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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>There will be a Van der Dussen at the 2024 Indian Premier League, but not the one who smashes the ball over cow corner, or plunders drives through the covers. Instead of Rassie, his wife Lara will be lending a hand to the Mumbai Indians, specifically their young starlet, Kwena Maphaka.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an ironic turn of events,\u201d Van der Dussen, the batter, chuckled. \u201cShe goes (to the IPL) and I\u2019m not.\u201dLara van der Dussen, a qualified teacher, will be assisting 18-year-old Maphaka with his matric studies while he is at the IPL. Maphaka, a teammate of Van der Dussen at the DP World (Central Gauteng) Lions, surprisingly earned a contract with the Mumbai franchise, a few weeks after starring for the SA under-19 side at the junior World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all came about quite organically,\u201d said Rassie van der Dussen. \u201cJono (Leaf-Wright, the Lions CEO) called and asked if she’d be interested, and she was happy to get involved.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s hard enough in the IPL, I just can\u2019t imagine what it must be like having to worry about school work as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mumbai have been seeking a tutor since signing Maphaka three weeks ago. While his high school St Stithians, has been able to supply the necessary academic work, a tutor is needed to assist with co-ordination.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll be doing the physical assessments, making sure they are done in the right conditions and then bringing that work back to St Stithians,\u201d said Van der Dussen.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe just wants to help in any way she can, she was on board straight away. We have a relationship there through MI Cape Town (where Van der Dussen plays in the SA20) so they knew her already. It\u2019s worked out quite nicely.\u201dLara van der Dussen will be heading to India in the first week of May.<\/p>\n

Maphaka has played twice for the Mumbai Indians, and was part of the attack that conceded the highest IPL total against Sunrisers Hyderabad on his debut. He showed that he was a quick learner and bounced back in his second appearance at the Wankhede Stadium, taking his first wicket in the process.<\/p>\n

Rassie van der Dussen meanwhile is heading into the home stretch of the T20 Challenge with the Lions, who now sit comfortably in third place on that competition\u2019s log.<\/p>\n

In a power-packed Lions team, Van der Dussen\u2019s returns in the T20 Challenge have been modest, though he is still satisfied with his overall form throughout the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith so many players at the Lions, it\u2019s been tough for Russell (Domingo, the head coach) to fit everyone in. There has been a lot of shuffling, in my case I\u2019ve opened, batted at No 3 and at 4. We\u2019ve got guys like Mitchell van Buuren and Wiaan Mulder, who also feel they deserve a chance to show what they can do and then there\u2019s guys like Conor Esterhuizen and Delano Potgieter who can\u2019t even get a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

While he\u2019s scored just 178 runs in eight innings for the Lions, Van der Dussen is the second highest run scorer across all T20 matches this year with an aggregate of 870 runs, only bettered by Pakistan superstar Babar Azam, who has 1,033 runs to his name.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a bit stop\/start for me in the T20 Challenge, but I have had a really good year in T20s in general. I feel I\u2019ve given myself a really good chance of being selected for the T20 World Cup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Lions have four matches remaining in the league phase of the T20 Challenge and will aim to knock the log-leading Warriors off their perch, to secure a home semifinal and final in the competition. The Lions face the North West Dragons in their next fixture at the Wanderers on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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