Rassie Van Der Dussen is the modern day South African batter in Cricket. He has taken over from the likes of Faf Du Plessis and he has played all 3 formats of cricket. He has played 62 ODIs for South Africa till now and he has scored 2360 runs at an average of 52.44. He has made 6 ODI hundreds and 14 half centuries. This means that in almost 1 out of 3 innings that he plays he makes a 50+ score. He has a strike rate of 87.21 in ODI Cricket. He has also played in 18 Test Matches and has made 905 rims at an average of 30.17. He has played in 46 T20I Matches for South Africa and has scored 1169 runs.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings in Rassie Van Der Dussen
1) 134 vs England (2022)
This is his highest score in ODIs. This was in a match against England in 2022. South Africa were batting first and Rassie Van Der Dussen came into bat at number 3 in this match. He batted for 117 balls in this innings and he made a brilliant 134 Runs. He hit 10 fours in this innings meaning he only hit 40 Runs in boundaries. He ran for 94 of his runs and still his strike rate was an impressive 114.53. He made sure that South Africa got to 333 in 50 overs. England were not able to chase this down and they lost the match by 62 runs.
2) 133 vs New Zealand (2023)
This match winning knock was in the 2023 ODI World Cup. This was one of his best performances because this was an important match in the tournament. South Africa were batting first and they were batting very well in this tournament. Rassie Van Der Dussen made 133 runs in 118 balls against New Zealand. New Zealand had Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry in their fast bowling attack. He smashed 9 fours and 5 sixes meaning he hit 66 runs in boundaries. He ran for 67 of his runs and he was striking at 112.71. South Africa made a massive score of 387 and New Zealand lost the match by a whopping 190 runs.
3) 129* vs India (2022)
This was the ODI Match where Rassie Van Der Dussen got his name and fans across the world got to know the level of batter that he is. South Africa were batting first in this match and Temba Bavuma had hit an incredible 110. Rassie Van Der Dussen came to bat at number 5 and he absolutely decimated the Indian bowling. He made 129 not out in just96 balls. He hit 9 fours and 4 sixes meaning he hit 60 runs in boundaries. He was striking at 134.38. South Africa made 296 and they won the match by 31 runs.
4) 98 vs England (2020)
This is the highest score in the Test career of Rassie Van Der Dussen so far. This came in a test match against England in 2020. Although England won this match by 191 runs, the innings that he played in the fourth Innings of this Test Match told a lot about the temperament of this batter. He made 98 runs from only 138 balls which was incredible in Test Cricket. He hit 15 fours and 2 sixes meaning he smashed 72 runs in boundaries. He had a great strike rate of 71.09. He just missed out on a hundred. The future is bright for Rassie Van Der Dussen in Test Cricket.
5) 94* vs England (2021)
This was in the 2021 T20I World Cup. This was an important match against England. Rassie Van Der Dussen played his best innings in this format at the biggest stage. He took 60 balls to make 94 not out. He hit 5 fours and 6 sixes meaning he hit 56 runs in boundaries. He ran for 38 of his runs and he was striking at 156.67. South Africa made 189 Runs in 20 overs and they won the match by 10 runs. This innings showed the world that Rassie Van Der Dussen was an all format player.
Rassie Van Der Dussen Career Stats:
Categories | ODI Cricket | Test Cricket | T20I Cricket |
Matches | 62 | 18 | 46 |
Innings | 56 | 32 | 42 |
Runs | 2360 | 905 | 1169 |
Average | 52.44 | 30.17 | 34.38 |
Strike Rate | 87.21 | 40.75 | 130.03 |
100/50 | 6/14 | 0/6 | 0/8 |
Highest Score | 134 | 98 | 94* |
Not Out | 11 | 2 | 8 |
