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{{short description|South African cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Wiaan Mulder
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|02|19}}
| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[Gauteng]], South Africa
| heightm = 1.85
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| club1 = [[Lions cricket team (South Africa)|Lions]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2016/17–2020/21}}
| club2 = [[Gauteng cricket team|Gauteng]]
| year2 = 2017/18–
| club3 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| year3 = 2019
| clubnumber3 = 14
| club4 = [[Tshwane Spartans]]
| year4 = 2019/20
| club5 = [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]]
| year5 = 2022–2024
| club6 = [[Durban's Super Giants]]
| year6 = 2023–2024
| club7 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| year7 = 2025
| club8 = [[Joburg Super Kings]]
| year8 = 2025–present
| club9 = [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
| year9 = 2026

| international = true
| country = South Africa
| internationalspan = 2017–present

| testdebutdate = 21 February
| testdebutyear = 2019
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 336
| lasttestdate = 22 November
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 22 October
| odidebutyear = 2017
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 123
| lastodidate = 7 September
| lastodiyear = 2025
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 24

| T20Idebutdate = 16 April
| T20Idebutyear = 2021
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 93
| lastT20Idate = 25 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2026
| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand
| T20Ishirt = 24

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 24
| runs1 = 1,253
| bat avg1 = 35.80
| 100s/50s1 = 3/1
| top score1 = 367[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 2,022
| wickets1 = 38
| bowl avg1 = 26.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/32
| catches/stumpings1 = 31/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 30
| runs2 = 338
| bat avg2 = 18.77
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 64
| deliveries2 = 944
| wickets2 = 26
| bowl avg2 = 38.23
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/25
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 15
| runs3 = 152
| bat avg3 = 15.20
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 36
| deliveries3 = 174
| wickets3 = 13
| bowl avg3 = 20.92
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/10
| catches/stumpings3 = 7/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 99
| runs4 = 5,522
| bat avg4 = 40.01
| 100s/50s4 = 15/19
| top score4 = 367[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 11,284
| wickets4 = 235
| bowl avg4 = 26.06
| fivefor4 = 5
| tenfor4 = 1
| best bowling4 = 7/6
| catches/stumpings4 = 83/–

| date = 17 May
| year = 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/698189.html CricInfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Test Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2023–2025 World Test Championship|2023–2025]]}}
}}
'''Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder''' (born 19 February 1998), known as '''Wiaan Mulder''', is a South African [[first-class cricket]]er. He made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut for [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in October 2017 and his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut in March 2019.<ref name=ci>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/698189.html |title=Wiaan Mulder |work=ESPN cricinfo |access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> In domestic cricket, Mulder plays for [[Gauteng cricket team|Gauteng Lions]]. Mulder was a member of the South African team which won the [[2025 World Test Championship final]], the second ICC title the country had won.

==Early life==
Mulder was born in [[Johannesburg]] and educated at [[St Stithians College]].<ref name=ci/><ref name=ca>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1386/1386001/1386001.html |title=Wiaan Mulder |work=CricketArchive |access-date=15 December 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He played age-group cricket for Gauteng from under-13 level onwards.<ref name=ca/>

==Domestic career==
Mulder made his [[first-class cricket]] debut at [[Wanderers Stadium|The Wanderers]] for [[Highveld Lions]] against [[Cape Cobras]] in the [[2016–17 Sunfoil Series]] in October 2016 whist still at school. He took seven wickets on debut, including 3/10 in the Cobras first innings.<ref name=ci7oct16>Moonda F (2016) [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8877/report/1003561/lions-vs-cape-cobras-sunfoil-series-2016-17 Keshav Maharaj bowls Dolphins to innings win], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 8 May 2019.</ref> Prior to his debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="SouthAfrica">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/953769.html |title=Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup |access-date=21 December 2015 |work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] (T20) debut for Highveld Lions in the [[2016–17 CSA T20 Challenge]] in November 2016<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1003845.html |title=CSA T20 Challenge, Lions v Titans at Johannesburg, Nov 12, 2016 |access-date=12 November 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> and his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut in the [[2016–17 Momentum One Day Cup]] in February 2017.<ref name="LA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1003783.html |title=Momentum One Day Cup, Titans v Lions at Centurion, Feb 26, 2017 |access-date=26 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.<ref name="con1819">{{cite web |url=http://www.lionscricket.co.za/news/bizhub-highveld-lions%E2%80%99-squad-boasts-full-arsenal-o |title=bizhub Highveld Lions' Squad Boasts Full Arsenal of Players |work=Highveld Lions |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153818/http://www.lionscricket.co.za/news/bizhub-highveld-lions%E2%80%99-squad-boasts-full-arsenal-o |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2018, he was named in [[Gauteng (cricket team)|Gauteng's squad]] for the [[2018 Africa T20 Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158603.html |title=Gauteng Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref> In May 2019, Mulder signed with [[Kent County Cricket Club]] to play in the [[2019 County Championship]] in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26690955/wiaan-mulder-joins-kent-county-championship-stint |title=Wiaan Mulder joins Kent for County Championship stint |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=ko7may19>Hogwood C (2019) [https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/kent-sign-mulder-204109/ Kent sign South African Wiann Mulder as new overseas player], ''[[Kent Online]]'', 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.</ref> He played in three matches for Kent before being recalled to the South African team, ahead of their international schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/wiaan_mulder_kent_spell_ends_south_africa_tour_india.html |title=Wiaan Mulder's Kent spell ends early ahead of South Africa tour of India |work=The Cricketer |access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the [[Tshwane Spartans]] team for the [[2019 Mzansi Super League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2021, Mulder signed with [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club]] to play in domestic cricket in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-allrounder-wiaan-mulder-joins-leicestershire-as-2021-overseas-signing-1248715 |title=Wiaan Mulder joins Leicestershire as 2021 overseas signing |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, he was named in [[Gauteng (cricket team)|Gauteng]]'s squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2021, Mulder was signed by [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club]] to play in England during the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wiaan-mulder-joins-leicestershire-for-2022-season-1289744 |title=Wiaan Mulder joins Leicestershire for 2022 season |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> In July 2022, in the [[2022 County Championship|County Championship]], Mulder scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 235 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2022-1310355/sussex-vs-leicestershire-35th-match-1297743/match-report-4 |title=Colin Ackermann, Wiaan Mulder score unbeaten double-tons on landmark day for Leicestershire |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>

==International career==
In October 2017, he was added to South Africa's ODI squad for their series [[Bangladeshi cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|against Bangladesh]]<ref name="SAODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1124042.html |title=Mulder replaces injured Parnell for ODIs; Frylinck earns maiden T20I call |access-date=17 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> and made his international debut on 22 October aged 18.<ref name=ko7may19/><ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1075506.html |title=3rd ODI, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at East London, Oct 22 2017 |access-date=22 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|against Australia]], but did not play,<ref name="SATest">{{cite news |title=Klaasen, Mulder in Test squad to face Australia |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22560997/klaasen-mulder-sa-test-squad-face-australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=24 February 2018 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> and in August 2018 was named in the [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for the one-off match against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], but again did not play in the fixture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/805967 |title=Chance for South Africa to finish Sri Lanka tour on a high |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, he was again named in South Africa's T20I squad, this time for their series [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19|against Pakistan]], but did not play again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25849407/uncapped-lutho-sipamla-south-africa-t20i-squad |title=Uncapped Lutho Sipamla in South Africa T20I squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref> In February, Mulder was once again named in South Africa's squad, this time for their Test series [[Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19|against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25943109/wiaan-mulder-south-africa-squad-sl-tests |title=Mulder in South Africa squad for SL Tests |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> He made his Test debut during the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144165.html |title=2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 21-25 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date= 21 February 2019}}</ref>

In April 2021, Mulder was added to South Africa's T20I squad for their series [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2020–21|against Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2097739 |title=Hamstring injury rules Temba Bavuma out of Pakistan T20Is |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> He made his T20I debut during the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1251578.html |title=4th T20I, Centurion, Apr 16 2021, Pakistan tour of South Africa |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, he was named in South Africa's squad for the [[2021 Men's T20 World Cup|2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-south-africa-leave-out-faf-du-plessis-and-imran-tahir-and-chris-morris-1276995 |title=T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

Mulder scored his first Test century against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in October 2024, making 105 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-bangladesh-2024-25-1453291/bangladesh-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-1453294/match-report-2|title=Rabada's strikes, Mulder's century pile on the pain for Bangladesh|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref> In June 2025 he scored his second Test century, making 147 against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in the first Test at Bulawayo. He was named captain for the second Test of the series, scoring 367 not out before declaring the South African first innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today's Cricket Match {{!}} Cricket Update {{!}} Cricket News {{!}} ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707090543/https://www.espncricinfo.com/ |archive-date=7 July 2025 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> This set new records for South Africa's highest individual Test score, the highest by a captain in a Test match, and was 33 runs short of the 400 not out that West Indian [[Brian Lara]] scored against [[England cricket team|England]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-07 |title=Mulder hits fifth highest test score but turns down chance to go for record |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/mulder-hits-fifth-highest-test-score-turns-down-chance-go-record-2025-07-07/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> In a post match interview, Mulder said that he did not want to break Lara's record out of respect for him as a "legend".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wiaan Mulder Breaks Silence On Why He Did Not Go For Brian Lara's 400-Run Record For Highest Test Score |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/wiaan-mulder-breaks-silence-on-why-he-did-not-go-for-brian-laras-400-run-record-for-highest-test-score-8839136 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=NDTV Sports |language=en}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sports Desk |first1=TOI |title=I think we got enough: Wiaan Mulder discloses why he didn't go for Brian Lara's 400-run Test record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/i-thought-we-got-enough-wiaan-mulder-discloses-why-he-didnt-go-for-brian-laras-400-run-test-record/articleshow/122302947.cms |website=Times Of India |access-date=July 7, 2025}}
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