| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Abdu Dayyaan Galiem |
| Born | (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (age 28) 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:Cricinfo,27 January 2016 | |
Abdu Dayyaan Galiem (born 2 January 1997) is a South African cricketer who plays forWestern Province. Galiem was born inCape Town, and educated atRondebosch Boys High School. Playing as anall-rounder, he made his debut for Western Province in September 2015, playing againstEasterns in theAfrica T20 Cup.[1] In December 2015, Galiem was named in theSouth African under-19s squad for the2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.[2] He was originally also named in the team for the2014 Under-19 World Cup, but was replaced byBradley Dial prior to the tournament after suffering a knee injury.[3]
Galiem made hisfirst-class debut for Western Province in the2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 6 October 2016.[4] He made hisList A debut for Western Province in the2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 9 October 2016.[5]
In August 2017, Galiem was named inCape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of theT20 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 the2017–18 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 theCape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[9] In September 2018, he was named in Western Province's squad for the2018 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 inNortherns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[12]