Dian Forrester
Personal information
Full name
Dian Jonathan Forrester
Born (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 25)
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • South Africa
T20I debut (cap 116) 15 March 2026 v New Zealand
Last T20I 20 March 2026 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years Team
2023/24–2024/25 Knights
2025/26–present North West
2026 Rawalpindiz
2026 Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 5 20 21 31
Runs scored 83 1,220 900 593
Batting average 27.66 45.18 52.94 37.06
100s/50s 0/0 3/7 3/4 0/2
Top score 21* 127* 128 80*
Balls bowled 6 1,945 515 188
Wickets 0 30 18 9
Bowling average – 38.23 26.27 31.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – –
Best bowling – 3/54 6/48 3/30
Catches/stumpings 1/– 17/– 9/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2026

Dian Forrester (born 7 June 2000) is a South African international cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. He is a left-handed batter and right-arm fast bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against New Zealand on 15 March 2026.[1]

Domestic career

Forrester began his professional career with the Knights, making his List A debut in the 2023 CSA One-Day Cup, where he scored a century and took a five-wicket haul in his first match.[2]

He made his first-class debut in the 2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series and later played Twenty20 cricket in the CSA T20 competition.[3]

In 2025, he moved to North West and was also selected for South Africa A.[4]

In May 2026, Forrester signed a contract with Kent County Cricket Club to play in that year's T20 Blast.[5][6]

In May 2026, Forrester was signed by Chennai Super Kings as an injury replacement for Jamie Overton.

International career

In March 2026, Forrester was selected in South Africa's T20I squad and made his debut against New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dian Forrester profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Forrester century in vain as Knights vs Warriors washed out". SuperSport. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Dian Forrester player profile". CricketTimes. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Dian Forrester career overview". IPL. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Kent sign all-rounder Forrester for T20 Blast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Kent Spitfires sign batting all-rounder Dian Forrester ahead of Vitality T20 Blast to replace injured fellow South African Senuran Muthusamy, who is unavailable for the competition". Kent Online. Retrieved 13 May 2026.