Not many would have known Van der Dussen before he made his mark at the international arena at the age of 30. He was such a talented cricketer like saying Michael Hussey made his debut in the 30s but now is one of SA's best players scoring the bulk of runs.
Global T20 success.
Rassie played for the Vancouver nights in the first two editions of the Global T20 Canada held in 2018 and 2019. Vancouver Nights going into the tournaments were one of the favorites having a player like Lewis, Russell, etc. The player many were surprised to watch was Dussen. Coming in at 4 he played some match-defining knocks playing both aggressive and also anchoring the innings.
When it mattered the most he played the anchor role in the finals scoring 44(41) and winning the title of the inaugural edition. Then he was selected to play in the Mzansi league. From there on there was no looking back as he got into the SA team in all the 3 formats subsequently. Playing only 2 series in ODI against SL and Pak he was selected to play in the ICC WC in 2019.
JJ Smit became the first Namibian player to be selected to play in any global league around the world. He made his debut for Namibia at the age of 16. Although he did not make any impact in this league the exposure he got made him into a good cricketer.
Being an all-rounder he performs his role to perfection. Averages 14 with the ball and 31 with the bat in T20. In Namibia's 1st match he played a sensible knock of 26(20) making it into a match-winning innings and holding in one end.
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