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Abdu Dayyaan Galiem (born 2 January 1997) is a South African cricketer who plays for Western Province. Galiem was born in Cape Town, and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School. Playing as an all-rounder, he made his debut for Western Province in September 2015, playing against Easterns in the Africa T20 Cup.[1] In December 2015, Galiem was named in the South African under-19s squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.[2] He was originally also named in the team for the 2014 World Cup, but was replaced by Bradley Dial prior to the tournament after suffering a knee injury.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Abdu Dayyaan Galiem |
| Born | 2 January 1997 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Only T20I (cap 109) | 13 December 2024 v Pakistan |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2015 | Western Province |
Source: CricketArchive, 27 January 2016 | |
Galiem made his first-class debut for Western Province in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016.[4] He made his List A debut for Western Province in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 9 October 2016.[5]
In August 2017, Galiem was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[6] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[7]
Galiem was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament for Western Province, with ten dismissals in eight matches.[8]
In June 2018, Galiem was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[9] In September 2018, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[10] In April 2021, Galiem was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[11] Later the same month, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[12]
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