Who is Lizaad Williams? All you need to know about SA pacer roped in by DC for IPL 2024

Lizaad Williams has joined DC for his base price of INR 50 lakhs for IPL 2024.

South Africa pacer Lizaad Williams was named as the replacement of England batter Harry Brook by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (DC) for the ongoing IPL 2024 season. Harry Brook, who was bought by DC for INR 4 crores at the IPL 2024 auction, pulled out of the tournament.

England hitter Harry Brook withdrew from the event. He did so since his grandmother died and he wanted to spend time alone with his family. Brook’s grandmother’s ill health had forced him to withdraw from England’s recent India test tour, in which the visitors lost the five-match test series 1-4.

Brook declared before the season began that he would not be returning to India for a second IPL season.

DC have hired South African pacer Lizaad Williams for a base price of INR 50 lakhs. This will be his debut appearance in the IPL. Lizaad Williams, 30, has been in outstanding form, appearing in nine matches for the Titans in the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge.

“Lizaad Williams, the South African fast bowler, has been signed by the Delhi Capitals as a replacement for England’s Harry Brook for the remainder of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024,” the official IPL Media Advisory stated.

Here is all you need to know about Lizaad Williams

Lizaad Williams was born on 1 October 1993 in Vredenburg, Western Cape Province, South Africa. He was raised by a single mother, Lizette Williams. He credits his mother for helping him with his daughter. However, she passed six months after he made his FC debut.

His elder brother was involved in gangs in that area and was murdered in 2018. Williams, himself, became a father when he was only 17 years old. And he after his mother, Williams credits his acceptance into the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Sports Skills for Life Skills (SS4LS) program, for the success he has gotten.

The right-arm fast bowler took 15 wickets in 9 matches for the Super Kings in this year’s SA20 tournament. Overall, Williams has 106 wickets from 83 T20s, with a bowling average of 19.76.

He made his South Africa debut in April 2022 and thus far has played in two Tests, four ODIs, and 11 T20Is. He was part of South Africa’s squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup, and played one game, against Bangladesh.

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