Malan made his Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) debuts in 2017, and his One Day International (ODI) debuts in 2019. In 2020, his rating in the ICC Men's Player Rankings hit 915, which remains the record high in the format. He was part of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Malan plays as a left-handed top-order batter and occasional legbreak bowler. He is one of only four Englishmen to score a T20I century.

Early Life and Education

Malan was born in Roehampton, London. At the age of seven he and his family moved to South Africa, where he subsequently attended Paarl Boys' High School. Shortly after making his first class debut for Boland, he joined Middlesex, where he stayed for over a decade. He is also a supporter of Liverpool F.C.

His father, Dawid Malan, Sr., represented Western Province B, Northern Transvaal B and Teddington, as a right-handed batter and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His brother, Charl Malan, also played first-class cricket for Loughborough MCCU, whilst his sister, Liné, was an international field hockey player for South Africa.

Domestic & T20 Career

Dawid Malan Cricketer is a left-handed batsman and the occasional leg-spin bowler who originally represented Boland in South Africa (2005/2006 season) and the MCC Young Cricketers in 2006. He joined Middlesex on July 7, 2006 and made his 1st XI debut in a Twenty20 Cup draw with Surrey at The Oval on the same day. His father (also called Dawid) represented Western Province B, Northern Transvaal B and Teddington, as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, and his brother Charl played for Loughborough MCCU. In 2007, Malan was the best runs scorer in the Second XI Championship with 969 runs at 51.00.

He made his first-class debut for Middlesex in June 2008, scoring 132 goals. On July 8, 2008 Malan reached the 24th century in the history of the Twenty20 Cup and collected 103 of 54 balls in the quarterfinals against the Lancashire Lightning. This made him the first player to score a century in a T20 match in sixth place, and he held the record for the highest score in that position until July 2018.

Malan played List A domestic cricket for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League of Bangladesh for two seasons from 2013 to 2015, contributing with both bat and ball.

Malan was named Middlesex captain in all three formats ahead of the start of the 2018 season. He resigned after the 2019 season and signed a four-year contract in November 2019 to play for Yorkshire from the 2020 season. In August 2020, in the third round of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, Malan scored his first double century in first-class cricket with 219 runs.

International Career

Malan was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the home series against South Africa in June 2017. He scored 78 on his debut on 25 June 2017, with England winning the match and Malan being named 'Man of the Match' for his batting performance. He was included in the England Test squad ahead of the third Test against South Africa and made his Test debut as the number 5 batsman on 27 July 2017. In the first innings, he scored 1 before being bowled out by a yorker off Kagiso Rabada; he was sent off for 10 in the second inning. He also failed to impress in his second Test, which raised questions about his Test future. However, Malan retained his place for the series against the West Indies and scored his first Test 50, helping England win the first day-night Test.

Malan was selected for the winter tours to Australia and New Zealand. During the 3rd Ashes Test at the WACA in December 2017, Malan scored his first Test century: his 100 was the first century of the series by the England team. Malan continued his good form in T20Is on the tour, adding a further three half-centuries in the four matches he played in the Trans-Tasman Tri-Series, although this was not enough to retain his place in the team as soon as Rested players were recalled the following English summer. He retained his place for the two Tests against Pakistan and the first Test against India that summer, but was withdrawn after poor form.

Malan was included in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for the one-off match against Ireland on 3 May 2019. On his ODI debut for England in this match, he scored 24 runs as some players from the World Cup squad were rested.

Malan was named in the T20I squad for a tour to New Zealand and on 8 November 2019, Malan scored his maiden century in the fourth T20I. In just 48 balls, it was the second and fastest strike by an English batsman. He played in all six England T20Is against Pakistan and Australia in the summer of 2020, scoring 213 runs. His performances propelled him to the top spot in the ICC T20I batters rankings in September 2020. His good form in the format continued into the winter tour to South Africa, where he achieved his highest ever rating (915 points) in the ICC Rankings with two 'player of the match' performances of 55 and 99 in the second and third T20Is reached.

In March 2021, during England's tour of India, Malan became the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in T20Is in 24 innings.

In August 2021, Malan was recalled for the third Test of the 2021 Test series against India. Malan scored 70 in the first innings. The following month,

Malan was named in the England squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

In June 2022, Malan scored his first century in ODI cricket in the opening match against Netherlands. He scored 125 runs and was part of England's total of 498 runs, the highest team score in ODI history. Malan was one of three centurions in the innings alongside Phil Salt and Jos Buttler. Malan also became the third England player to score a century in all three formats, after Heather Knight and Jos Buttler; He also took his first ODI wicket, becoming the first and only English male player to score a century and take a wicket in all three formats.

Later in the year, Malan was part of the victorious England squad at the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He scored a total of 56 runs in the group stage, but was injured in the final group match and missed the semi-final and final.

He was announced as part of England's preliminary 15-man squad for the 2023 50-man World Cup.

T20 Franchise Cricket

Malan played for Peshawar Zalmi in the first season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and continued to play with them in the following season where they won the final played in Lahore. He also played for the Barisal Bulls in the fourth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

In October 2018, Malan was named in the Cape Town Blitz squad for the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. Later the same month, he was called up to the Khulna Titans team squad after the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League draft. In November 2019, he was selected to play for Comilla Victorians in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In October 2020, he was picked by Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.

In December 2020, Malan made his Australian Big Bash League debut, joining the Hobart Hurricanes.

In February 2021, Malan was purchased by the Punjab Kings as part of the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. However, he only managed to play one game this season.

Malan was drafted by Trent Rockets for the inaugural season of The Hundred. In April 2022, he was acquired from The Hundred by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season.

Personal Life

Malan married Claire Mottram on October 17, 2019. The couple welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on January 15, 2022, and their second child, a baby boy, on September 9, 2023.