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| Born | (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (age 28) Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armOffbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 356) | 28 February 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 November 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 146) | 18 March 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 November 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 114) | 28 October 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 October 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2019/20 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2019/20 | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Paarl Rocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Durban's Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,18 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony de Zorzi (born 28 August 1997) is a South Africancricketer.[1][2] He was included in theNortherns squad for the2016 Africa T20 Cup.[3] He made hisTwenty20 (T20) debut for Northerns againstKenya on 16 September 2016.[4] Prior to his T20 debut, he was named ascaptain of South Africa's squad for the2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]
He made hisfirst-class debut for Northerns in the2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 28 October 2016.[6] He made hisList A debut for Northerns in the2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 31 October 2016.[7]
In August 2017, he was named inPretoria Mavericks' squad for the first season of theT20 Global League.[8] However, in October 2017,Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[9]
In January 2018, he scored his first century in List A cricket, batting forTitans againstKnights in the2017–18 Momentum One Day Cup.[10] In June 2018, he was named in the squad for theTitans team for the 2018–19 season.[11] The following month, he was named as the captain of the Cricket South Africa Emerging Squad.[12]
In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[13] In October 2018, he was named inTshwane Spartans' squad for thefirst edition of theMzansi Super League T20 tournament.[14][15] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for theTshwane Spartans team for the2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[16]
In January 2020, in the2019–20 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, he scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with an unbeaten 213 runs againstCape Cobras.[17] In April 2021, he was named inWestern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[18]
He is one of the members of the winning squad of2025 World Test Championship final.[19]
In February 2023, he was selected in South Africa Test squad for the seriesagainst West Indies.[20] He made his Test debut againstWest Indies on 28 February 2023.[21] In March 2023, he was named in South Africa'sOne Day International (ODI) squad for their seriesagainst the West Indies.[22] He made his ODI debut in the second ODI on 18 March 2023.[23] In April 2023, he was named inSouth Africa A's squad as the captain for theirtour to Sri Lanka.[24]
In December 2023, he scored his maiden international centuryagainst India during the second One Day International match of the three-match ODI series that took place atSt George's Park Cricket Ground.[25][26] His knock of unbeaten 119 came in difficult pitch conditions during the course of the match which eventually helped South Africa to win the game and level the series 1–1.[27][28]
De Zorzi made his first Test century againstBangladesh in October 2024.[29]