
In Ahmedabad, Van der Dussen led SA home by five wickets after hitting a resolute 95 balls for 76*. It was a challenging 246 run chase.
As the wickets fell, he stood like a rock for the Proteas.
This is further.
A knock by Van van Dussen that ended the contest
Van der Dussen scored more than 50 goals for the fourth time in the 2023 World Cup. During the run chase, the seasoned hitter was a member of three important partnerships.
He forged a 43-run partnership with David Miller and scored 50 runs with Aiden Markram.
Together with Andile Phehlukwayo, Van der Dussen amassed a 65* run partnership that helped them win.
He hit six fours and one single six.
Examining his results from the 2023 World Cup
Van der Dussen has amassed 442 runs from nine matches in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup with this knock.
With an outstanding average of 55.25, he is tied for fifth place in the current tournament run score.
In this event, his tally is tied with Rohit Sharma’s. With 591 runs at 65.66, Quinton de Kock is the only batsman from SA with more runs scored.
Observing his ODI stats
Van der Dussen has amassed 2,316 runs at an average of 56.48 in 58 One-Day Internationals. In this configuration, the seasoned batter has pounded six hundreds and fourteen fifties.
Of all the Proteas batsmen who have scored at least 2,000 runs, he has the greatest average in ODIs.
This was his initial encounter with Afghanistan.
Additionally, he finished 522 out of 500 ODI runs on Asian soil.
Van van Dussen’s ODI average for this year is 41.63.
Van van Dussen has scored 791 runs at a respectable average of 41.63 in ODIs this season. In this style, he has blasted three centuries and as many fifties.
Notably, in this format in 2023, he ranks as SA’s fourth-highest run scorer.
In terms of ODI runs in 2023, he trails only Heinrich Klaasen (853), QDK (834) and Markram (973), among SA hitters.
Though Stubbs has traveled to India three times, this was his first trip to Sri Lanka. He saw that the surfaces were different and had more questions about his game. “It doesn’t bounce as much [as home] and the ball turns a bit more but the conditions have changed between each game,” he stated. “The field we played on today was turning a lot more and becoming more and more dry. However, the ball was moving about a lot in the second game. It’s a pleasant task.