Marco Jansen 70 off 39: The One-Man Army That Scared India… For 69 Balls!
70 runs • 39 balls • 8 fours • 3 sixes • SR 179.48
Partnership with Breetzke: 97 runs off just 69 balls
The Innings in 4 Acts (Pure Cinema)
Act 1 – Nervous Entry (130-5)
Dewald Brevis just got out. South Africa 130-5 chasing 350. Jansen walks in at No.7 – 2 meters tall, looking like a giraffe who accidentally joined the cricket team.
Act 2 – “Hello Prasidh Bhai” (6 balls, 24 runs)
First 3 balls from Prasidh Krishna:
- Ball 1 – SIX over deep mid-wicket (95 meters)
- Ball 4 – SIX straight down the ground (102 meters!)
- Ball 6 – 4,4 – carved over point and slapped past cover
Ranchi crowd went from “match over” to “bhai yeh kya ho raha hai?!”
Act 3 – The Jadeja Assault
Jadeja comes on. Jansen greets him with a monster SIX over long-on – ball lands on the roof. Next ball? Flat-batted four. Jaddu’s face = priceless.
Act 4 – The Full-Toss Tragedy (33.1 overs)
Kuldeep Yadav tosses up a juicy waist-high full toss. Jansen swings like he’s trying to hit it to Bihar… top-edge, Jadeja takes a simple catch at deep mid-wicket.
Mini Highlights Reel
- Reached 50 in just 29 balls – fastest by a No.7+ vs India in ODIs (2025 record)
- 97-run stand with Breetzke – highest 6th wicket partnership for SA vs India
- 3 sixes in 39 balls – more than entire SA top order combined
- Strike rate 179 – basically T20 mode in a 350 chase
One Quote That Sums It Up
“I just saw the ball and tried to hit it hard. Didn’t think about the target, just enjoyed myself.”
– Marco Jansen (probably still laughing at that full toss)
Final Verdict
Marco Jansen didn’t win the match… but for 69 balls, he made 30,000 people in Ranchi and millions watching at home believe South Africa could actually pull off 350.
70 off 39. Out to a full toss. Walked back smiling.
That’s not just an innings – that’s a vibe.
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