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{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Donovan Ferreira
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], South Africa
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
| role = Batting [[all-rounder]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2023–present
| country = South Africa
| odidebutdate = 4 November
| odidebutyear = 2025
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 162
| lastodidate = 8 November
| lastodiyear = 2025
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan

| T20Idebutdate = 3 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2023
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 100
| lastT20Idate = 19 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| T20Ishirt =

| club1 = [[Northerns cricket team|Northerns]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2018/19–present}}
| club2 = [[Tshwane Spartans]]
| year2 = 2019/20
| club3 = [[Easterns cricket team|Easterns]]
| year3 = 2020/21
| club4 = [[Joburg Super Kings]]
| year4 = 2022/23–present
| club5 = [[Barbados Royals]]
| year5 = 2023
| club6 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year6 = 2024, 2026-present
| club7 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| year7 = 2024
| club8 = [[Oval Invincibles]]
| year8 = 2024–2025
| club9 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year9 = 2025
| club10 = [[Texas Super Kings]]
| year10 = 2025
| club11 = [[Birmingham Phoenix]]
| year11 = 2026

| columns = 4

| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 10
| bat avg1 = 5.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 7
| deliveries1 = 138
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 57.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/53
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 16
| runs2 = 240
| bat avg2 = 18.46
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 48
| deliveries2 = 106
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = 76.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/13
| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–

| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 14
| runs3 = 928
| bat avg3 = 44.19
| 100s/50s3 = 3/4
| top score3 = 125
| deliveries3 = 1,820
| wickets3 = 30
| bowl avg3 = 28.16
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 1
| best bowling3 = 6/38
| catches/stumpings3 = 24/–

| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 28
| runs4 = 725
| bat avg4 = 34.52
| 100s/50s4 = 1/4
| top score4 = 138[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 481
| wickets4 = 12
| bowl avg4 = 35.66
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/53
| catches/stumpings4 = 16/–

| date = 25 May
| year = 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/698315.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Donovan Ferreira''' (born 21 July 1998) is a South African international [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/698315.html |title=Donavon Ferreira |accessdate=14 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He plays as a batting all-rounder who can also play as a [[wicket-keeper|wicketkeeper]].

==Early life and domestic career==
Ferreira went to school at the Pretoria Boys high-school where he played for the first cricket team.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}} While he began playing domestic cricket in 2018, making his [[Twenty20]] debut in the [[2018 Africa T20 Cup]], he had to quit cricket for a time to work full-time as a salesman. After an offer to play professionally for the [[Titans cricket team|Titans]], he quit his job as a salesman and began to focus on cricket.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gcwabe |first=Ongama |date=27 August 2023 |title=From salesman to millionaire cricketer ... Proteas rookie Donovan Ferreira not taking anything for granted |url=https://businessreport.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/2023-08-27-from-salesman-to-millionaire-cricketer----proteas-rookie-donovan-ferreira-not-taking-anything-for-granted/ |website=Business Report |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> He played for the Titans in all three formats of cricket: [[first-class cricket]] in the [[CSA 4-Day Domestic Series]], [[List A cricket]] in the [[CSA One-Day Cup]], and [[Twenty20]] in the [[CSA T20 Challenge]].<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157418.html |title=Pool B, Africa T20 Cup at Oudtshoorn, Sep 14 2018 |accessdate=14 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1194330.html |title=Pool B, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Cape Town, Oct 19 2019 |accessdate=19 October 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1235275.html |title=Pool B, Bloemfontein, Feb 22 - 26 2021, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> Ferreira was appointed Titans' captain in October 2025.<ref name="captain">{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=10 October 2025 |title=De Kock's return in focus as Namibia look to pull off an upset |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/quinton-de-kock-and-gerald-coetzee-s-returns-in-focus-as-namibia-look-to-pull-off-an-upset-against-south-africa-1506621 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref>

==Twenty20 cricket==
Ferreira had his breakout season in the 2022–23 summer. Playing in the [[2022–23 CSA T20 Challenge]], he scored 166 runs with a [[batting average]] of 83.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 May 2024 |title=Who is Donovan Ferreira, the RR debutant who can bowl and keep wicket? |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/tata-indian-premier-league-2023-24/cricket-news/who-is-donovan-ferreira-making-his-ipl-debut-today |website=Wisden |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> Despite not having played international cricket, Ferreira was bought for the high price of 5.5 million [[South African rand|rand]] by the [[Joburg Super Kings]] in the [[List of 2023 SA20 auction and personnel signings|auction]] for the [[2023 SA20|inaugural season of the SA20]] in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Muthu |first=Deivarayan |date=19 September 2022 |title=SA20 auction: Tristan Stubbs the biggest buy, Donavon Ferreira creates a stir |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sa20-auction-tristan-stubbs-biggest-buy-donavon-ferreira-creates-stir-1335605 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> In 2023 he also began playing franchise Twenty20 cricket overseas, playing for the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] and the [[Barbados Royals]] in the [[Caribbean Premier League]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Muthu |first=Deivarayan |date=30 June 2023 |title=Pathirana joins Bravo at TKR; Barbados Royals pick Athanaze, Theekshana |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cpl-draft-pathirana-to-reunite-with-bravo-at-tkr-barbados-royals-pick-athanaze-theekshana-1385137 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> though his time with Barbados was cut short by national team duties.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2023 |title=Rayudu, Muzarabani end CPL stints with Patriots after three games |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rayudu-muzarabani-end-cpl-2023-stints-for-personal-reasons-1395262 |website=ESPNcricnifo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> Since then, Ferreira has also played in the [[T20 Blast]], [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]], and [[Major League Cricket]]. Ferreira gained a reputation as a power hitter in Twenty20 cricket, scoring [[Boundary (cricket)#Six runs|sixes]] at a high frequency. In 2025, across four Twenty20 tournaments, he scored a six every 6.23 deliveries, including multiple sixes that traveled more than 100 metres.<ref name="relishes">{{cite web |last=Ehantharajah |first=Vithushan |date=29 August 2025 |title=Ferreira relishes 'heater' role as Invincibles' six-hitter-in-chief |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/men-s-hundred-ferreira-relishes-heater-role-as-invincibles-six-hitter-in-chief-1500706 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref>

==IPL 2026==
Ahead of [[IPL 2026]], Ferreira joined [[Rajasthan Royals]] after being traded to them from [[Delhi Capitals]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/latest-news/ipl-2026-trade-rr-donovan-ferreira-nitish-rana-dc |title=Rajasthan Royals bring back Donovan Ferreira as Nitish Rana moves to Delhi Capitals |publisher=Rajasthan Royals |date=15 November 2025 |access-date=15 November 2025}}</ref>

==International career==
Ferreira was first brought into the [[South Africa national cricket team|South African national team]] for their [[Twenty20 International]] series [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2023|against Australia]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |title=South Africa call up Dewald Brevis for Australia series |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-call-up-dewald-brevis-for-t20is-and-odis-against-australia-1392530 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> He made his international debut in the third and final match of the series on 3 September, top-scoring for South Africa with 48 runs from 21 deliveries, including hitting a six that traveled 92 metres. South Africa went on to lose the match.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=3 September 2023 |title=Head, Abbott, Stoinis subdue South Africa to seal 3-0 win for Australia |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-south-africa-2023-24-1373562/south-africa-vs-australia-3rd-t20i-1373570/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=3 September 2023 |title='Our next best have got work to do' - South Africa coach Walter after the whitewash |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/our-next-best-have-got-work-to-do-coach-walter-admits-after-the-whitewash-1396094 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref>

Ferreira was only selected for the national team sporadically at first, and in 2025 he was omitted from South Africa's squads for the [[2025 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series]] and an August [[South African cricket team in Australia in 2025|tour of Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gcwade |first=Ongama |date=31 August 2025 |title=Donavan Ferreira is excited for the future despite 'frustrating' start to Proteas T20 career |url=https://capetimes.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/2025-08-31-donavan-ferreira-is-excited-for-the-future-despite-frustrating-start-to-proteas-t20-career/ |website=Cape Times |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> He returned to the squad for a series [[South African cricket team in England in 2025|against England]] in September,<ref name="relishes"/> and was named the player of the match for his batting in the first match of the series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=10 September 2025 |title=South Africa beat England and the rain to leave Cardiff 1-0 up |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-england-2025-1448336/england-vs-south-africa-1st-t20i-1448357/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> In September 2025, he was named the stand-in captain of South Africa's Twenty20 team for a match [[South African cricket team in Namibia in 2025–26|against Namibia]] due to the absence of South Africa's normal captain [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=22 September 2025 |title=Bavuma out of Test series against Pakistan with calf strain; Markram to lead |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/temba-bavuma-out-of-test-series-against-pakistan-aiden-markram-to-lead-south-africa-1504077 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> Before this appointment, Ferreira had never captained a professional cricket team in any format.<ref name="captain"/> When Miller became injured in October 2025, Ferreira was also named as the team's captain for their following Twenty20 series [[South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26|against Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 October 2025 |title=Miller ruled out of Pakistan T20Is; Coetzee to miss white-ball leg |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/david-miller-ruled-out-of-pakistan-t20is-gerald-coetzee-to-miss-white-ball-leg-1508437 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref>

On 2 Jan 2026, Ferreira was named in South Africa's squad for the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]], but his participation in the tournament was put in doubt when he suffered a shoulder injury in the [[2026 SA20]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=19 January 2026 |title=Ferreira injury casts doubt on T20 World Cup participation |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-news-donovan-ferreira-injury-casts-doubt-over-t20-world-cup-participation-1520105 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> He was formally replaced in the squad on 22 January 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 January 2026 |title=Blow for South Africa, duo ruled out of T20 World Cup 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/mens-t20-world-cup-2026/news/blow-for-south-africa-duo-ruled-out-of-t20-world-cup-2026 |website=ICC |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Ferreira is an aggressive batter who scores a lot of his runs from sixes. He has an ability to score runs quickly from early in his innings. Early in his career, he had a weakness against [[spin bowling]], struggling to score runs when the ball turned away from him, but from 2023 onwards he eliminated this weakness and improved his [[strike rate]] against spin.<ref name="relishes"/>

While Ferreira predominantly plays in the field as a [[wicket-keeper]], he can also bowl [[off break]] spin bowling. He switched roles mid-game in a match for the Joburg Super Kings in 2025: he was initially named as the team's designated wicket-keeper and played as such at the beginning of the innings, but was brought into the bowling attack in the seventh over and took a wicket, then after his bowling spell returned to wicket-keeping duties.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 December 2025 |title=South Africa international switches from keeper to bowler mid-game to take key wicket in SA20 |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/sa20-league-2025-26/cricket-news/south-africa-international-donovan-ferreira-switches-from-keeper-to-bowler-mid-game-take-key-wicket-in-sa20 |website=Wisden |access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=698315}}

{{South Africa Squad 2026 Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{Birmingham Phoenix squad}}
{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}
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