Marco Jansen 

(born 1 May 2000 in Klerksdorp, South Africa) is a towering 2.06 m tall left-arm fast bowling all-rounder who represents South Africa in all three formats of international cricket .

🎯 Profile & Playing Style

Role: Bowling all-rounder; bats right-handed 

Bowling: Left-arm fast seam, noted for extracting bounce and swing—ideal in overcast conditions. In the 2025 World Test Championship Final at Lord’s, Jansen helped dismantle Australia’s top order, taking 2 early wickets including Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head 

Batting: Began career as a batting prodigy, having scored an unbeaten 164 at age 9 in a 20-over school match 

. Developed into a capable lower-order batsman with useful contributions across formats.

📊 Career Highlights

Domestic/Franchise:

Made List A debut in April 2018 for North West and first-class debut in October 2018 

Played Under-19 cricket for South Africa in 2019 tour to India 

IPL debut with Mumbai Indians (2021); later played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and signed with Punjab Kings in 2025 

International:

Test debut: 26 December 2021 vs India; ODI debut: 19 January 2022; T20I debut: 17 June 2022—across formats he's been prolific 

Showed promise with a rapid 54 off 17 balls in a T20I vs India—record 16-ball fifty, second fastest by a South African 

Performance in WTC Final reflected maturity—exploited conditions and contributed with both ball and bat 

🏆 Statistics & Accolades (as of Mar 2025)

       Format   Matches     Runs (Avg)           Wickets (Avg)            Notable Achievements

• Test 17 506 (23.00)   73 (21.76)         3×5-fers, 1×10-wicket           best 7/13 
• ODI 26 461 (27.11)   41 (32.00)         5/39                                        best figures
• T20I 17 166 (18.44) 16 (31.62) Fast T20I fifty streak