South Africa · Lions · MI Cape Town · Barbados Royals
Rassie van der Dussen
37South Africa
- Right-handed strike-rotating top-order batter
- Right-arm leg-spin bowler
- Batting rating
- +1.9
- runs versus average over 4 overs
- T20 matches
- 199
- since Mar 2013
Men's T20
- Runs a match
- +1.5
- above an average player
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 43 | 1,197 | 36.3 | 128.2 | – | – | – |
Teams
- South AfricaInternationalLast international Aug 2025
- LionsPro20 Cup 2026/27Contracted · 53 appearances for the club
- MI Cape TownSA20|5Bats at 1 · Opener · 10 appearances in the club's latest season
- Barbados RoyalsCPLLast played Sept 2025
Leagues
| Years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSA T20 | 2013–2024 | 53 | 1,521 | 39.0 | 131.8 | – | – |
| SA20 | 2023–2026 | 41 | 1,211 | 34.6 | 133.4 | – | – |
| Mzansi Super League | 2018–2019 | 18 | 599 | 46.1 | 134.3 | – | – |
| PSL | 2023–2025 | 16 | 555 | 39.6 | 143.0 | – | – |
| CPL | 2018–2025 | 11 | 207 | 23.0 | 111.3 | – | – |
| IPL | 2022 | 3 | 22 | 11.0 | 91.7 | – | – |
Batting style
Strike-rotating top-order batter
| Player | Par | Below parAbove par | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strike rate | 135 | 129 | |
| Boundary % | 15.6 | 16.9 | |
| Dot % | 34.1 | 39.5 | |
| Sixes, % of boundaries | 43 | 33 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 150 | 136 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 118 | 121 | |
| Strike rate, first 10 balls | 111 | 114 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 30 | 20 |
1,516 balls · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
Balanced top-order batter
| Player | Par | Below parAbove par | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 33.5 | 31.0 | |
| Strike rate | 83 | 81 | |
| Boundary % | 8.9 | 9.5 | |
| Dot % | 52.6 | 56.6 | |
| Average v pace | 33.4 | 30.0 | |
| Average v spin | 33.5 | 32.5 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 74 | 83 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 95 | 79 |
1,216 balls · Jan 2023 – Mar 2025
Watchful top-order batter
| Player | Par | Below parAbove par | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 21.1 | 28.0 | |
| Average v pace | 17.4 | 27.6 | |
| Average v spin | 52.0 | 31.4 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 58 | 51 | |
| Dot % | 80.2 | 73.2 | |
| Boundary % | 3.3 | 7.2 |
808 balls · Dec 2021 – Dec 2022
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Balls | Avg | SR | HS | 50s | 4s | 6s | Dot % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 199 | 192 | 5,521 | 4,198 | 35.9 | 131.5 | 104 | 36 | 362 | 252 | 33.5 |
| CSA T20 | 53 | 51 | 1,521 | 1,154 | 39.0 | 131.8 | 101 | 12 | 96 | 72 | 33.4 |
| SA20 | 41 | 40 | 1,211 | 908 | 34.6 | 133.4 | 104 | 6 | 79 | 65 | 35.7 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 10 | 251 | 193 | 25.1 | 130.1 | 65 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 42.5 |
By phase
| Balls faced | SR | Out | Balls bowled | Econ | Wkts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplay | 1,461 | 123.8 | 40 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Middle overs | 2,153 | 123.0 | 79 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Death (overs 16–20) | 584 | 182.4 | 35 | 0 | – | 0 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Runs per dismissal35.9 (field 24.4 across CSA T20 Challenge, T20Is and 5 more)
- Death (overs 16–20), battingSR 182 (field 151 across T20Is, CSA T20 Challenge and 5 more)
- Six-hittingone every 16.7 balls (field 20.2 across CSA T20 Challenge, T20Is and 5 more)