South African cricketer Dane van Niekerk is happily married to her beautiful wife, Marizanne Kapp.
Dane and Marizanne have been a household name in South Africa for their immense contribution to women’s cricket. However, the loving couple has faced severe criticisms and trolls since they made their relationship public.
But it hardly mattered to the duo who have been enjoying each other’s company to the fullest. After dating for several years, Dane and Marizanne finally decided to tie their marital knot in 2018 in a private ceremony.
The couple married months before the ICC World T20 in 2018 and became the first married couple to appear together in a major ICC tournament. Both are the first pair from South Africa to train with the boys.
How Did Cricketer Dane van Niekerk Met Her Husband Marizanne Kapp?
Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp were dating before marriage, but it isn’t sure how and when the couple first met.
Both married in July 2018 in a private wedding ceremony. Indeed, Dane and Marizanne are partners on and off the field. Over the years, the duo has shared both personal and professional hardships.
The couple shares a terrific relationship, and both have incredible bowling abilities. While Marizanne is an all-rounder, Dane is an amazing bowler. They became the first-ever married couple to bat together in the 2018 ICC tournament.
Reportedly they recorded a partnership of impressive 67 runs while helping their home country defeat Sri Lanka in the Women’s World T20. Interestingly, Marizanne and Dane’s careers have adopted similar paths.
Dane and her partner made their worldwide debuts at the 2009 Women’s World Cup for South Africa in two days. While Dane leads South Africa in ODI wickets with 125, her wife is third on the file with 99.
Dane van Niekerk Married Life With Beloved Husband Marizanne Kapp
South African Women’s Cricket Team captain Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp are the second girl’s cricket couple to marry.
Dane was born on May 14, 1993, and is twenty-nine years old. She is three years younger than her beloved wife, Marizanne, who was born on January 4, 1990, and is thirty-two years old.
The couple is proud and vocal about their lesbian sexuality. Indeed, Marizanne and Dane do their best to support the entire LGBTQ+ community. They have been together for quite a long time and are leading a blissful marital life together.
Comparing their bowling style, Dabe is a right-arm leg-spin bowler, while her partner, Marizanne, is a right-arm medium bowler. Kapp is the first South African cricketer to earn a hattrick in the Women’s Twenty20 International.
Dave has been the captain of the women’s team in all three forms, Test, T20I, and ODI, since June 2016. She also became the first South African bowler to take a hundred wickets in WODIs.
Dane van Niekerk Relationship Timeline
Dane van Niekerk and her partner Marizanne have shared both professional and personal hardships over the years.
In November 2021, the couple shared several clips of various remarks that Instagram users had despatched to Dane. “Leave my wife alone!” the cricketer wrote on her Instagram story.
The hate suggestions emerged from Dane’s disappointing appearance in the Women’s Big Bash League 2021-22 remaining in opposition to Perth Scorchers. Kapp’s decision to stand out regarding the hate comments was applauded by many.
Dane is easily approachable on Instagram under the verified username @danevanniekerk. With 734 posts, she enjoys a fan base of over 58k followers. Her partner, Marizanne, has garnered over 78.6k followers on her Instagram under the verified username @kappie777.
The beautiful pictures of the loving pair often pop in their respective significant other’s social account. Dane and Marizzane share an incredible bonding and are considered the best duo.