Rassie van der Dussen’s maiden international ton anchored South Africa’s competitive 273/6 against Pakistan in the first ODI at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Van der Dussen’s ton came off 129 balls with eight fours and one six in what was an exhibition in pressure transfer. The knocks were mature with Van der Dussen again embellishing his reputation as SA’s middle-order banker with an 80-ball 50 that weathered the shock start and anchored the innings. The upshot is that South Africa were able to rely on their number four and number six to resurrect the innings. Van der Dussen finally brought up the magic triple figures with an offside punch off Rauf, from where he opened his shoulders and ensured Pakistan will have to put in a more than reasonable effort to win the game.

Source: News 24 April 02, 2021 12:11 UTC