South African all-rounder Marco Janssen has become the all-rounder to keep an eye on in the upcoming three-match ODI series in India, which begins in Ranchi on Sunday, November 30. 25-year-old Marco Janssen impressed with both bat and ball in the recently concluded two-match Test series in India. The left-arm fast bowler took 12 wickets, including six in the second game. In the same match, he scored 93 runs on 91 balls with the bat.
Jensen will now look to make an impact as the Proteas look to perform well in the 50-over series in India. Notably, South Africa will be looking to win their first ODI series on Indian soil since their 3-2 win in 2015/16. However, when they last toured India in the 2022/23 series they lost the previous series 1-2.
In this article we will compare Marco Johnson’s record with Hardik Pandya’s record after 29 ODI matches.
Most runs and wickets
Marco Janssen made his debut against India in 2022 and returned without taking a wicket and the team did not need his batting services. In his 29 ODI matches, the youngster has scalped 45 wickets and scored 464 runs.
On the other hand, Hardik Pandya took three wickets in his debut match against New Zealand in 2016. The all-rounder took 31 wickets and scored 584 runs in his first 29 ODIs.
Averages and Strike Rates
Marco Jansen’s averages with bat and ball are 24.42 and 32.48 respectively. Their strike rates are 38.2 and 106.42 respectively.
After 29 ODIs, Hardik Pandya averages 36.50 and 35.96 with bat and ball respectively. The 32-year-old player’s strike rates were 38.3 and 110.89 respectively.
Most 5farers and 50s
Marco Jansson has taken one fiver in his 29 ODI matches. His career best performance was 5 wickets for 39 runs against Australia in 2023. On the batting front, he made his best score of 75 not out in 42 balls against England in 2023. This is the only half-century of his career.
In contrast, Hardik Pandya’s score of 3/31 in his debut match was his best performance after 29 ODIs. With the bat, he scored his career-best score of 83 off 66 balls against Australia in 2017. Unlike Johnson, Pandya scored four half-centuries after 29 ODIs.
Runs and wickets are the reasons for victory
Marco Jansen has won 16 out of 29 ODI matches with the Proteas men’s team. In these games he took 29 wickets and scored 299 runs.
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya has won 20 of his first 29 ODIs with the Men in Blue. The all-rounder took 22 wickets and 321 runs for the win.
Overall, Pandya has 1,904 runs and 91 wickets in 94 ODI matches. The Baroda-born all-rounder will miss the upcoming India-South Africa ODI series due to injury, which will also keep him out of the Australia tour in October-November. Johnson has the talent to overtake Pandya and produce better 50-over figures in the next few years depending on his fitness.
Edited by James Cuanal
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