South Africa · Batting all-rounder

Dian Forrester Age, Stats, Records, IPL Salary and Teams

Dian Forrester is a South African batting all-rounder from Polokwane. Born on 7 June 2000, he was 26 on 11 August 2026. He made a List A century and took six wickets on professional debut, earned a Cricket South Africa Domestic Newcomer of the Season nomination, scored 175 runs at a strike rate of 165.09 in SA20 2026 and played all five T20 internationals in South Africa's March 2026 tour of New Zealand. Chennai Super Kings signed him for ₹75 lakh as an IPL injury replacement before his later 2026 spells with Kent and Texas Super Kings.

Left-hand batterRight-arm pace bowlerBorn 7 June 2000

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Full nameDian Jonathan Forrester

Age26As of 11 August 2026

Date of birth7 June 2000Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa

Batting styleLeft-hand batter

Bowling styleRight-arm pace

Career overview

Dian Forrester cricket career

Dian Jonathan Forrester was born in Polokwane on 7 June 2000. He bats left-handed and bowls right-arm pace.

His professional List A debut produced 114 and 6 for 48 for the Knights, giving him a century and a five-wicket haul in the same match.

Two unbeaten one-day centuries in February 2025 helped him finish the checked 21-match List A snapshot with 900 runs at 52.94 and 18 wickets.

Joburg Super Kings used him in SA20 2026, where he scored 175 runs from eight innings, including 80 not out from 42 balls.

South Africa selected him for five T20Is in New Zealand in March 2026. He scored 83 runs and was not out twice.

The documented public contract figures are an SA20 auction base price of R200,000 and a ₹75 lakh Chennai Super Kings replacement fee. Neither figure proves his net worth.

Career story

Dian Forrester career, earnings and personal life

Who is Dian Forrester?

Dian Forrester is a South African international cricketer whose main role is middle-order batting supported by right-arm seam bowling. Cricket Australia records his full name as Dian Jonathan Forrester and his birthplace as Polokwane in Limpopo. The official SA20 profile lists a 7 June 2000 birth date, left-handed batting and right-arm medium bowling. Other statistical profiles use right-arm fast. StumpScope uses the broader term right-arm pace because no reviewed source publishes a measured speed range that would justify a narrower label.

His senior team record crosses domestic and franchise systems. He began with the Knights, later represented North West, entered Joburg Super Kings for SA20 2026 and played for Rawalpindiz in the PSL. Kent signed him as an overseas player, Chennai Super Kings added him during IPL 2026, and Texas Super Kings selected him as an MLC replacement. One canonical profile connects those memberships. Team moves do not create new biographies or divide the same player's career record across duplicate pages.

Dian Forrester age, birthplace and playing style

Forrester was born on 7 June 2000 and was 26 on the checked date. Official SA20 data, Cricket Australia and established statistical profiles agree on that date. One player-agency PDF lists 27 June, creating a source conflict. The matching first-party and established records carry greater evidential weight, so this profile uses 7 June and records the disagreement in the review note instead of hiding it. Polokwane is supported by Cricket Australia's profile and supplies the safest published birthplace.

The left-handed batting style is consistent across the retrieved sources. He has worked in the middle order and as a late-innings hitter, although team needs can change his exact position. His bowling adds a seam option rather than a guarantee of four overs in every T20. The official SA20 record shows six balls bowled during the 2026 competition, while his domestic List A record contains a six-wicket innings. Those samples explain the all-rounder label and show why his batting carries the larger share of his current franchise value.

A century and six wickets on List A debut

Forrester's professional List A debut supplied an unusual double. Playing for the Knights in the 2023 CSA One-Day Cup, he scored 114 and took 6 for 48. The batting innings established immediate top-order value, while the bowling return remains his best List A figure in the checked career snapshot. A debut with both a hundred and a five-wicket haul gives his early record more substance than a generic breakthrough label. The figures come from score-based career records and the official IPL biography, which also cites 6 for 48.

The match did not settle his long-term role. His later List A record developed into a batting-led profile: 900 runs from 20 innings at 52.94, with three centuries and four fifties in the checked 21-match snapshot. He also took 18 wickets at 26.28. StumpScope keeps both disciplines in the format table because the debut bowling haul remains part of his professional value, while the growing run tally explains why teams have used him as a batting all-rounder rather than a specialist seamer.

First-class growth with the Knights

Forrester entered first-class cricket during the 2023/24 CSA 4-Day Series. The checked career table covers 20 matches, 32 innings and 1,220 runs. He recorded three centuries, seven fifties and a high score of 127 not out, producing an average of 45.19. That record shows repeat scoring across a larger red-ball sample than his international career. It also gives selectors evidence that his white-ball hitting developed on top of an ability to occupy the crease rather than through boundary rate alone.

His first-class bowling line contains 30 wickets from 34 innings at 38.23, with best figures of 3 for 54. Those returns place the second skill behind his batting in long-form cricket. South Africa Emerging later used him in multi-day matches, where separate development-team records should not be merged into his senior first-class table without a provider confirming the classification. This page therefore reports the established 20-match aggregate and discusses Emerging performances as pathway evidence instead of rebuilding totals from individual articles.

Back-to-back unbeaten centuries in the 2025 One-Day Cup

Cricket South Africa recorded two unbeaten centuries in consecutive innings during February 2025. Forrester made 123 not out against the Warriors in a rain-affected match and followed with 113 not out from 99 balls against Western Province. The second innings contained four fours and five sixes. Knights reached 311 for 6 and dismissed Western Province for 154, winning by 157 runs. CSA reported that Forrester had 257 runs from three innings at that point in the competition.

The sequence matters because it shows control across different match states. The abandoned result against the Warriors denied the first hundred a completed outcome, while the second supported a large winning total. He remained unbeaten in both innings. A profile can preserve those distinctions without turning two matches into a claim of permanent form. The full List A table supplies the career context, and the match reports show the specific performances that drove his 2024/25 recognition.

CSA Domestic Newcomer of the Season nomination

Forrester reached the final nominees for Cricket South Africa's 2024/25 Domestic Newcomer of the Season award. OFM's report identifies the other nominees as Matthew de Villiers and CJ King and records Forrester's own response to the selection. It also calls him the reigning Free State Cricketer of the Year. The nomination gives a documented measure of how selectors viewed his domestic season without converting a shortlist place into a winner claim.

The nomination followed his red-ball output and one-day centuries. Forrester had built a first-class average above 40 and a List A average above 50 in the checked record, while the consecutive unbeaten hundreds supplied a visible peak. South African pathway selection followed. The sequence moved from provincial results to Emerging and A-team cricket before the national T20I call, giving his career a documented progression rather than a single viral innings.

South Africa Emerging and South Africa A pathway

South Africa Emerging selected Forrester for tours that exposed him to longer and one-day cricket outside the domestic provincial schedule. A CSA report from Bangladesh records his role in a target of 333 and identifies him among the touring group. Another report credits him with a wicket during the four-day leg. These appearances do not count as senior South Africa internationals, but they show that selectors tested his batting and bowling against representative opposition before the March 2026 T20I series.

He later joined South Africa A, including the 2025 one-day series in India. The available CSA report notes that he made a start in the second match without turning it into a large innings. Development-team selection is useful context because it connects domestic performance with national consideration. StumpScope does not merge South Africa A or Emerging totals into Test and ODI columns. The international table begins with his official T20I debut, while pathway events remain in the narrative and career timeline.

Joburg Super Kings and the 80 not out

Joburg Super Kings gave Forrester his first SA20 season in 2026. The official league profile records 11 matches and eight batting innings, with five not-outs. He scored 175 runs at an average of 58.33 and a strike rate of 165.09. His high score was 80 not out from 42 balls against MI Cape Town at the Wanderers. The innings contained four fours and five sixes. Joburg made 198 for 5 while chasing 235 and lost by 36 runs.

The result keeps the performance in proportion. Forrester produced a career-best T20 innings under a steep required rate, but MI Cape Town's 234 for 3 controlled the match. His tournament bowling consisted of one over for nine runs without a wicket. The SA20 sample therefore supports a batting all-rounder classification. The 175-run aggregate and 80 not out also explain why South Africa selected him for New Zealand soon after the franchise season.

South Africa T20I debut and five-match New Zealand series

Forrester made his T20 International debut against New Zealand at Bay Oval on 15 March 2026. South Africa won the opener after dismissing New Zealand for 91. Forrester scored 16 not out from 25 balls and bowled one over for four runs. He then appeared in all five matches of the series, scoring 10, 17, 19 and an unbeaten 21 in the remaining games. His five-match total reached 83 runs from 77 balls with two not-outs.

His final aggregate was an average of 27.67 and a strike rate of 107.79, with a high of 21 not out. He bowled only the six deliveries from the first match and did not take a wicket. South Africa won the fourth and fifth games, including the Christchurch finale where his unbeaten 21 from 13 balls contributed to 187 for 4 and a 33-run victory. The series established an international cap and a clear middle-order sample without producing a fifty or a bowling breakthrough.

Rawalpindiz performances in PSL 11

Rawalpindiz used Forrester as a lower-middle-order hitter and seam option during PSL 11. Official league reports document 44 not out from 19 balls against Islamabad United and 37 not out from 15 balls against Multan Sultans. The first innings contained four sixes; the second contained three fours and three sixes. He also made 24 from 11 balls in another match against Multan, showing how the team used him to attack the final overs rather than construct a long opening innings.

His most complete result contribution came in Rawalpindiz's first win of the season. Against Islamabad United on 23 April, he took 2 for 9, including consecutive wickets in the final over, before joining Daryl Mitchell in an unbeaten 41-run chase partnership. Forrester hit the winning boundary as Rawalpindiz reached 140 for 4 with 11 balls left. Mohammad Rizwan won Player of the Match, so the profile credits Forrester's two-way contribution without assigning him the official award.

Chennai Super Kings contract and IPL salary

Chennai Super Kings signed Forrester on 14 May 2026 after Jamie Overton suffered a right thigh injury. The official IPL media advisory sets the replacement fee at ₹75 lakh and states that Forrester had played five internationals for 83 runs. Kent's announcement confirms that this was his first IPL opportunity and that he would join the county after the IPL period. The official IPL player snapshot showed no appearance at the time reviewed, so the profile does not create IPL batting or bowling totals.

The ₹75 lakh amount is a public replacement contract figure. It does not state his after-tax pay, bonuses, agent charges or endorsement income. Squad registration also differs from taking the field. StumpScope will add an IPL appearance only when an official scorecard or licensed statistics provider confirms it. This distinction keeps team links accurate while preventing a roster listing from becoming an invented match record.

Kent Spitfires and English county cricket

Kent signed Forrester as an overseas player for the 2026 Vitality Blast. The county's May announcement explains that the IPL replacement call arrived before his Kent stint and that he would join the squad after Chennai's campaign. Kent Director of Cricket Simon Cook connected the opportunity with the county's recruitment work and confirmed that Forrester contacted the club before accepting the IPL place. The release establishes the contract sequence without supplying a salary figure.

County cricket added a different set of conditions after his work in South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan. The current catalog links his one canonical profile from the Kent Spitfires team page rather than creating an English version of his biography. Match totals should enter the format table through a documented provider snapshot. A team announcement proves membership, while each appearance, score and wicket still requires a scorecard.

Texas Super Kings and Major League Cricket 2026

Texas Super Kings added Forrester during Major League Cricket 2026 as a replacement for the injured Nandre Burger. The official team directory lists him as an all-rounder, and the franchise news index records the replacement announcement. His exact-player portrait also comes from the official Texas directory. Those records support team membership and identity. They do not disclose the replacement salary or create cumulative MLC figures where the public roster leaves them blank.

The move extended his 2026 franchise schedule across Joburg, Rawalpindi, Chennai, Kent and Texas. One page can connect every documented membership on team rosters, scorecards and result pages while keeping one identity slug. Future updates should attach match-level MLC figures to this record through official score data. The current table leaves any unverified league aggregate out rather than estimating it from news reports.

Dian Forrester net worth, family and relationship information

No audited filing, reliable financial report or player disclosure reviewed for this profile establishes Dian Forrester's net worth. The public money record includes a ₹75 lakh IPL replacement fee and an R200,000 base price in the official SA20 Season 4 auction list. A base price is not proof of the final SA20 payment unless the league publishes the completed transaction. Kent, PSL, MLC and domestic salary amounts remain undisclosed in the retrieved sources.

The reviewed official and established sources do not publish documented details about his parents, siblings, wife, girlfriend or current relationship. StumpScope records those fields as undisclosed. Copied biography sites and social speculation cannot support personal claims. The profile limits family and relationship coverage to information the player or a reliable organization has placed in the public record, protecting accuracy while still answering the common search question directly.

Dian Forrester records

Dian Forrester career statistics and records

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

T20 internationals through 11 August 20265matches

Batting

Innings: 5
Runs: 83
High score: 21*
Average: 27.67
Strike rate: 107.79
Not outs: 2

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 1
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: 0/4
Average: Not applicable
Economy: 4.00
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 6
Catches / stumpings: 1

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

First-class cricket checked 11 August 202620matches

Batting

Innings: 32
Runs: 1,220
High score: 127*
Average: 45.19
Strike rate: 65.56
Not outs: 5

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 34
Wickets: 30
Best bowling: 3/54
Average: 38.23
Economy: 3.54
Strike rate: 64.83
Balls: 324.1 overs as published
Catches / stumpings: 18

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

List A cricket checked 11 August 202621matches

Batting

Innings: 20
Runs: 900
High score: 128
Average: 52.94
Strike rate: 103.57
Not outs: 3

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 18
Wickets: 18
Best bowling: 6/48
Average: 26.28
Economy: 5.51
Strike rate: 28.61
Balls: 515
Catches / stumpings: 9

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

SA20 202611matches

Batting

Innings: 8
Runs: 175
High score: 80*
Average: 58.33
Strike rate: 165.09
Not outs: 5

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 1
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: 0/9
Average: Not applicable
Economy: 9.00
Strike rate: Not applicable
Balls: 6
Catches / stumpings: 4

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

International career

Debut and last listed match

List A debut

Debut

Knights, 2023 CSA One-Day Cup

Last listed match

Current record checked 11 August 2026

First-class debut

Debut

Knights, 2023/24 CSA 4-Day Series

Last listed match

Current record checked 11 August 2026

T20I

Debut

South Africa v New Zealand, Bay Oval, 15 March 2026

Last listed match

South Africa v New Zealand, Hagley Oval, 25 March 2026

IPL squad

Debut

Chennai Super Kings replacement signing, 14 May 2026

Last listed match

No documented IPL appearance in the checked official snapshot

Major League Cricket

Debut

Texas Super Kings replacement, June 2026

Last listed match

2026 team membership documented from the official directory

Career achievements

Documented achievements and milestones

Scored 114 and took 6 for 48 on professional List A debut for the Knights.
Made consecutive unbeaten one-day centuries of 123 and 113 in February 2025.
Reached the final nominees for CSA's 2024/25 Domestic Newcomer of the Season award.
Scored 175 SA20 runs at a strike rate of 165.09, including 80 not out from 42 balls.
Played all five T20Is in South Africa's March 2026 tour of New Zealand.
Made 44 not out from 19 balls and later took 2 for 9 in documented PSL matches.
Joined Chennai Super Kings for a documented ₹75 lakh IPL replacement fee.
Represented five documented franchise or county teams during the 2026 calendar year.

Reader questions

Dian Forrester FAQ

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

How old is Dian Forrester?

Dian Forrester was born on 7 June 2000 and was 26 years old on 11 August 2026.

Where was Dian Forrester born?

Cricket Australia's player record lists Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa as his birthplace.

What is Dian Forrester's playing role?

He is a left-handed batting all-rounder who bowls right-arm pace. His recent franchise role has emphasized middle-order batting.

What are Dian Forrester's best List A figures?

His checked List A record includes a high score of 128 and best bowling figures of 6 for 48. He scored 114 and took 6 for 48 on professional List A debut.

How much did Chennai Super Kings pay for Dian Forrester?

The official IPL media advisory says Chennai Super Kings signed him for ₹75 lakh as Jamie Overton's injury replacement in May 2026.

Has Dian Forrester played international cricket?

Yes. He played five T20 internationals for South Africa against New Zealand in March 2026 and scored 83 runs.

Which teams has Dian Forrester played for?

Documented senior memberships include the Knights, North West, Joburg Super Kings, Rawalpindiz, Chennai Super Kings, Kent Spitfires and Texas Super Kings, plus South Africa, South Africa A and South Africa Emerging.

Is Dian Forrester married and what is his net worth?

The reviewed reliable sources do not confirm a wife, girlfriend or current relationship, and no audited source establishes his net worth. The documented IPL replacement fee is ₹75 lakh.

Conclusion

What the documented record shows

Dian Forrester moved from a century and six-wicket List A debut to repeat domestic hundreds, a CSA newcomer nomination and a five-match South Africa T20I series. His 2026 SA20 record added 175 runs at 165.09, while PSL reports documented both late-order hitting and a 2 for 9 spell.

Chennai Super Kings paid a documented ₹75 lakh replacement fee before Kent and Texas Super Kings added further team memberships. Future updates should come from official scorecards or a licensed provider, with one canonical profile carrying each documented team, result and scorecard link.

References

Sources for this player profile

Checked 11 August 2026 against 21 retrieved sources. Official SA20, IPL, CSA, PSL, Kent and Texas Super Kings material leads team, contract and match review; established scorecards cross-check identity and statistics. Four CSA article URLs returned 403 and an awards PDF returned 404 on direct retrieval, so those URLs were excluded. An accessible OFM report supports the award nomination only. A player-agency PDF gives 27 June 2000, while official SA20, Cricket Australia and established profiles agree on 7 June 2000, so the matching date is used. No reliable source reviewed confirms private relationship details or audited net worth.

SA20Official player identity and 2026 SA20 statistics

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IPLOfficial Dian Forrester player profile and domestic averages

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IPLOfficial ₹75 lakh Jamie Overton replacement advisory

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Cricket South AfricaConsecutive unbeaten One-Day Cup centuries and Knights win

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OFM SportCSA Domestic Newcomer nomination and player comments

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Cricket AustraliaFull name, birth date, birthplace and playing style

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