Roelof van der Merwe

Roelof van der Merwe

Roelof van der Merwe is a Dutch-South African all-rounder who was born on December 31, 1984, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a right-handed batter and a left-arm orthodox bowler, who has played for both the Netherlands and previously for South Africa in international cricket. He continues to be an active player, with recent matches played for the Netherlands in June and July 2025.

Full Name

Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe

Nicknames

The Bulldog, Roela, Terminator

Date Of Birth

December 31, 1984

Place Of Birth

Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Country

Netherlands

Role

All-Rounder

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Born

31 December 1984

Stats
Matches
News
Major Teams Represented
International Debuts For Netherlands
International Career
International Statistics (as Of Feb 2026)
Significant Records And Awards
Champions (trophy)
Career Notes

Stats

Batting Bowling

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Lions vs Titans · Final	List A	March 29, 2026	4	6	0	0	66.67
United States of America vs Netherlands · 21st Match, Group A	T20I	February 13, 2026	10	11	0	0	90.91
Pakistan vs Netherlands · 1st Match, Group A	T20I	February 7, 2026	4	9	0	0	44.44
Netherlands vs Zimbabwe · Match 5	T20	February 3, 2026	7	8	1	0	87.50
Western Province vs Titans · Match 13	T20	November 9, 2025	35	23	3	1	152.17
Boland vs Titans · Match 9	T20	November 6, 2025	7	4	0	1	175.00

Match	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Lions vs Titans · Final	List A	March 29, 2026	7	0	32	2	0	4.57
Warriors vs Titans · Qualifier	List A	March 25, 2026	9.3	1	32	3	0	3.44
India vs Netherlands · 36th Match, Group A	T20I	February 18, 2026	1	0	15	0	0	15.00
United States of America vs Netherlands · 21st Match, Group A	T20I	February 13, 2026	3	0	36	0	1	12.00
Netherlands vs Namibia · 10th Match, Group A	T20I	February 10, 2026	2	0	22	0	0	11.00
Pakistan vs Netherlands · 1st Match, Group A	T20I	February 7, 2026	3	0	13	1	0	4.33

Batting Bowling

Series	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One 2026	LISTA	Feb 27, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026	21	27	2	0	77.78
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026	T20I	Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026	14	20	0	0	70.00
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026	T20	Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026	7	8	1	0	87.50
CSA T20 Challenge 2025	T20	Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025	58	46	4	2	126.09
Canada Super 60 2025	T10	Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025	21	6	2	2	350.00
ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025	T20I	Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025	20	18	1	0	111.11

Series	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	BBi	ECO
CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One 2026	LISTA	Feb 27, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026	16.3	1	64	5	3/32	3.88
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026	T20I	Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026	9	0	86	1	1/13	9.56
CSA T20 Challenge 2025	T20	Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025	12	0	82	3	2/12	6.83
Canada Super 60 2025	T10	Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025	3.3	0	52	1	1/20	14.86
ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final 2025	T20I	Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025	13	0	77	6	3/15	5.92
Scotland T20 Tri Series 2025	T20I	Jun 15, 2025 - Jun 20, 2025	12	0	99	4	2/44	8.25

Batting Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
ODI	39	27	278	328	57	13.9000	84.7500	7	17	7	1	0
T20	373	244	3215	2460	89	21.2900	130.6900	93	271	112	10	0
T20I	71	46	575	453	75	21.2900	126.9300	19	43	16	2	0
List A	220	175	3141	3284	165	25.1200	95.6400	50	244	83	11	1
First Class	80	128	3588	5163	205	32.0300	69.4900	16	409	51	22	6

Format	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
ODI	39	39	327.10	1963	1547	45	34.3700	4.7200	43.6000	3/14	3/14	0	0
T20	373	354	1128.10	6769	8244	342	24.1000	7.3000	19.7000	6/20	6/20	4	2
T20I	71	69	223.10	1339	1481	75	19.7400	6.6300	17.8000	4/35	4/35	1	0
List A	220	207	1630.20	9782	7853	290	27.0700	4.8100	33.7000	5/26	5/26	12	4
First Class	80	124	1708.40	10252	5069	150	33.7900	2.9600	68.3000	5/174	8/104	8	1

Batting Bowling

Most Runs 114

ICC CWC League 2 , 2024 · ODI

Highest Individual Score 36

Scotland T20 Tri Series, 2025 · T20I

Highest Strike Rates 350.00

Canada Super 60, 2025 · T10

Highest Average 44.00

International League T20, 2024 · T20

Most Fours 5

ICC CWC League 2 , 2024 · ODI

Most Sixes 2

CSA T20 Challenge, 2025 · T20

Top Wicket Takers 20

ICC CWC League 2 , 2024 · ODI

Best Economy Rates 3.88

CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One, 2026 · LISTA

Best Bowling Figures 4/31

CSA T20 Challenge, 2024 · T20

Best Strike Rates 13.00

ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final, 2025 · T20I

Best Averages 8.75

Netherlands tour of Oman, 2024 · T20I

Four Wickets 1

CSA T20 Challenge, 2024 · T20

Maidens 3

ICC CWC League 2 , 2024 · ODI

CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One·List A

Lions Lions

248/9

Result

249/7

TIT won by 3 wickets March 29, 2026 1:30 pm

Titans Titans

CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division One·List A

Warriors Warriors

204/10

Result

209/6

TIT won by 4 wickets March 25, 2026 4:30 pm

Titans Titans

International: Netherlands (2015–present), South Africa (2009–2011)
Franchise/County/Domestic: Titans (South Africa), Somerset (England), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (IPL), Delhi Capitals (IPL), Brisbane Heat (BBL), St Lucia Zouks (CPL), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SA20), London Spirit (The Hundred), Dubai Capitals (ILT20)

International Debuts For Netherlands

Date	Match	Opponent	Teams
July 3, 2015	T20I debut	Nepal	Netherlands vs Nepal
June 19, 2019	ODI debut	Zimbabwe	Netherlands vs Zimbabwe

International Career

Netherlands: Represents the Netherlands internationally after obtaining a Dutch passport in 2015.
South Africa: Previously represented South Africa in 13 ODIs and 13 T20Is between 2009 and 2011.

International Statistics (as Of Feb 2026)

T20 Internationals (Netherlands): 71 Matches, 575 Runs (Avg: 21.29), 75 Wickets (Avg: 19.74)
One Day Internationals (Netherlands): 39 Matches, 278 Runs (Avg: 13.90), 45 Wickets (Avg: 34.37)
Highest T20I Score: 75*
Best T20I Bowling: 4/35

Significant Records And Awards

Dual International: 5th cricketer to represent two countries in T20Is
Longevity: Represented two countries in ODIs (12th player) and has a long-standing career
Top Wicket-Taker: Finished as the leading wicket-taker for Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the inaugural SA20 season (2023).
Awards: Named Player of the Year, MTN Domestic Championship Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year in SA domestic cricket (2007-08).
Milestone: Scored 165* (List A) for Somerset in 2017.
Fielding: Known for taking high-pressure catches, including a notable catch in the 2022 T20 World Cup that knocked out South Africa.

Champions (trophy)

SA20 (2023): Sunrisers Eastern Cape
TN Domestic Championship & Standard Bank Pro20 (2007-08): Titans

Career Notes

Van der Merwe has been a stalwart for the Netherlands since 2015, using his experience from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and English County Cricket (Somerset) to stabilize the Dutch middle order and provide crucial left-arm spin breakthroughs.