Who is Marizanne Kapp's wife? Know everything about her

Veteran South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp is married to her former South Africa teammate as well as captain Dane van Niekerk.

Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk in a file image.
By Shurti Banerjee | Aug 11, 2023 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Veteran South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp is married to her former South Africa teammate as well as captain Dane van Niekerk. In July 2018, they both got married. However, Marizanne Kapp was born on 4th January 1990. She plays for the South African national women’s cricket team across formats. She was the first South African player to claim a hat-trick in a Women’s Twenty20 International match as well. In September 2018, she picked up her 100th wicket in WODIs against the West Indies. In October 2018, she was included in South Africa’s squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament where she was the highest run-scorer for her team in the tournament, with 98 runs in four matches as well. Notably, in May 2019, against Pakistan, she became the third cricketer for South Africa to play in 100 WODI matches as well.

On 14 March 2022, in South Africa’s World Cup match against England, Marizanne Kapp claimed her first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket as well. In June 2022, in the one-off Test against England, she smashed her first century in Test cricket, with 150 runs as well which was also the highest individual score for South Africa in a women’s Test match. She also plays for other T20 leagues all over the country. In November 2018, she was included in the Sydney Sixers’ squad for the 2018–19 Women’s Big Bash League season. However, in 2021, she was drafted by Oval Invincibles for the inaugural season of The Hundred and in April 2022, she was signed by them as well. They also won the competition and she was named Player of the Match for her match-winning knock in the final as well. However, she also plays in The Hundred 2023 as well.

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Who is Marizanne Kapp’s wife?

Marizanne Kapp is married to her former South Africa teammate as well as captain Dane van Niekerk. In July 2018, they both got married. They announced their wedding to everyone via an Instagram post. The ceremony was a low-key, private affair attended by a few of their fellow South African teammates, including Lizelle Lee and Chloe Tryon as well.

Does Marizanne Kapp have any children?

No, she doesn’t have any children now.

All you need to know about her wife

Marizanne Kapp is married to her former South Africa teammate as well as captain Dane van Niekerk. The pair got married in July 2018. Both Kapp and Dane van Niekerk made their South Africa debuts way back in 2009 and shared the dressing room together for over a decade as well. They became close while playing and fell in love, and later on, they decided to get married in 2018 as well.





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