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Marco Jansen
Jansen playing against Australia at the MCG
Personal information
Full name
Marco Jansen
Born (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsDuan Jansen (Twin brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 349)26 December 2021 v India
Last Test26 February 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 144)19 January 2022 v India
Last ODI5 November 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.70
T20I debut (cap 96)17 June 2022 v India
Last T20I12 December 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.70
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018North West
2019–2020Knights
2020–2021Warriors
2021–2022Mumbai Indians
2022–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
2022–presentSunrisers Eastern Cape
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 23 6 34
Runs scored 401 422 35 1,167
Batting average 23.58 30.14 11.66 23.81
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 0/0 0/8
Top score 84* 75* 20 87
Balls bowled 1,980 1,076 133 5,360
Wickets 49 35 8 123
Bowling average 22.79 32.51 26.12 23.24
5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/35 5/39 3/52 6/38
Catches/stumpings 13/– 6/– 5/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 June 2024

Marco Jansen (born 1 May 2000) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in domestic matches.[2]

Early life[edit]

During his early years, Jansen used to open the batting. At the age of nine, in a 20-over match, he scored 164 not out. His father watched the match and identified his son's talent. He trained Jansen in the nets along with his twin brother Duan.[3] Duan also plays cricket for North West.[4]

Domestic and T20 franchise career[edit]

Jansen made his List A debut for North West in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 8 April 2018.[5] He made his first-class debut for North West in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup on 11 October 2018.[6]

In January 2019, Jansen was named in the South Africa national under-19 cricket team's squad, ahead of their tour to India.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for North West in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 27 dismissals in six matches.[8]

Jansen made his Twenty20 debut for Knights in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge on 28 April 2019.[9] He was the leading wicket-taker for North West in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 27 dismissals in six matches.[10]

In September 2019, Jansen was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[11]

In February 2021, Jansen was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[12] Jansen made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April 2021. He took 2 wickets for 28 runs in his 4 overs, which included the wicket of Glenn Maxwell, his debut IPL wicket.[13] Later the same month, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[14]

In February 2022, Jansen was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[15]

In May 2023, Jansen was selected by Washington Freedom to play in the inaugural 2023 Major League Cricket competition.

International career[edit]

In January 2021, Jansen was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[16]

In May 2021, Jansen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[17] In December 2021, Jansen received another call-up to South Africa's Test squad, this time for their home series against India.[18] He made his Test debut on 26 December 2021, against India.[19] His maiden test wicket was Jasprit Bumrah, caught at third slip by Wiaan Mulder.[20]

In January 2022, Jansen got his maiden One Day International (ODI) call-up, for South Africa's home series against India.[21] He made his ODI debut on 19 January 2022, for South Africa against India.[22] In May 2022, Jansen was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their away series against India.[23] He made his T20I debut on 17 June 2022, for South Africa against India.[24] He also played in the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marco Jansen Profile ESPN". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Marco Jansen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Marco Jansen, a kid who beat Virat Kohli in the nets, is now a Mumbai Indian". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "India vs South Africa: Meet Duan and Marco Jansen, 17-year-old twins who have impressed Virat Kohli and Co in nets". First Post. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Final, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Johannesburg, Apr 8 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Cross Pool, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Port Elizabeth, Oct 11-13 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  8. ^ "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - North West: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ "28th Match, CSA T20 Challenge at East London, Apr 28 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. ^ "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - North West Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Live Cricket Score - MI vs RCB, Match 1, IPL 2021. Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  14. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Jansen replaces Baartman as South Africa fly to Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Subrayen, Williams crack the nod for Proteas". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Duanne Olivier returns as South Africa name 21-member squad for India Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  19. ^ "1st Test, Centurion, Dec 26 - 30 2021, India tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  20. ^ "1st Test, Centurion, Dec 26 - 30 2021, India tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  21. ^ "MARCO JANSEN RECEIVES MAIDEN PROTEAS ODI CALL-UP". Cricket South Africa. 2 January 2022.
  22. ^ "1st ODI, Paarl, Jan 19 2022, India tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Nortje back in South Africa squad for India T20Is; Stubbs earns maiden call-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  24. ^ "4th T20I (N), Rajkot, June 17, 2022, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  25. ^ "South Africa unveil squad for World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

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