Dayyaan Galiem is a South African all-rounder who recently made his T20I debut for South Africa, find out more about him, his bio, origin and stats
Dayyaan Galiem made his debut for the national side squad, coming on as a replacement for the injured Anrich Nortje.
Who is South African cricketer Dayyaan Galiem, bio, age, father, origin, bowling speed and career stats
South African ace pacer Anrich Nortje recently fractured his toe during training and will miss the rest of the T20I series against Pakistan.
Dayyan Galiem makes debut
Dayyan recently made his debut for the South African national side during their second T20 match against Pakistan. Notably, South Africa is currently leading 1-0 in their ongoing T20I series with Pakistan. Dayyaan made waves on his T20I debut after getting the wickets of Usman Khan and Tayyab Tahir.
Dayyan Galiem bio
Abdu Dayyaan Galiem is a South African all-rounder who was born on January 2, 1997, in Cape Town, Cape Province. He is currently 27 years old and mainly plays as a right-handed batsman or a right-arm medium fast bowler. Dayyan has proven himself to bowl in tough situations alongside helping his side with crucial runs.
A right-handed top order batsman, Dayyaan is also a high quality opening bowler, clocking in around the 80mph mark on a regular basis.
Dayyaan had earlier said that his dad is his biggest inspiration and has guided him to what he has achieved so far but his father’s name isn’t known. “My dad’s passion for cricket and his support have helped me to succeed so far. I dream of the day when I can also do the honours for the beloved Proteas,” Dayyaan had said.
Dayyaan Galiem ; Abdu Dayyaan Galiem · (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Right-handed · Right-arm medium-fast
Education
Dayyan Galiem obtained his education from the Rondebosch Boys’ High School.
Career and stats
Dayyan Galiem is a former South African U19 player who has been making waves on the domestic circuit for years. At the domestic level, he plays for the Titans, one of the strongest domestic sides, and he was also part of the Johannesburg Super Kings during the SA20 league.
Over the years, Dayyaan Galiem has proven himself with his T20 stats, taking 46 wickets in 60 matches. He has so far secured a bowling average of 26.08 with a strike rate of 20. Aside from his bowling, Galiem has also impressed largely on the bat, having scored a total of 723 runs. He scored this with a strike rate of 122.95 and the highest score of an unbeaten 74. Notably, Galiem has remained consistent across all formats in domestic cricket. He scored a total of 1,745 runs and 118 wickets in first-class cricket.
Dayyan Galiem has an Instagram account with the handle @dayyaangaliem, where he has around 2,813 followers and about 142 posts.