Anrich Arno Nortje (born 16 November 1993) is a South African

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in March 2019. In July 2020, Nortje was named the newcomer of the year at

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's annual awards ceremony.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He was included in Eastern Province's squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In October 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the

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of the

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T20 tournament. Midway through the tournament, he was ruled out with an ankle injury. In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the

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. However, in March 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

team for the

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tournament. He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the

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. However, Nortje was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time. In August 2020, Nortje joined the

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as a replacement for

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in the

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. On 14 October 2020, during the 30th match of the

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, Nortje bowled at the speed of 156.22 km/h (97 mph) to

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, the fastest delivery to date in the IPL. In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. He was selected for the

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squad in March 2023, ahead of the inaugural season of

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in USA. In November 2024, he was again picked by

for 6.50 crores INR in the 2025 player auction for the

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International career

In February 2019, he was named in South Africa's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut for South Africa against

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on 3 March 2019. In March 2019, he was named in South Africa's

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(T20I) squad also for the series against Sri Lanka, but was ruled out of T20I series due to injury. In April 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the

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. However, on 7 May 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a hand injury and was replaced by Chris Morris. In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's

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and

(T20I) squads for their series against India. He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against

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, on 18 September 2019. He made his Test debut for South Africa, also against India, on 10 October 2019. In January 2020, in the fourth Test against England, Nortje took his maiden

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in Test cricket. In March 2020, he was awarded with a national contract by

ahead of the 2020–21 season. In September 2021, Nortje was named in South Africa's squad for the

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. In September 2023, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, but was ruled out later due to injury. In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the

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tournament. Nortje and Maharaj run out Labuschagne - Day 2 Boxing Day Test

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