Gerald Coetzee Profile: The young right-arm fast bowler, Gerald Coetzee, plays international matches for the South African cricket team. Apart from international cricket, he has also participated in various domestic leagues. Recently, he represented the Joburg Super Kings in the South African T20 franchise league, SA20. In the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024, he will be joining the Mumbai Indians team.
Player Overview
| Full Name | Gerald Coetzee |
| Born | 2 October 2000 |
| Current IPL Team | Mumbai Indians |
| Role | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| IPL Debut | – |
| IPL 2024 Auction Price | INR 5 Crore |
Recent Matches
| MATCH | Batting | Bowling | Date |
| South Africa vs India | 19 | 1/74 & 0/28 | 26-Dec-2023 |
| Titans vs Warriors | 12 & 21 | 1/64 & 4/54 | 14-Dec-2023 |
| South Africa vs India | — | 3/32 | 12-Dec-2023 |
| South Africa vs Australia | 19 | 2/47 | 16-Nov-2023 |
| South Africa vs Afghanistan | — | 4/44 | 10-Nov-2023 |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | — | 2/41 | 01-Nov-2023 |
| South Africa vs Pakistan | 10 | 2/42 | 27-Oct-2023 |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh | — | 3/62 | 24-Oct-2023 |
| South Africa vs England | 3 | 3/35 | 21-Oct-2023 |
| South Africa vs Netherlands | 22 | 1/57 | 17-Oct-2023 |
Gerald Coetzee Profile
Bowling:
| FORMAT | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
| Tests | 3 | 10 | 4.01 |
| ODIs | 14 | 31 | 6.48 |
| T20Is | 4 | 6 | 10.5 |
| FC | 21 | 67 | 3.43 |
| List A | 28 | 56 | 5.94 |
| T20s | 42 | 60 | 8.08 |
Batting:
| FORMAT | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| Tests | 3 | 66 | 97.05 |
| ODIs | 14 | 57 | 63.33 |
| T20Is | 4 | 25 | 104.16 |
| FC | 21 | 369 | 52.41 |
| List A | 28 | 241 | 78.5 |
| T20s | 42 | 193 | 120.62 |
Debut Matches
T20 Debut: LIONS vs Knights at Potchefstroom on 12 April 2019 in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Challenge. Playing for the Knights, he took 2 wickets in his spell of 4 overs. In the end, LIONS won the match by 40 runs.
List A Debut: Free State vs Northerns at Bloemfontein on 14 October 2018 in the CSA Provincial One-day Challenge. Playing for the Free State, he surprised the fans with his amazing performance; he dismissed 5 batsmen. But despite his efforts, the team couldn’t defend the low target of 169 runs, and Northerns won the match by 2 wickets.
First-Class Debut: Knights vs Warriors at Kimberley on 7 October 2019 in the 4-Day Franchise Series. Playing for the Knights, he took 6 wickets in two bowling spells and helped his team win the match by 255 runs.
T20I Debut: South Africa vs Australia at Durban on 30 August 2023. Representing his national team for the first time, he dismissed one batter. This was a one-sided match that Australia won by 111 runs.
ODI Debut: South Africa vs West Indies at East London on 18 March 2023. From the South African side, Gerald was the leading wicket-taker with three wickets in this match. In the end, West Indies defeated Africa by 48 runs.
Test Debut: South Africa vs West Indies at Centurion on 28 February – 2 March 2023. In this match, he contributed with both bat and ball; he took 3 wickets and made 37 runs in two innings. South Africa defeated the West Indies by 87 runs.
IPL 2024
Gerald Coetzee was born on 2 October 2003, and now he is just 23 years old. At such a young age, he has impressed cricket fans around the globe with his bowling skills. Seeing his consistent performance, the selectors of Mumbai Indians picked him in the Indian Premier League auction for INR 5 crores. He is a young player filled with lots of potential. That’s it for the Gerald Coetzee Profile; for more information, you can visit the official website of the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians IPL 2024 squad: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya (c), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Nuwan Thushara, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Arjun Tendulkar, Dilshan Madhushanka, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kambhoj, Shreyas Gopal, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma.