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Centurion Matthew Breetzke, Marco Jansen lead Proteas' counter-punch in first ODI against Australia
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South African cricketer (born 2000)
Marco Jansen is a South African professional cricketer who bowls left-arm fast and bats right-handed. He plays internationally for South Africa and domestically for the Titans, while also representing Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20, for Washington Freedom in the MLC and the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Jansen made his national team debut in 2021 and was part of the squad that won the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.
More on Wikipedia ↗From surviving a fierce new-ball onslaught to unapologetically riling up the Australians, Matthew Breetzke proved he has both the steel and the staggering stats to be the Proteas' long-term anchor in the middle order.