Full Name
Jason Franswyn Smith
Born
11 October 1994
Place Of Birth
Cape Town, Cape Province
Country
South Africa
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium-fast
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
Jason Franswyn Smith is a South African cricketer who currently plays for MI Cape Town in the SA20 league and has represented the South Africa national team. He is primarily a right-handed top-order batter who also bowls right-arm medium-fast pace.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 5th T20I | T20I | March 25, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 4th T20I | T20I | March 22, 2026 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 135.71 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 3rdT20I | T20I | March 20, 2026 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 2nd T20I | T20I | March 17, 2026 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.31 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 1st T20I | T20I | March 15, 2026 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| South Africa vs United Arab Emirates · 34th Match, Group D | T20I | February 18, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Province vs Dolphins · 13th Match | First Class | October 21, 2025 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Boland vs Dolphins · 4th Match | First Class | October 2, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.67 |
| South Africa A vs New Zealand A · 2nd Unofficial Test | First Class | September 14, 2025 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| South Africa A vs New Zealand A · 1st Unofficial Test | First Class | September 7, 2025 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 |
| South Africa A vs West Indies A · Match 4 | First Class | June 1, 2025 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 |
| Dolphins vs Boland · Match 27 | T20 | October 19, 2024 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 | T20I | Mar 15, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 | 52 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 104.00 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 152.17 |
| West Indies tour of South Africa 2026 | T20I | Jan 27, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 246.15 |
| SA20 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 99 | 67 | 6 | 7 | 147.76 |
| CSA T20 Challenge 2025 | T20 | Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 149 | 76 | 11 | 12 | 196.05 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand A tour of South Africa 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Aug 30, 2025 - Sep 17, 2025 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 1/10 | 3.53 |
| South Africa A tour of West Indies 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | May 21, 2025 - Jun 11, 2025 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 1/37 | 4.08 |
| CSA T20 Challenge 2024 | T20 | Sep 27, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024 | 10 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 3/21 | 6.80 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 3 | 132 | 149 | 91 | 44.0000 | 88.5900 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 111 | 93 | 1912 | 1497 | 79 | 26.9200 | 127.7200 | 22 | 130 | 70 | 7 | 0 |
| T20I | 11 | 10 | 124 | 104 | 31 | 20.6600 | 119.2300 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 80 | 73 | 2180 | 2792 | 116 | 35.7300 | 78.0800 | 12 | 144 | 41 | 16 | 1 |
| First Class | 95 | 141 | 4431 | 7971 | 147 | 34.3400 | 55.5800 | 12 | 515 | 67 | 30 | 7 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 1 | 5.00 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0.0000 | 5.8000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 111 | 35 | 85.30 | 513 | 736 | 33 | 22.3000 | 8.6000 | 15.5000 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 80 | 42 | 229.20 | 1376 | 1327 | 36 | 36.8600 | 5.7800 | 38.2000 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 95 | 107 | 986.00 | 5916 | 3022 | 108 | 27.9800 | 3.0600 | 54.7000 | 6/49 | 10/53 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Matches
New Zealand New Zealand
South Africa South Africa
Dolphins Dolphins
Western Province Western Province
News
SA VS NZ 3rd T20I: Where to Watch South Africa vs New Zealand, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 273
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SA VS NZ 2nd T20I: Where to Watch South Africa vs New Zealand, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 309
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SA VS NZ 1st T20I: Where to Watch South Africa vs New Zealand, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 689
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SA VS AFG 13th T20I World Cup 2026: Where to Watch South Africa vs Afghanistan, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 830
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SA VS CAN 9th T20I World Cup 2026: Where to Watch Canada vs South Africa, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 522
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ICC T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa's Full Squad, Probable Playing XI, and In-Depth SWOT Analysis 6350
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SA vs WI 3rd T20I: Where to Watch South Africa vs West Indies, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 452
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Major Represented Teams
- South Africa (senior national team)
- South Africa Under-19s
- South Africa Emerging Men's squad
- Western Province
- Cape Cobras
- South Western Districts
- KwaZulu-Natal Coastal
- Cape Town Blitz
- Cape Town Knight Riders (T20 Global League)
- Durban's Super Giants
- MI Cape Town (current SA20 team)
International Debuts & Recent Matches
International Debuts
- T20I Debut: August 27, 2024, vs. West Indies in Tarouba.
- ODI Debut: September 18, 2024, vs. Afghanistan in Sharjah.
Recent International Matches
- Last ODI: February 10, 2025, vs. New Zealand in Lahore (scored 41 off 51 balls).
- Last T20I: October 11, 2025, vs. Namibia in Windhoek (scored 31 not out).
Records & Career Statistics
| Type | Matches | Runs Scored | Batting Average | Wickets | Bowling Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 0 | — |
| T20I | 2 | 37 | 37.00 | — | — |
| First-Class | 93 | 4,349 | 34.51 | 108 | 27.65 |
| List A | 80 | 2,180 | 35.73 | 36 | 36.86 |
Key Records And Highlights
- He scored a stylish 91 against Ireland in only his second One Day International (ODI) appearance.
- He was part of the South Africa Under-19 squad that won the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- In domestic T20 cricket, he has displayed significant power-hitting improvement, with his strike rate exceeding 196 in the 2025/26 CSA T20 Challenge, which was a key factor in his call-up to the national T20 squad.
Awards
- He was part of the winning squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
