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{{short description|South African cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dané van Niekerk
| female = true
| image = Dane van Niekerk 2017–18 WBBL PS v SS 17-12-30 van Niekerk (01).jpg
| caption = Van Niekerk batting for [[Sydney Sixers (WBBL)|Sydney Sixers]] during [[2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season|WBBL{{!}}03]]
| full_name = Dané van Niekerk
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], South Africa
| height = 169 cm<ref name=SASCOC2022>{{cite web |title=Team SA Handbook - Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games |work=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]] |url=https://www.teamsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/Team-SA-Handbook-Birmingham-2022-Commonweatlh-Games.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801202328/https://www.teamsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/Team-SA-Handbook-Birmingham-2022-Commonweatlh-Games.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[leg spin|leg break]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| family = [[Marizanne Kapp]] (wife)

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2009–present
| country = South Africa

| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 16 November
| testdebutyear = 2014
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 57
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttestagainst =

| odidebutdate = 8 March
| odidebutyear = 2009
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 53
| odishirt = 81
| lastodidate = 19 December
| lastodiyear = 2021
| lastodiagainst = Ireland

| T20Idebutdate = 11 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2009
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Icap = 18
| lastT20Idate = 7 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Ireland

| club1 = [[Northerns women's cricket team|Northerns]]
| year1 = 2007/08–2011/12
| club2 = [[Eastern Province women's cricket team|Eastern Province]]
| year2 = 2012/13–present
| club3 = [[Melbourne Renegades (WBBL)|Melbourne Renegades]]
| year3 = 2015/16
| club4 = [[Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket)|Loughborough Lightning]]
| year4 = 2016
| club5 = [[Sydney Sixers (WBBL)|Sydney Sixers]]
| year5 = {{nowrap|2016/17–2020/21}}
| club6 = [[Surrey Stars]]
| year6 = 2018–2019
| club7 = [[Oval Invincibles]]
| year7 = 2021–2023
| club8 = [[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]]
| year8 = 2021/22
| club9 = {{nowrap|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]}}
| year9 = 2023
| club10 = [[Sunrisers (women's cricket)|Sunrisers]]
| year10 = 2023
| club11 = [[Western Province women's cricket team|Western Province]]
| year11 = 2024/25
| columns = 3

| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 22
| bat avg1 = 11.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 15
| deliveries1 = 222
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 90.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/90
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
| matches2 = 110
| runs2 = 2,273
| bat avg2 = 36.66
| 100s/50s2 = 1/10
| top score2 = 102
| deliveries2 = 4,578
| wickets2 = 138
| bowl avg2 = 19.14
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/17
| catches/stumpings2 = 57/–

| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
| matches3 = 88
| runs3 = 1,939
| bat avg3 = 28.51
| 100s/50s3 = 0/10
| top score3 = 90[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 1,500
| wickets3 = 65
| bowl avg3 = 20.96
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/17
| catches/stumpings3 = 25/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/364413.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 19 December 2025
}}
'''Dané van Niekerk''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|n|eɪ|_|v|ə|n|iː|ˈ|k|ər|k}} {{respell|də|NAY|_|va|nee|KURK}}, {{IPA|af|daˈnɛ fan ˈnikærk}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Get to know Sophie Devine & Dane van Niekerk |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUe7IruO-9k |website=YouTube |publisher=LoughboroughSport |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> born 14 May 1993) is a South African [[cricket]]er born in [[Pretoria]] and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]] and [[leg spin|leg break]] [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]], she played for [[South Africa women's national cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]], [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] (ODI) and [[Women's Twenty20 International|Twenty20 Internationals]] (T20I) between 2009 and 2021, and was [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] of the side between 2016 and 2021.<ref name='Cricinfo'>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/364413.html|title=Dane van Niekerk player profile|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/leading-ladies-first-to-100-odi-wickets-from-each-team/ |title=Leading Ladies: First to 100 ODI wickets from each team |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209051408/https://www.womenscriczone.com/leading-ladies-first-to-100-odi-wickets-from-each-team/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Domestic and T20 career==
She played domestically for Highveld Women and Northerns Women<ref name='Cricinfo'/> before becoming one of the first two South African women (along with [[Marizanne Kapp]]) to be included in the [[Eastern Province cricket team]] academy (men's team).<ref name='CSA'>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.co.za/player/3018/Proteas-Women/31773/Dane-van-Niekerk/|title=Player profile|publisher=[[Cricket South Africa]]|access-date=24 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404040520/http://cricket.co.za/player/3018/Proteas-Women/31773/Dane-van-Niekerk/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2015, she took part in the [[2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season|inaugural season]] of the Australian [[Women's Big Bash League]] playing for the [[Melbourne Renegades (WBBL)|Melbourne Renegades]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/renegades-sign-triple-threat-for-wbbl/2015-08-27#sthash.i1vgHkjg.dpuf |title=Renegades sign triple threat for WBBL |publisher=Melbourne Renegades |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405173557/http://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/renegades-sign-triple-threat-for-wbbl/2015-08-27#sthash.i1vgHkjg.dpuf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2018, she was named in the [[Sydney Sixers (WBBL)|Sydney Sixers]]' squad for the [[2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wbbl-04-all-you-need-to-know-guide-tv-schedule-squads-when-fantasy-best-players/2018-11-30 |title=WBBL04: All you need to know guide |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25412608/the-full-squads-wbbl |title=The full squads for the WBBL |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27549831/cricket-south-africa-launches-four-team-women-t20-league |title=Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31581/CSA-launches-inaugural-Womens-T20-Super-League |title=CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126025258/https://cricket.co.za/news/31581/CSA-launches-inaugural-Womens-T20-Super-League |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, she was drafted by [[Oval Invincibles]] for the [[2021 season of The Hundred|inaugural season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54646061 |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref> She was the highest run-scorer in the women's Hundred tournament with 259 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 Cricket Team Records & Stats |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13891&type=tournament |access-date=2022-03-09 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In April 2022, she was bought by the [[Oval Invincibles]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>

In the inaugural season of the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]] in 2023, van Niekerk was bought by [[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]] at the price of 30 Lakhs.<ref>{{Cite web |editor-last=Tripathi |editor-first=Anuj |title=When it comes to WPL, CSA unlikely to stand in Dane van Niekerk's way |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/when-it-comes-to-wpl-csa-unlikely-to-stand-in-dane-van-niekerk-s-way-1358780 |access-date=22 February 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In March 2023, it was announced that she had signed for [[Sunrisers (women's cricket)|Sunrisers]] for the upcoming season, between May and August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/sunrisers-seal-van-niekerk-signature |title=Sunrisers seal van Niekerk signature |work=Sunrisers Cricket |date=24 March 2023 |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> During her stint with Sunrisers, she became captain of the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/sunrisers-statement-captaincy-update |title=Sunrisers Statement: Captaincy Update |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |date=7 June 2023 |access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, it was announced that she had re-signed for Sunrisers for part of the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/dane-van-niekerk-to-return-for-2024-campaign |title=Dané van Niekerk to Return for 2024 Campaign |work=Sunrisers Cricket |date=23 February 2024 |access-date=23 February 2024}}</ref>

Van Niekerk joined [[Western Province women's cricket team|Western Province]] for the 2024/25 South African domestic season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clubcricket.co.za/latestnews/wp-women-sign-dane-van-niekerk-marizanne-kapp-joins/|title=Western Province Women sign Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp joins|publisher=Club Cricket SA|accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref>

==International career==
She was selected as part of the [[South Africa national women's cricket team]] for the [[2009 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in [[Australia]], becoming a regular presence in the squad. She played in the [[2013 Women's Cricket World Cup]], as well as representing South Africa at the [[ICC Women's World Twenty20|Women's World Twenty20]] in [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]], [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]], [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]], [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]] and [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]].

Bowling leg-spin, she made her debut at 16 years of age in March 2009, during the World Cup match against the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]] at [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]. In her second match, she took 3/11 as South Africa beat [[Sri Lanka national women's cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in [[Sydney]] to claim 7th place in the tournament. Through the years she has developed into an [[all-rounder]] and became a T20I [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsmen|opening batter]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.supersport.com/cricket/women/news/120808/Warne_has_nothing_on_Van_Niekerk| title= Warne has nothing on van Niekerk| publisher=Superport| access-date= 31 March 2015}}</ref>

In January 2013, she became the first South African woman to take an international [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]], finishing with 5/28 in an ODI match against the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/600086.html| title= van Niekerk guides South Africa Women to comfortable win| work= ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29074918/how-many-bowlers-taken-four-wickets-five-balls-odi |title=How many bowlers have taken four wickets in five balls in an ODI? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> A month later she scored her first ODI half century with a 55 [[not out]] during a World Cup match against [[Pakistan women's national cricket team|Pakistan]]. She shared a partnership of 128 runs with Marizanne Kapp, the highest South African partnership for the 6th wicket.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2013/content/story/603569.html| title=Room-mates lift South Africa with record stand| work= ESPNcricinfo| access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

In January 2014 against Pakistan, van Niekerk took her second ODI five-wicket haul with 5/17. She was the first South African woman player to achieve two five-wicket hauls in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/710115.html| title= Fritz, van Niekerk set up South Africa win| work= ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_5wi_career.html?class=9;id=3379;type=team| title= SA Women ODI – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings| work= ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 31 March 2015}}</ref> Later that year, facing Pakistan at the Women's World T20I, she scored 90 not out in a 163 run unbroken partnership with [[Lizelle Lee]], which is the second highest individual score in T20I by a South African woman<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=10;id=3379;type=team| title=SA Women T20I – High scores| work=ESPNcricinfo| access-date=31 March 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811011429/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=10;id%3D3379;type%3Dteam| archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref> and the second highest partnership in all women's T20I history.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283618.html |title= Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Partnership records / Highest partnerships for any wicket |work= ESPNcricinfo |access-date= 31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/womens-world-t20/content/story/730487.html |title= South Africa openers set up thumping win |work= ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 31 March 2015}}</ref>

On 21 June 2016, she was appointed as South Africa women's captain for all forms (Test, ODI and T20I) following [[Mignon du Preez]]'s decision to step down as captain.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cricket.co.za/news/13323/Mignon-du-Preez-steps-down-as-Proteas-womens-captain-Womens-contracts-for-2016-2017-season-announced |title=Mignon du Preez steps down as Proteas women's captain / Women's contracts for 2016/2017 season announced |work=[[Cricket South Africa|CSA]] |date=21 June 2016 |access-date=22 November 2016 |archive-date=9 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009130216/http://cricket.co.za/news/13323/Mignon-du-Preez-steps-down-as-Proteas-womens-captain-Womens-contracts-for-2016-2017-season-announced |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In February 2017, during the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], she became the seventh player to reach 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in WODIs. She also became the first player for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs.<ref name="Dane1000">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/334021 |title=Special day for van Niekerk despite loss to India |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref>

She went on to become the first ever bowler (male or female) to take four wickets in international cricket history without conceding a single run and also set the record for recording the best bowling figures for South Africa in [[Women's Cricket World Cup|Women's World Cup]] history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/content/story/1108016.html|title=A record first for Dane van Niekerk|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-07-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/content/story/1107998.html|title=WI slump to new low after 48 all out|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-07-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=68;team=3379;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records. Records. Women's World Cup – South Africa Women. Best bowling figures in an innings |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-07-04}}</ref> She also became the leading wicket taker during the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup|2017 ICC Women's World Cup]] tournament with 15 scalps.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=11743;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records. ICC Women's World Cup, 2017. Records. Most wickets |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref>

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year.<ref name="ICCW">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21834245/ellyse-perry-declared-icc-women-cricketer-year |title=Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year |access-date=21 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by [[Cricket South Africa]] ahead of the 2018–19 season.<ref name="contract">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1140181.html |title=Ntozakhe added to CSA {{as written|wom|ens' [sic]}} contracts |access-date=13 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In October 2018, she was named as the captain of South Africa's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.co.za/news/26404/Cricket-South-Africa-name-Womens-World-T20-squad |title=Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=9 October 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/876874 |title=Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20 |work= International Cricket Council |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref> Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/898527 |title=Key Players: South Africa |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> and one of the players to watch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/902214 |title=Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 November 2018}}</ref> She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for South Africa in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12461;team=3379;type=tournament |title=ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 – South Africa Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref>

In February 2019, during the first WODI [[Sri Lanka women's cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19|against Sri Lanka Women]], she scored her [[List of centuries in women's One Day International cricket|first century]] in a WODI match<ref name="SASL">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1053874 |title=Superb all-round van Niekerk display helps South Africa pip Sri Lanka in tight contest |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> In the process, she also became the fourth cricketer for South Africa Women to score 2,000 runs in WODIs,<ref name="SASL"/> and became the fourth woman to achieve the double of reaching 2,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in WODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8674/report/1168164/south-africa-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-1st-odi-icc-womens-champ |title=Dane van Niekerk's maiden ODI hundred gives South Africa tight win |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, she was named the Women's Cricketer of the Year at [[Cricket South Africa]]'s annual award ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards |title=Du Plessis and Van Niekerk honoured with CSA's top awards |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 August 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804070830/https://cricket.co.za/news/31359/Du-Plessis-and-Van-Niekerk-honoured-with-CSAs-top-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27318991/du-plessis-van-niekerk-named-csa-cricketers-year |title=Du Plessis, van Niekerk named CSA Cricketers of the Year |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, she was named as the captain of South Africa's squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1570764 |title=South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> On 23 July 2020, van Niekerk was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in [[Pretoria]], ahead of their [[South Africa women's cricket team in England in 2020|tour to England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29522505/csa-resume-training-camps-women-team |title=CSA to resume training camps for women's team |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>

Van Niekerk retired from international cricket in March 2023 after being left out of the squad for the [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] for what Cricket South Africa said was failing "to meet the minimum criteria for fitness."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/64927053|title=Dane van Niekerk: South Africa all-rounder retires from international cricket|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dane-van-niekerk-confirms-her-retirement-from-international-cricket-1363846|title=Dane van Niekerk confirms her retirement from international cricket|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref> She reversed this decision in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacricketmag.com/van-niekerk-makes-peace-with-csa/|title=Van Niekerk makes peace with CSA|publisher=SA Cricket Mag|accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/want-to-play-again-and-have-fun-dane-van-niekerk-signs-for-western-province-1445394|title='Want to play again and have fun' - Dane van Niekerk signs for Western Province|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=5 October 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Van Niekerk is openly a member of the LGBTQ+ community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shub |first=Grant |title=EXCLUSIVE: Proteas women's captain Dane van Niekerk chats to Sport24 |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/exclusive-proteas-womens-captain-dane-van-niekerk-chats-to-sport24-20220203 |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2018, she married her teammate [[Marizanne Kapp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24036293/south-africa-cricketers-marizanne-kapp-dane-van-niekerk-tie-knot |title=South Africa cricketers Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk tie the knot |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{cite web |last1=Moonda |first1=Firdose |title=Dane van Niekerk: the fateful end of a storied career |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1370316/dane-van-niekerk---the-fateful-end-of-a-storied-career |website=[[The Cricket Monthly]] |access-date=2023-07-11 |language=en |date=2023-04-26}}
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