Rassie van der Dussen slams fifty in third successive ODI
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.