5th T20I
Thiruvananthapuram
IND
NZ
1st T20I
Lahore
PAK
AUS
1st T20I
Dubai
Uni
IRE
2nd T20I
Centurion
SA
WI
1st T20I
Kandy
SL
ENG
2nd T20I
Dubai
UAE
IRE
2nd T20I
Lahore
PAK
AUS
3rd T20I
Johannesburg
SA
WI
3rd T20I
Lahore
PAK
AUS
Match 1
Bengaluru
AFG
SCO
Match 3
Chennai
CAN
Ita
Match 5
Colombo
NED
ZIM
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11-10-1994 |
| Birth Place | South Africa |
| Current Age | 31 yrs |
| Role | Batsman |
| Batting Style | Right Handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm medium fast |
| M | I | N/O | R | BF | Avg | S/R | HS | 200s | 100s | 50s | 4x | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 149 | 44.00 | 88.59 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| T20I | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 37.00 | 102.78 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 95 | 141 | 12 | 4444 | 8005 | 34.45 | 55.52 | 147 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 516 | 67 |
| List A | 77 | 70 | 12 | 2048 | 2643 | 35.31 | 77.49 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 134 | 35 |
| T20 | 100 | 83 | 18 | 1788 | 1394 | 27.51 | 128.26 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 68 |
| IPL | 13 | 11 | 0 | 103 | 74 | 9.36 | 139.19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| M | I | O | Balls | Maiden | R | W | AVG | S/R | E/R | BEST BOWL | 5 WKT | 10 WKT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | - | - | 5.80 | 0/29 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 95 | 107 | 986 | 5916 | 243 | 3022 | 108 | 27.98 | 54.78 | 3.06 | 6/49 | 3 | 1 |
| List A | 77 | 41 | 224.2 | 1346 | 7 | 1298 | 36 | 36.06 | 37.39 | 5.79 | 4/38 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 100 | 35 | 85.3 | 513 | 2 | 736 | 33 | 22.30 | 15.55 | 8.61 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 |
Few players in South African domestic cricket have displayed the same quiet consistency and adaptability as Jason Smith. A right-handed batter and right-arm medium pacer, he has developed into a dependable all-rounder who brings balance and stability to every team he represents.
His cricketing foundations were laid at Wynberg Boys’ High, a school renowned for producing top-level talent in South Africa. Smith’s early promise saw him represent South Africa at the Under-19 level during the 2014 World Cup, where although he didn’t have a major impact individually, he was part of the squad that lifted the trophy. Following that, he progressed through the domestic ranks with Western Province and later the Cape Cobras.
Years of steady domestic performances kept him on the fringes of national selection, and his continued form for the South Africa A side eventually earned him a call-up to the senior national team in 2024. He made his T20I debut that year and soon after appeared in the other white-ball format. On the SA20 front, he first featured during the 2025 edition, where he had limited opportunities and couldn’t make a major impact in his three outings that season. After being released at the end of the season, he was snapped up by MI Cape Town for the 2025-26 edition.
