RD Rickelton: runs, wickets and records

RD Rickelton appears in 150 recorded men's matches, from 31 March 2022 to 27 October 2026, most often for South Africa, MI Cape Town and Mumbai Indians. The matches split as 18 in Test matches, 18 in One Day Internationals, 28 in Twenty20 Internationals, 79 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 7 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are West Indies (14 matches), Australia (12 matches) and India (9 matches). The ground used most often is Newlands, Cape Town, with 21 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 1,073 runs in 32 innings, an average of 37.00, a strike rate of 52.0 and a highest score of 259, with 3 hundreds, 1 fifties and 2 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 449 runs in 18 innings, an average of 28.06, a strike rate of 85.0 and a highest score of 91, with 2 fifties and 2 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 680 runs in 28 innings, an average of 27.20, a strike rate of 146.2 and a highest score of 77*, with 3 fifties and 2 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 2,801 runs in 78 innings, an average of 40.01, a strike rate of 162.9 and a highest score of 123*, with 4 hundreds, 17 fifties and 3 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 604 runs in 11 innings, an average of 60.40, a strike rate of 61.3 and a highest score of 133, with 2 hundreds and 4 fifties.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 259 from 343 balls against Pakistan at Newlands, Cape Town on 3 January 2025 (Tests). 133 from 257 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 11 July 2022 (the County Championship). 123* from 55 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 29 April 2026 (franchise Twenty20 leagues). 113* from 60 balls against Joburg Super Kings at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 10 January 2026 (franchise Twenty20 leagues). 113 from 63 balls against Durban's Super Giants at Newlands, Cape Town on 26 December 2025 (franchise Twenty20 leagues).

In Test matches, the player's side won 14 and lost 3 of the 18 recorded matches (82.4% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 9 and lost 9 of the 18 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 13 and lost 15 of the 28 recorded matches (46.4% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 34 and lost 43 of the 79 recorded matches (44.2% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were West Indies: 5 won, 8 lost in 14 matches, Australia: 7 won, 5 lost in 12 matches, India: 4 won, 5 lost in 9 matches, Paarl Royals: 5 won, 3 lost in 8 matches and Sunrisers Eastern Cape: 3 won, 5 lost in 8 matches.

Matches by side: South Africa (64), MI Cape Town (35), Mumbai Indians (26), Sunrisers Leeds (9), Seattle Orcas (6), Northamptonshire (4), Yorkshire (3) and MI New York (3).

The grounds used most often are Newlands, Cape Town (21), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (13), St George's Park, Gqeberha (8), Kingsmead, Durban (7), SuperSport Park, Centurion (7) and Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2022 (672), 2023 (260), 2024 (1,381), 2025 (1,691), 2026 (1,603).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2022 (7), 2023 (13), 2024 (38), 2025 (46), 2026 (46).

In Test matches, 128 fours and 7 sixes, one boundary every 15.3 balls faced; 51.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 49 fours and 7 sixes, one boundary every 9.4 balls faced; 53.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 52 fours and 38 sixes, one boundary every 5.2 balls faced; 64.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 247 fours and 173 sixes, one boundary every 4.1 balls faced; 72.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 82 fours and 8 sixes, one boundary every 10.9 balls faced; 62.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 29 recorded dismissals: caught 72%, lbw 21%, bowled 3% and run out 3%.

In One Day Internationals, 16 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, bowled 25%, lbw 6% and caught and bowled 6%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 25 recorded dismissals: caught 92%, stumped 4% and bowled 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 70 recorded dismissals: caught 73%, bowled 14%, lbw 7% and caught and bowled 3%.

Of the 13 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 19 January 2024 (Paarl Royals v MI Cape Town) and the latest 7 August 2026 (Sunrisers Leeds v Birmingham Phoenix): 1 in Test matches, 1 in One Day Internationals, 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 10 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 31 March 2022 against Bangladesh and the latest 27 October 2026 against Australia.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 18 March 2023 against West Indies and the latest 30 September 2026 against Australia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 23 May 2024 against West Indies and the latest 4 March 2026 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 10 January 2023 against Paarl Royals and the latest 14 August 2026 against Manchester Super Giants.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 26 June 2022 against Warwickshire and the latest 25 July 2023 against Durham.

The most runs against a single opponent are 460 against Pakistan in 9 innings (average 57.50), 446 against Australia in 15 innings (average 31.86), 349 against Joburg Super Kings in 6 innings (average 69.80) and 339 against West Indies in 15 innings (average 28.25).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Newlands, Cape Town (1,157 runs in 22 innings), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (557 runs in 13 innings), St George's Park, Gqeberha (303 runs in 10 innings) and Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (292 runs in 7 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2022: 7 matches and 672 runs; 2023: 13 matches and 260 runs; 2024: 38 matches and 1,381 runs; 2025: 46 matches and 1,691 runs; 2026: 46 matches and 1,603 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2026, with 46 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2025: 1,691.