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Anrich Nortje Age, Career Stats, Records and Current Teams

Anrich Nortje is a South African fast bowler who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast. Born in Uitenhage, now Kariega, on 16 November 1993, he was 32 when this profile was checked on 11 August 2026. The dated table lists 70 Test wickets, 36 ODI wickets and 56 T20I wickets, including South Africa's men's T20 World Cup best of 4 for 7. Nortje took 15 wickets as South Africa reached the 2024 T20 World Cup final and was named the tournament team's 12th player.

By StumpScope Cricket Desk · Edited by StumpScope Editorial Team · Updated 2026-08-11

Right-handedRight-arm fast bowlerBorn 16 November 1993

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Full nameAnrich Arno Nortje

Age32As of 11 August 2026

Date of birth16 November 1993Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm fast

Career overview

Anrich Nortje cricket career

Anrich Arno Nortje was born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, on 16 November 1993 and was 32 on 11 August 2026.

He is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast bowler.

The table dated 2 March 2026 lists 162 international wickets across Tests, ODIs and T20Is.

His 4 for 7 against Sri Lanka is South Africa's best men's T20 World Cup bowling return.

He took 15 wickets during South Africa's run to the 2024 T20 World Cup final.

Career story

Anrich Nortje career, earnings and personal life

Who is Anrich Nortje?

Anrich Nortje is a South African fast bowler known for high pace, hard lengths and wicket-taking spells across Tests and limited-overs cricket. He has represented South Africa in all three international formats and played franchise cricket in South Africa, India and other T20 competitions.

This profile stores one canonical Anrich Nortje identity. Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Lucknow Super Giants are current team memberships of the same player, while his South Africa statistics remain attached to that permanent profile. Exact scorecard and result references can link here without duplication.

Anrich Nortje age and birthplace

Nortje was born on 16 November 1993 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The city was officially renamed Kariega in 2021, while the published cricket biography retains the historical birthplace label. He was 32 on 11 August 2026.

Age is explicitly dated because it changes. Birthplace helps distinguish the exact player but does not support assumptions about family, private residence or finances. Those fields require separate reliable evidence and are not inferred from geography.

Batting and bowling style

Nortje bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast. Bowling is the role-defining skill: the dated international rows contain 162 wickets, while batting totals are lower-order contributions. The page therefore uses bowler rather than all-rounder.

Pace descriptions can become exaggerated when detached from measurement. This profile records documented match speeds and official performance figures but does not claim one permanent fastest speed for every delivery, season or competition.

South African domestic pathway

Nortje developed through Eastern Province and Warriors cricket before his international debut. His first-class record demonstrates the longer domestic sample: 67 matches, 234 wickets at 26.17, nine five-wicket innings hauls and best figures of 6 for 44.

The first-class row includes Tests and domestic red-ball cricket. It must not be added to his 70 Test wickets because the datasets overlap. The broader row supplies pathway context while the Test card isolates South Africa internationals.

ODI debut in 2019

Nortje made his ODI debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka in Johannesburg on 3 March 2019. Injury then ruled him out of South Africa's 2019 World Cup squad, an early example of how availability affected his international timeline.

The current ODI table lists 22 matches and 36 wickets at 27.27, with best figures of 4 for 51. That dated record is more precise than describing him only through the tournament he missed.

Test and T20I debuts

Nortje made his T20I debut against India at Mohali on 18 September 2019 and his Test debut against India at Pune on 10 October. These are separate format milestones from the same tour period, not one combined international debut.

The chronology matters because his format records developed differently. Test cricket produced his largest wickets-per-match return, while T20 internationals later supplied major World Cup performances and his career-best 4 for 7.

Anrich Nortje Test statistics

The Wikipedia API table dated 2 March 2026 lists 19 Tests, 70 wickets at 26.71 and four five-wicket innings hauls. His best bowling is 6 for 56. He also scored 187 lower-order runs and held six catches.

Nineteen matches is a meaningful but still bounded sample. The profile shows the match count beside the average so readers can judge scale. It does not convert a strong strike-bowling record into an unsupported claim about selection for every later Test series.

Anrich Nortje ODI statistics

The dated ODI row contains 22 matches, 36 wickets at 27.27 and best figures of 4 for 51. It also lists 40 runs and three catches. Bowling figures, rather than lower-order batting, define his ODI role.

These totals are a snapshot, not a live feed. An automated update can change unlocked numbers only after the exact player and table structure are validated. It cannot infer missed matches or future selection from a squad announcement.

IPL pace record in 2020

During the 2020 IPL, Nortje delivered a ball measured above 156 km/h while playing for Delhi Capitals. Tournament reporting identified it among the fastest deliveries recorded in the competition at that time. The measurement belongs to that delivery and tracking system.

A speed record does not replace match figures or prove that every later spell reached the same pace. It is retained as a documented milestone, while current performance remains tied to scorecards and dated statistics.

2022 T20 World Cup spell

Nortje took 4 for 10 against Bangladesh at the 2022 men's T20 World Cup in Sydney. It was then South Africa's best bowling return at the tournament. The spell belongs specifically to T20 internationals and the World Cup competition.

He later improved the national tournament mark in 2024. Keeping both performances in sequence shows how the record changed rather than presenting two different best figures without dates.

Record 4 for 7 at the 2024 World Cup

Against Sri Lanka in New York on 3 June 2024, Nortje took 4 for 7 from four overs. The ICC identified it as the best bowling figures by a South African man at a T20 World Cup and the fewest runs conceded by a South African man completing a full four-over T20I allocation.

South Africa dismissed Sri Lanka for 77 and Nortje was Player of the Match. The figures are also his T20I career best in the table dated 2 March 2026.

2024 T20 World Cup runner-up

Nortje took 15 wickets at an average of 13.40 and an economy rate below six as South Africa reached the 2024 T20 World Cup final. The ICC selected him as 12th player in its Team of the Tournament.

India won the final by seven runs, so runner-up is the accurate team result. Nortje took two wickets in the final over of India's innings and finished the competition with a documented individual record, but the page does not call South Africa champion.

Anrich Nortje T20I statistics

The table dated 2 March 2026 lists 47 T20 internationals, 56 wickets at 21.19 and best figures of 4 for 7. It also records 30 runs and 10 catches. The bowling average and match count remain visible together.

T20I totals cover South Africa only. IPL, SA20 and other franchise wickets require their own competition records and cannot be added to the international row simply because every match uses a twenty-over format.

Injuries and availability

Nortje's career has included injuries and withdrawals from major squads, including the 2019 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy. Those events are dated availability facts, not a diagnosis or a prediction about his future fitness.

A later official roster can establish a return, while a previous injury report cannot permanently label him unavailable.

Return to competitive cricket

A documented 2026 squad listing shows that Nortje returned to a current professional team context after earlier injury withdrawals. That roster evidence is stronger for present membership than an old absence report, although it still does not prove that he played every scheduled match.

The profile handles this distinction by keeping historical injuries in the career story and current memberships in their dated team records. Match fitness, selection and workload remain event-level facts. They are updated from official teams and scorecards instead of being predicted from a biography.

Anrich Nortje current teams in 2026

The canonical catalog connects Nortje to Sunrisers Eastern Cape in SA20 and Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. Sunrisers Eastern Cape is the primary header because the official updated Season 4 squad is the selected current-team context.

Two memberships do not create two players. Each roster stores its own competition, season, source and check date. Exact team and result pages can link to the same profile after identity resolution.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Lucknow

SA20's official squad material and team directory establish Nortje's Sunrisers Eastern Cape membership and supply the exact portrait. Lucknow's official directory establishes the IPL context. Neither roster alone proves participation in every match.

Scorecards remain necessary for overs, wickets and results. A later replacement or transfer should update current membership only after a newer official source is reviewed, while historical international figures remain intact.

Family and personal information

Nortje's public cricket record is extensive, but private family details are not required to explain his career. This profile does not publish addresses, contact information, children's details or relationship claims sourced only from social-media reposts and biography aggregators.

A personal fact requires reliable public confirmation and a clear reader benefit. Leaving an unsupported field out is more accurate than filling it with a rumor, and it protects the distinction between professional records and private life.

Salary, contracts and net worth

An IPL or SA20 registration can establish a specific team arrangement, but it does not reveal annual take-home income. Retainers, match fees, availability, bonuses, endorsements, taxes and currency conversions can all differ.

No audited source reviewed here establishes Anrich Nortje's current net worth. The profile therefore does not publish an estimate. Any future contract amount must be tied to its exact team, season, currency and primary source.

How Anrich Nortje statistics are documented

The exact English Wikipedia page supplies a structured multi-format table dated 2 March 2026 through the MediaWiki API. ICC reports establish World Cup figures and records. Official SA20 and Lucknow directories establish current team memberships and portrait provenance.

Each source has a defined job: tables provide aggregates, scorecards prove performances, rosters prove membership and the official team page supplies image rights. Automated refreshes cannot overwrite reviewed injuries, honours or identity decisions.

Anrich Nortje records and achievements

Nortje's documented record includes 70 Test wickets in 19 matches, a 4 for 7 South Africa men's T20 World Cup record, 15 wickets in the 2024 tournament and selection as its 12th player. His first-class record contains 234 wickets and nine five-wicket hauls.

These achievements have different scopes. A tournament-team selection is recognition, runner-up is a team result, 4 for 7 is one spell and 234 is a first-class aggregate. Clear labels prevent inflated comparisons.

Current status and canonical links

As checked on 11 August 2026, Nortje's dated record covered all three international formats, while Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Lucknow were documented current club contexts. Later official updates can change availability without rewriting completed milestones.

This page remains noindex until a complete quality-approved group of five is scheduled. Once eligible, exact Anrich Nortje references on team pages, scorecards and results can resolve here automatically without duplicate profiles.

Anrich Nortje records

Anrich Nortje career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Tests (Wikipedia table dated 2 March 2026)19matches

Batting

Runs: 187
High score: 40
Average: 7.79
100s / 50s: 0 / 0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 70
Best bowling: 6/56
Average: 26.71
Balls: 3,057
Catches / stumpings: 6 catches
5w / 10w: 4 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

ODIs (Wikipedia table dated 2 March 2026)22matches

Batting

Runs: 40
High score: 10
Average: 6.66
100s / 50s: 0 / 0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 36
Best bowling: 4/51
Average: 27.27
Balls: 1,006
Catches / stumpings: 3 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20Is (Wikipedia table dated 2 March 2026)47matches

Batting

Runs: 30
High score: 12
Average: 3.75
100s / 50s: 0 / 0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 56
Best bowling: 4/7
Average: 21.19
Balls: 977
Catches / stumpings: 10 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

First-class (Wikipedia table dated 2 March 2026)67matches

Batting

Runs: 906
High score: 79*
Average: 13.32
100s / 50s: 0 / 4

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 234
Best bowling: 6/44
Average: 26.17
Balls: 11,064
Catches / stumpings: 15 catches
5w / 10w: 9 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

International career

Debut and last listed match

ODIs

Debut

South Africa v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg, 3 March 2019

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 2 March 2026

T20 internationals

Debut

India v South Africa, Mohali, 18 September 2019

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 2 March 2026

Tests

Debut

India v South Africa, Pune, 10 October 2019

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 2 March 2026

Franchise cricket

Debut

South African and global T20 pathway

Last listed match

Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Lucknow memberships checked 11 August 2026

Career achievements

Documented achievements and milestones

Made his South Africa ODI debut against Sri Lanka in March 2019.
Made Test and T20I debuts in 2019.
Recorded a fastest measured delivery above 156 km/h during IPL 2020.
Took 70 wickets in 19 Tests in the table dated 2 March 2026.
Recorded four Test five-wicket innings hauls and best figures of 6 for 56.
Took 4 for 10 against Bangladesh at the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Improved South Africa's tournament record with 4 for 7 against Sri Lanka in 2024.
Took 15 wickets as South Africa reached the 2024 T20 World Cup final.
Was named 12th player in the ICC 2024 Team of the Tournament.
Was documented with Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Lucknow Super Giants in 2026.

Reader questions

Anrich Nortje FAQ

Direct answers based on the documented record shown on this page.

How old is Anrich Nortje?

Anrich Nortje was born on 16 November 1993 and was 32 on 11 August 2026.

What is Anrich Nortje's bowling style?

He is a right-arm fast bowler and bats right-handed.

How many Test wickets has Anrich Nortje taken?

The table dated 2 March 2026 lists 70 wickets in 19 Tests.

What are Anrich Nortje's best T20I figures?

His best figures are 4 for 7 against Sri Lanka at the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Did Anrich Nortje win the 2024 T20 World Cup?

No. South Africa finished runner-up, and Nortje took 15 wickets in the tournament.

What is Anrich Nortje's net worth?

No audited source reviewed for this profile establishes a reliable current net-worth figure.

Conclusion

What the documented record shows

Anrich Nortje's documented career combines 162 international wickets, four Test five-wicket hauls, South Africa's 4-for-7 men's T20 World Cup record and 15 wickets during the 2024 runner-up campaign.