Stiaan van Zyl (born 19 September 1987) is a South African

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er who most recently played for

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as a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. Previously, he represented his national side before ending his career by signing Kolpak deal. He made his debut for Boland in the SAA Provincial Challenge against Kei. He usually opened in

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games when

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were absent. He made his Test match debut for South Africa against the West Indies on 17 December 2014 at SuperSport Park in Centurion, scoring a century. He became the 100th batsman to score a century on debut in Test cricket. In April 2021, he was named in Boland's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Zyl, Stiaan 1987 births Living people Cricketers from Cape Town South African cricketers Boland cricketers Cape Cobras cricketers Western Province cricketers Sussex cricketers Cricketers who made a century on Test debut Chattogram Challengers cricketers

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