Rassie van der Dussen (Source: AFP Photos)
Ace South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen has called time on his international cricket career. The 37-year-old was recently dropped by Cricket South Africa from their annual players contract list, leading to the cricketer ending his 7 and a half-year Proteas career.
Rassie van der Dussen was a late bloomer, having made his international debut in 2018 at the age of 29, but went on to play 18 Tests, 71 ODIs, and 57 T20Is for South Africa in his year.
He made 905, 2657, and 1406 runs, respectively, with a total of 6 centuries and 33 fifties to his name. He also captained South Africa in white-ball cricket. As he retired from international cricket, let’s have the best knocks by Rassie van der Dussen in international cricket.
5. 129* vs. India (2022)
Rassie van der Dussen played a match-winning knock when South Africa and India clashed in the first ODI in Paarl in January 2022. Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat first, but lost Quinton de Kock (27), Janneman Malan (6), and Aiden Markram (4) early.
But then Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen got together to not only repair the innings but also add 204 runs for the fourth wicket to power South Africa to 296/4 in 50 overs.
Bavuma made 110 with 8 fours, while Van der Dussen hammered 129* with 9 fours and 4 huge sixes to put Indian bowlers under pressure.
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4. 75* vs. India (2022)
India and South Africa clashed in the 1st T20I in Delhi on June 9, 2022, and captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bowl first. Thanks to 76 by Ishan Kishan and contributions by Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya, India posted 211/4 in 20 overs.
Seeing a tough target, South Africa lost Temba Bavuma for 10 runs, and the top order didn’t contribute much. But then Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller added 131 unbeaten runs for the 4th wicket to take South Africa home by 7 wickets, chasing down 212 in 19.1 overs.
Miller made 64*, while van der Dussen showed maturity and scored 75* in 46 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes, to lend stability to the chase.
3. 94 vs. England (2021)
Rassie van der Dussen was a huge reason why South Africa registered a thumping win over England in their group game of the 2021 T20 World Cup in Sharjah. South Africa was asked to bat first, and Reeza Hendricks (2) and Quinton de Kock (34) fell early, but Van der Dussen found an able partner in Aiden Markram.
Markram and van der Dussen added 103 undefeated runs for the fourth wicket. Markram made 52* in 25 balls with 2 fours and four sixes, while van der Dussen narrowly missed out on a well-deserved century. He finished on 94* with 5 fours and 6 sixes as South Africa posted 189/2 in 20 overs.
Then thanks to Kagiso Rabada’s 3/46 and two wickets each by Tabraiz Shamsi and Dwaine Pretorius, South Africa restricted England to 179/8 and won the game by 10 runs.
2. 133 vs. New Zealand (2023)
South Africa and New Zealand clashed in match 32 of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Pune. And here is where Rassie van der Dussen played one of his best ODI knocks. South Africa was asked to bat first, and Quinton de Kock gave a fiery start with 114 runs with 10 fours and 3 sixes to his name.
Rassie van der Dussen kept the other end busy and gave the finishing impact as well. He made 133 in 118 balls with 9 fours and 5 sixes. With David Miller hammering 53 as well, South Africa posted 357/4 in 50 overs.
New Zealand could only muster 167 runs, with Keshav Maharaj taking 4/46. South Africa won the game by 190 runs, and Rassie van der Dussen was named the Player of the Match.
1. 134 vs England (2022)
South Africa toured England in 2022 and played the first ODI in Chester-le-Street on July 19. South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and chose to bat first. While Janneman Malan made 57 and Aiden Markram made 77 runs, it was Rassie van der Dussen who held the innings together.
His 134-run knock was an example of how one builds an innings, and he hit 10 fours in his knock against an England attack of Matthew Potts, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, and Adil Rashid. His efforts took South Africa to 333/5 in 50 overs.
Though Joe Root made 86, England could only make 271 runs, as Anrich Nortje’s 4/53 blew the main England batters away. South Africa won the game by 62 runs, and Rassie van der Dussen won the Player of the Match.
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