Duan Jansen

Duan Jansen

South African Left Arm Bowl
T20 ALL TIME STATS
40 Mat
124.5 Overs
1040 Runs
35 W
8.33 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Duan Jansen
Date of Birth May 1, 2000
Age 24 Years
Nationality South African
Current Team(s)
Role Bowler
Batting Style Right-hand Bat
Bowling Style Left-arm Fast
Past Team(s)
Debut January 10, 2019
Family Marco Jansen (Twin brother) & Koos Jansen (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
NWD vs BOL 1 1 0 0 100.00 2 27 0 13.50
WPR vs NWD 5 5 0 0 100.00 4 24 1 6.00
NWD vs KNT 1 1 0 0 100.00 4 30 3 7.50
BOL vs NWD 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 1 7.66
WAR vs NWD 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 1 8.50

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
T20s 40 26 293 200 8 16.27 146.50 0 0 41 23 13 18 0
LISTAs 24 17 202 208 4 15.53 97.11 0 0 33 14 5 12 0
FIRSTCLASS 25 37 761 1297 5 23.78 58.67 0 5 64 100 10 15 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
T20s 40 39 124.5 1040 35 29.71 8.33 3/27 0 0
LISTAs 24 24 168.4 913 28 32.60 5.41 3/32 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 25 37 545.4 1694 50 33.88 3.10 7/61 2 0

Duan Jansen: A Brief Biography

Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram
Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram

Born on May 1, 2000, Duan Jansen is a South African bowler who is the twin brother of a star all-rounder in the making, Marco Jansen. Similar to his brother, Duan is a left-arm fast pacer and right-handed batter.

Jansen represents the North West in domestic cricket and has played for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is yet to make his international debut for the Proteas and would be eager to contribute to his national team.

India Tour to South Africa: South Africa Training Session
India Tour to South Africa: South Africa Training Session (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Duan Jansen: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201918Made First-class debut for North West
201918Made List-A debut for North West
201919Made T20 debut for Free State
202222Bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhs
202322Made IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders

Duan Jansen Records

  • First-ever twin brothers to play in the IPL (with Marco Jansen)

Duan Jansen Career

Duan Jansen’s career has just taken off and he would be eyeing to make it big in the coming years. His domestic record is good enough, and he has signed for a few franchise leagues as well.

Duan Jansen Domestic Career

Duan Jansen made his domestic debut for North West against South Western Districts in the CSA Three-day Provincial Cup on January 10, 2019. He picked up a couple of wickets and scored 11 with the bat in the first innings on his first-class (FC) debut.

Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram
Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram

A week later, Jansen made his List-A debut for North West against Free State in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge in Cross Pool, Bloemfontein on January 20, 2019. He bowled alongside his brother Marco and picked up a solitary wicket on his debut. He was dismissed for a duck in the second innings as North West lost by 30 runs.

On September 13, 2019, Jansen made his T20 debut for Free State against Northerns in the CSA Provincial T20 Cup. He went wicketless on his debut as Free State lost by a huge margin of 72 runs.

Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram
Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram

In 2022, the lanky Protean earned a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) contract from St.Kitts and Nevis Patriots. He was instrumental in the team winning the 6ixty tournament.

Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram
Image Credits: Duan Jansen's Instagram

Jansen plays for MI Cape Town in SA20.

Image Credits: MI Cape Town's Instagram
Image Credits: MI Cape Town's Instagram

Duan Jansen IPL Career

Duan Jansen was acquired by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 auction for the base price of INR 20 lakhs. Earlier, his brother Marco had made his IPL debut with MI. Duan made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. The Jansen brothers became the first-ever twins to play in the IPL.

However, he had a nightmarish debut as he was clobbered for 53 runs in his 4 overs and managed to pick up a solitary wicket in the form of Rinku Singh. That was his only match in IPL as he was released by the five-time champions ahead of the IPL 2024 auction and he went unsold.

Image Credits: Mumbai Indians' Instagram
Image Credits: Mumbai Indians' Instagram

Duan Jansen Family

Duan Jansen has a twin brother named Marco Jansen who has represented South Africa in international cricket. Both of them use their towering height to effect 140 kmph+ pearlers on the field. The Jansens have been prodigious talents since their school days. They hail from a sporting background, with their father Koos Jansen having played rugby for the Free State Cheetahs.

Image Credits: MI Cape Town's Instagram
Image Credits: MI Cape Town's Instagram

FAQs on Duan Jansen

A. Duan Jansen made his domestic debut for North West against South Western Districts in the CSA Three-day Provincial Cup on January 10, 2019.

A. Duan Jansen made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 16, 2023, in IPL 2023.

A. Duan Jansen represents MI Cape Town in SA 20.

A. Duan Jansen was bought for his base price of INR 20 lakhs by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 auction.

A. South African bowling all-rounder Marco Jansen is the twin brother of Duan Jansen.