Who is Dwaine Pretorius’ wife? Know everything about Zilma Pretorius.

Dwaine Pretorius, being retired from International cricket, still plays for several T20 leagues around the world.

Dwaine Pretorius with his wife Zilma [Image credits-dwainep_29]
By Dilpreet Singh Mand Mand | Apr 27, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Dwaine Pretorius, a professional cricketer has played internationally for the South African cricket team. Dwaine is a native of South Africa’s Transvaal Province. He is an all-around cricketer who bats with his right hand and bowls medium-fast with his right arm. Dwaine represents North West in domestic cricket in South Africa. He was born on March 29, 1989. On January 9, 2023, Dwaine announced his retirement from international cricket. Dwaine participates in a number of Twenty20 leagues, including the T20 Global League and the Indian Premier League. He is presently playing for Chennai Super Kings under MS. Dhoni’s leadership in the Indian Premier League.

Dwaine was chosen by the Cape Town Knight Riders in August 2017 to play in the T20 Global League’s debut season. However, the South Africa Cricket Board postponed the competition until October 2018. It was later canceled for a number of reasons. In October 2018, Dwaine joined the Jozi Stars in the inaugural edition of Mzansi Super League. He was purchased by Northamptonshire in April of the following year for the English T20 Blast league. He joined the Paarl Rocks team in the Mzansi Super League in 2019. Dwaine was given the opportunity to represent Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League in December of the same year. 

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Dwaine was acquired by Chennai Super Kings at the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in the month of February 2022. Dwaine was later bought by Colombo Stars in the third edition of the Lanka Super League. Dwaine played his One Day International (ODI) debut match for South Africa against Ireland on September 25, 2016. For the ODI series against Australia, Chris Morris’ knee injury got him to be replaced by Dwaine. Dwaine didn’t get enough chances, as he got to play in the third and fourth match of the series, where he grabbed one wicket and batted in one game and scored 15 runs out of 20 balls. He had a performance in the series overall.

Dale Steyn was replaced by Dwaine Pretorius because of a shoulder injury in the Test series between South Africa and Australia. Dwaine was selected to play for South Africa in their T20 International series against England in 2017. He played in his first T20I game for SA on June 21. Dwaine joined South Africa’s squad for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. For the series against England in December 2019, he was again picked for the Test team. He played his debut Test match on December 26. Prior to the 2020–21 cricket season, the South Africa Cricket Board gave Dwaine his central contract. On February 13, 2021, Dwaine collected his first five wickets in a single match during a series against Pakistan. Dwaine has had an impactful cricketing career in both domestic and International cricket.

Who is Dwaine Pretorius’ wife?

Zilma Pretorius is Dwaine’s wife.

Does Dwaine Pretorius have any children?

Yes, Dwaine does have a 6 year old boy, whose name is Hanlu Pretorius.

All you need to know about Dwaine Pretorius’ wife.

Zilma and Dwaine got married on 28 June, 2014. They were both together for a few years before getting married. Zilma is a professional dermatologist. She owns a place named Lavish Heritage, where laser hair removal services and other beauty related services are given.