Coming off a strong showings in the Pakistan Super League and in the CSA T20 semi-final, Rassie van der Dussen is still a Proteas option.
The veteran batter enjoyed a good time at the Pakistan Super League and also shone in Wednesday's CSA T20 Challenge semi-final.He may be 35 years old and deemed to be on the fringes of the national limited overs teams, butThe experienced opener or middle order batter was one of the Lions’ star performers in their CSA T20 Challenge semi-final win against the Titans at the Wanderers on Wednesday, hitting a solid 73 not out off 45 balls including eight fours and a six.
Van der Dussen finished as the fourth highest run scorer in the competition in Pakistan and will be a key figure in the CSA T20 final, against either the Dolphins or Warriors, who meet in Durban in the second semi-final on Thursday night.For the record, Van der Dussen has played 43 T20 Internationals and scored 1,071 runs at an average of 34.54 and strike-rate of 129. His highest score is 94 not out.
“We have had guys stand up at different times of the competition. Earlier on our seamers were doing nicely and now we have young Nqaba doing quite well. So hopefully we can put together the complete package in the final. “We don’t want to take that game for granted. Anything can happen in T20 cricket. So we will look to take it ball by ball and hopefully things will go our way.”
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