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Rassie van der Dussen slams fifty in third successive ODI
Van der Dussen stitched a 105-run stand with skipper Temba Bavuma

Rassie van der Dussen slams fifty in third successive ODI

Mar 05, 2025
09:56 pm

What's the story

South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen played a solid knock against New Zealand in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Lahore. Van der Dussen slammed a 66-ball 69 as the Proteas attempted to chase a mammoth 363. He added a 105-run stand with skipper Temba Bavuma after Ryan Rickelton departed early. The Proteas batter slammed a fifty in his third consecutive ODI.

Knock

Van der Dussen stars in run-chase 

As mentioned, SA lost opener Rickelton early, but Bavuma and van der Dussen added a 105-run stand to keep them alive. Although Bavuma's knock came to a halt, van der Dussen took SA past 160. However, Mitchell Santner dismissed him and Heinrich Klaasen to turn the tide. Van der Dussen slammed a 66-ball 69 (4 fours and 2 sixes).

Scores

Successive fifties in ODIs

Van der Dussen, playing his maiden Champions Trophy at 36, scored a fifty in each of the three encounters. He slammed 52 in South Africa's opener against Afghanistan before recording an unbeaten 72 against England. The Proteas batter has now raced to 2,657 runs from 71 ODIs at an average of 50.13. His tally includes 17 fifties and six tons.