Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder (born 19 February 1998), known as Wiaan Mulder, is a South African

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er. He made his ODI debut for

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in October 2017 and his

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debut in March 2019. In domestic cricket, Mulder plays for Imperial Lions and

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. Mulder was a member of the South African team which won the

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, the second ICC title the country has won till date.

Early life

Mulder was born in

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and educated at St Stithians College. He played age-group cricket for Gauteng from under-13 level onwards.

Domestic career

Mulder made his

debut at The Wanderers for Highveld Lions against

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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.Moonda F (2016
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. Retrieved 8 May 2019. Prior to his debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his

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(T20) debut for Highveld Lions in the

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in November 2016 and his

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debut in the 2016–17 Momentum One Day Cup in February 2017. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In May 2019, Mulder signed with

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to play in the 2019 County Championship in England.Hogwood C (2019
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'', 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019. He played in three matches for Kent before being recalled to the South African team, ahead of their international schedule. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In January 2021, Mulder signed with

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to play in domestic cricket in England. In April 2021, he was named in

's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. In November 2021, Mulder was signed by

to play in England during the 2022 season. In July 2022, in the

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, Mulder scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 235

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International career

In October 2017, he was added to South Africa's ODI squad for their series against Bangladesh and made his international debut on 22 October aged 18. In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Australia, but did not play and in August 2018 was named in the

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(T20I) squad for the one-off match against

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, but again did not play in the fixture. In January 2019, he was again named in South Africa's T20I squad, this time for their series against Pakistan, but did not play. In February, Mulder was once again named in South Africa's squad, this time for their Test series against Sri Lanka. He made his Test debut against

on 21 February 2019. In April 2021, Mulder was added to South Africa's T20I squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his

(T20I) debut for South Africa, against

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, on 16 April 2021. In September 2021, Mulder was named in South Africa's squad for the

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. Mulder made his first Test century against

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in October 2024, scoring 105 not out.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulder, Wiaan 1998 births Living people South African cricketers South Africa Test cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century South African sportsmen Durban's Super Giants cricketers Leicestershire cricketers South African expatriate cricketers in England Lions cricketers Tshwane Spartans cricketers Cricketers from Johannesburg Alumni of St Stithians College