Jan-Izak de Villiers (born 6 May 2001) is a Namibian

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er and

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player. In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the

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of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. Prior to his selection in the T20I team, he was named in Namibia's squads for the

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and the

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tournament. In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team. Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's

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(ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut for Namibia, against

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, on 8 January 2020. He made his

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debut for Namibia, against Ireland Wolves, on 21 February 2020, during their tour to South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:de Villiers, Jan-Izak 2001 births Living people Namibian cricketers Namibia One Day International cricketers Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers Namibian male field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) Field hockey players at the 2018 African Youth Games 21st-century Namibian sportsmen