Full Name
Dian Jonathan Forrester
Born
7 June 2000
Place Of Birth
Polokwane, South Africa
Country
South Africa
Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm Fast
Dian Forrester
Dian Forrester
Dian Forrester
Dian Forrester (born June 7, 2000) is a 25-year-old South African batting all-rounder signed by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in May 2026 as an injury replacement for Jamie Overton. A left-handed batter and right-arm fast bowler, he made his T20I debut for South Africa in March 2026 after a stellar domestic season with the Knights and Joburg Super Kings.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Lions vs South Africa A · 3rd Unofficial ODI | List A | June 9, 2026 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 81.48 |
| Kent vs Essex · Match 24 | T20 | May 29, 2026 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Kent vs Sussex · Match 17 | T20 | May 25, 2026 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 194.44 |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 39 | T20 | April 26, 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United · Match 34 | T20 | April 23, 2026 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 108.33 |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans · Match 31 | T20 | April 21, 2026 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 246.67 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Lions vs South Africa A · 1st Unofficial ODI | List A | June 5, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.33 |
| Kent vs Essex · Match 24 | T20 | May 29, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Kent vs Sussex · Match 17 | T20 | May 25, 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 39 | T20 | April 26, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United · Match 34 | T20 | April 23, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans · Match 31 | T20 | April 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 69 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 132.69 |
| Pakistan Super League 2026 | T20 | Mar 26, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 132 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 171.43 |
| South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 | T20I | Mar 15, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 | 83 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 107.79 |
| CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One 2026 | LISTA | Feb 27, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 82 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 102.50 |
| SA20 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 175 | 106 | 14 | 8 | 165.09 |
| South Africa A tour of India A 2025 | LISTA | Oct 30, 2025 - Nov 19, 2025 | 119 | 127 | 10 | 4 | 93.70 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3/25 | 6.60 |
| Pakistan Super League 2026 | T20 | Mar 26, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 5.4 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 2/9 | 12.71 |
| CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One 2026 | LISTA | Feb 27, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1/34 | 6.44 |
| CSA T20 Challenge 2025 | T20 | Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 1/29 | 10.86 |
| CSA 4 Day Series Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Sep 25, 2025 - Feb 22, 2026 | 146.5 | 28 | 472 | 16 | 2/24 | 3.21 |
| South Africa Emerging tour of Bangladesh 2025 | LISTA | May 12, 2025 - May 30, 2025 | 17 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 1/35 | 6.24 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 36 | 33 | 681 | 484 | 80 | 35.8400 | 140.7000 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 5 | 5 | 83 | 77 | 21 | 27.6600 | 107.7900 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 21 | 20 | 900 | 869 | 128 | 52.9400 | 103.5600 | 3 | 62 | 35 | 4 | 3 |
| First Class | 20 | 32 | 1220 | 1861 | 127 | 45.1800 | 65.5500 | 5 | 142 | 27 | 7 | 3 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 36 | 19 | 35.40 | 214 | 333 | 11 | 30.2700 | 9.3300 | 19.4000 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 5 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0000 | 4.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 21 | 18 | 85.50 | 515 | 473 | 18 | 26.2700 | 5.5100 | 28.6000 | 6/48 | 6/48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 20 | 34 | 324.10 | 1945 | 1147 | 30 | 38.2300 | 3.5300 | 64.8000 | 3/54 | 4/90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe Emerging vs South Africa Emerging · Match 1 | List A | August 13, 2024 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 122.58 |
Matches
News
Major Teams Represented
- IPL Team: Chennai Super Kings (2026)
- SA20 Team: Joburg Super Kings (2025–26)
- PSL Team: Pindiz (2026)
- Domestic Teams: Knights, North West, Limpopo Under-13s
- International Team: South Africa A, South Africa
Debuts & Milestones
- T20I Debut: For South Africa vs New Zealand, March 2026
- First-class Debut: 2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series
- List A Debut: 2023 CSA One-Day Cup
- IPL Debut: May 2026 for CSK
Statistics (key Data As Of May 2026)
- T20 International: 5 caps
- SA20 2025/26 (Joburg Super Kings): 11 matches, 175 runs, 58.33 average, 8 wickets
- T20 Career (General): 36 appearances, 681 runs, 11 wickets
Records & Highlights
- 2023/24 Season: Over 1,000 runs and nearly 30 wickets in domestic cricket
- 2025/26 Season: Key performance for Joburg Super Kings leading to national selection
