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Rilee Rossouw
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
RR Rossouw is a T20 specialist who has played 317 matches across franchise cricket worldwide, representing South Africa internationally as well as sides including Quetta Gladiators, Multan Sultans, Hampshire and Somerset. His 8,639 career runs come at a batting average of 31.88 and a strike rate of 136.41. The Pakistan Super League is his primary competition, where he has played 93 matches, scored 2,371 runs and maintained a strike rate of 144.66. Recent form has been mixed: a 53 off 42 balls against Rawalpindi on 10 April 2026 was his most substantial contribution in a PSL run that also included three single-figure innings, while a pair of fifties in the SA20 in late December 2025 showed he remains capable of match-shifting contributions.
Runs
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Wickets
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Bat Avg
31.9
Bowl Avg
19.0
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Delhi Capitals · All-Rounder
Recent form
Rossouw's last ten outings span three competitions and show an inconsistent run: a fifty off 42 balls against Rawalpindi on 10 April 2026 sits alongside three single-figure scores in the same PSL stre
Strongest format
Pakistan Super League — With 93 matches and 2,371 runs at a strike rate of 144.66 and average of 32.48, the PSL is the competition where Rossouw has played most and produced
Career stats overview
35 ODI · 282 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
ODI
35 matches
1,239
Runs scored
1
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
282 matches
7,400
Runs scored
3
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Middle-overs choke
4.32
econ · ov 20–40
Suffocates partnerships without needing wickets.
In a chase
42.1
batting avg
Ten points above his career average when India chase.
Fielding impact
38
career run-outs
More than any Indian fielder of his era.
Best bowling
5/33
vs Sri Lanka
Colombo, 2024.
Career catches
102
outfield grabs
Top-five fielder of his generation.
ICC titles
3
white-ball
CT 2013, Asia Cup 2018, CT 2025.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
317 matches, 8,639 runs at SR 136.41
Rossouw has built one of the more extensive T20 franchise careers in world cricket, accumulating 8,639 runs across 317 appearances. His career strike rate of 136.41 sits alongside a batting average of 31.88, a combination that reflects consistent scoring rather than boom-or-bust hitting.
PSL is his primary home: 93 matches, SR 144.66
The Pakistan Super League accounts for 93 of Rossouw's career appearances, more than any other competition. He averages 32.48 there at a strike rate of 144.66, across stints with Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans amongst others.
Cooper Associates County Ground: average 40, SR 201
Rossouw's numbers at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton are striking. Across 11 matches he has scored 400 runs at an average of 40 and a strike rate of 201.01, the highest strike rate of any ground where he has played more than ten matches.
Peshawar Zalmi his strongest PSL opponent
Against Peshawar Zalmi across 19 matches, Rossouw has scored 605 runs at an average of 46.54 and a strike rate of 157.14. Those are his best returns against any side he has faced on at least 15 occasions.
BPL average of 42.71 shows consistent franchise form
In 35 Bangladesh Premier League appearances, Rossouw averages 42.71 at a strike rate of 151.78. That combination places the BPL among his most productive competitions by average, behind only his ODI returns of 38.72 from 35 games.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams RR Rossouw has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
Karachi Kings
- Matches
- 20
- Runs
- 349
Lahore Qalandars
- Matches
- 20
- Runs
- 499
Peshawar Zalmi
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 605
- Wickets
- 2
Islamabad United
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 396
Australia
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 530
West Indies
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 527
Lions
- Matches
- 9
- Runs
- 399
New Zealand
- Matches
- 9
- Runs
- 263
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where RR Rossouw has turned out most often.
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Matches
- 24
- Runs
- 491
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- Matches
- 23
- Runs
- 701
SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Matches
- 22
- Runs
- 744
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 282
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 358
Kingsmead, Durban
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 204
National Stadium, Karachi
- Matches
- 12
- Runs
- 200
The Cooper Associates County Ground
- Matches
- 11
- Runs
- 400
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
RR Rossouw's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.
Photo credits (1)
- Rilee Rossouw — photo by NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source