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Jonathan Vandiar
Personal information
Full name
Jonathan David Vandiar
Born (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34)
Paarl, Western Cape
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatsman
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 May 2016

Jonathan David Vandiar (born 25 April 1990) is a South African first-class cricketer who currently plays for the Titans Cricket Team. He played for Dolphins since 2007 season, but later opted a switch to the Highveld Lions Cricket Team, also representing South Africa at under-19 level. he was in the side that reached the 2008 under-19 World Cup Final against India and was the top run-scoring South African in the tournament.

Vandiar went on to represent South Africa A in various tours abroad and was selected in the preliminary squad for the cricket world cup. He was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2011 Indian Premier League before moving back to the Dolphins in 2012 and later joining Titans in 2016. .[1][2][3]

In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[5]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for the Titans in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, with 449 runs in seven matches.[7] In April 2021, he was named in Northern Cape's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Vandiar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ Moonda, Firdose (8 June 2011). "South Africa's fringe talent spurned at the IPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Rudolph in preliminary South Africa World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19". Multiply Titans. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. ^ "4-Day Franchise Series, 2018/19 - Titans: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Division Two squads named for next season". Cricket SA. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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