| Ruan de Swardt | |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutdate: | 4 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 2024 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testcap: | 361 |
| Lasttestdate: | 13 February |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | New Zealand |
| Club1: | Northerns |
| Club2: | Dolphins |
| Year2: | 2020/21–2022/23 |
| Club3: | North West |
| Year3: | 2023/24 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 99 |
| Bat Avg1: | 33.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 64 |
| Deliveries1: | 270 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 40.33 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/61 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 33 |
| Runs2: | 1,609 |
| Bat Avg2: | 44.69 |
| 100S/50S2: | 3/10 |
| Top Score2: | 124 |
| Deliveries2: | 3,247 |
| Wickets2: | 47 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 33.08 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/41 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 19/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 35 |
| Runs3: | 919 |
| Bat Avg3: | 43.76 |
| 100S/50S3: | 3/3 |
| Top Score3: | 114 |
| Deliveries3: | 1,149 |
| Wickets3: | 30 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 28.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 18/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 17 |
| Runs4: | 125 |
| Bat Avg4: | 13.88 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 37 |
| Deliveries4: | 196 |
| Wickets4: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 26.60 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 7/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ruan-de-swardt-698321 ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 17 February |
| Year: | 2024 |
Ruan de Swardt (born 21 January 1998) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Northerns in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 4 March 2018.[2] In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 1 November 2018.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northerns in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup on 13 September 2019.[5]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 426 runs in seven matches.[6] In July 2020, de Swardt was named as the CSA Student Cricketer of the Year.[7] In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[8]
In December 2023, he was selected in South Africa's test squad to tour New Zealand.[9] He made his test debut in February 2024 and picked up 3 wickets across two innings.[10]