the second test, Markram made his first century in more than two and a half years, and his first in Asia.[57] Markram finished as the leading run scorer in the series, averaging 56.75, however South Africa lost the series, their first Test series defeat against Pakistan since 2003.[58][59]

In March 2023, he was appointed as the captain of South Africa cricket team in T20Is, ahead of their home series against the West Indies.[60]

In October 2023 in a match against Sri Lanka, Markram scored the fastest century in a men's Cricket World Cup, reaching the milestone in 49 deliveries. He was dismissed soon after for 106 off 54.

Achievements

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