Jonathan David Vandiar (born 25 April 1990) is a South African

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er who currently plays for the Titans Cricket Team. He played for

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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

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for the 2011 Indian Premier League before moving back to the Dolphins in 2012 and later joining Titans in 2016. . In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the 2018–19 season. He was the leading run-scorer for the Titans in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, with 449 runs in seven matches. In April 2021, he was named in

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's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vandiar, Jonathan 1990 births Living people South African cricketers Cricketers from Paarl Dolphins (South African cricket team) players 21st-century South African sportsmen KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Gauteng cricketers Lions cricketers South African expatriate cricketers in India