third wicket in the over for Topley and Durban's Super Giants complete a bonus-point win! Length ball angling across and the slashed cut goes straight to backward point. DSG go three for three!
Super Giants vs Super Kings, 7th Match at Durban, SA20, Jan 15 2024 - Match Result
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8.58pm Chat with the captains and the POTM coming up.
Heinrich Klaasen, the POTM:" (Difficulty of this surface) The wicket was up and down. Had to go a little old school and go hard for our runs. Had to graft. (Comparing tough pitches vs better pitches) Just different ways to get eight runs an over. Need to run your twos so fitness is important. Then you pick a bowler with a favourable match up. (Purple patch going on) I think the hard work I put in before this competition - my game plan and my bat swing. My mental game as well, I've been staying humble with my feet on the ground."
Keshav Maharaj, winning captain: (Toss) Was a catch 22, wanted to use the dry wicket first. Klaasen gave us a decent total to defend. (Home advantage and local knowledge) If you look at the teams last year who did well, they did really well at home. We want to make this place a fortress but need to focus on a daily basis. (Target initial assessment) With the wickets we kept picking up, we felt it got bit too much for the Super Kings. The bowlers stepped up for us. The boys were calm and the dividends paid off. (His own bowling) I've been working really hard, and enjoyed getting that reward."
Faf du Plessis, losing captain: "(Disadvantage batting second?) I don't think it was one. It was an average wicket for both innings. Someone like Klaasen is someone who is a world apart in the country at the moment, but outside his innings it was hard for everyone. It felt like when we walked off, 140 was par, but proved not to be. I think 130 would've been nice. We felt like we should learn from their mistakes but it was a tough wicket. With the wind it was difficult to get boundaries when teams are bowling to a plan. (How to get back on track?) Individuals can pull you. You need someone to play that one good innings... and the confidence runs through in the team. (What can you say after this kind of loss?) Important to keep working on things you can get better. Need to look at what works at Paarl (their next venue) next."
8.51pm Fireworks go up at the Kingsmead as the Durban's Super Giants continue their unbeaten run at the SA20. For Joburg Super Kings, they remain winless after three games and now have lost two games rather convincingly. A target of 146 was gettable on this pitch but the early squeeze from Topley and hometown hero Maharaj really strangled JSK. A terrific start to the season for the side that failed to qualify for last season's semis.
The star of the day for DSG? Heinrich Klaasen surely. On a sticky surface where nobody found batting easy, Klaasen's shot making was remkarkable and without his innings there would've been no defendable target tonight. Gleeson's pacey spell was exciting too, while Smuts' overs with the ball proved crucial as well. A terrific Monday at the office for the hosts.
Nick: "Topley is really one of the best bowlers of his generation. Such a pity is career is dented with injuries!"
Burger charges down and Topley bowls a short-ish ball on off. Slapped to deep extra cover
given caught leg side! Topley is very surprised and de Kock wears a sheepish look. Burger reviews. This was a length ball going down leg with the batter trying to play a flick. Umpire Erasmus gave it out straight away initially. TV replay confirms that grazed his hip with no bat involved.
full ball on a fifth-stump line. Burger tries the square drive but misses.
on a hat-trick! Good length ball just outside off. Williams attempts a cut but ends up chopping it right onto his stumps
full ball on off with a bit of pace off. Moeen tries to clobber it over long on for another six but slices the shot. Ball goes high up and Pooran runs in from long off to take this skier.
overpitched outside off and drilled along the carpet to deep extra cover. Pretorius finishes with 1-28
around the stumps. Yorker length ball just outside the tram-lines. But the umpire Erasmus says that's a legal ball!
second tier stuff! And that's the 100th six of SA20 2023-24. Slot ball just outside off and he absolutely mows a slog over wide long on
low full toss on off. Moeen keeps a stable base and hammers it down the ground. Long on dives to attempt a stop or catch, but the ball beats him and hits the rope on the full
only six sixes tonight.
length ball clubbed to wide long on for a couple
short ball outside off. Wiese muscles a pull to deep square leg
Super Kings need 55 in 12 balls. Haven't seen that scored before in T20 league cricket before. Unlikely that tonight will be that night
full ball outside off. Wiese tries to use his bottom hand to carve a boundary behind point, but there is a man there for protection
full ball angling across. Wiese cuts it late, and intercepted inside the circle
fullish ball angling across. Wiese tries to carve a shot over cover but makes no connection
length ball angling into Moeen with the batter moving down the leg side in anticipation. Swiped to deep midwicket
too little too late? Length ball on his hips and he swings across the line. Bit of a top-edge that takes it beyond fine leg for six
DaWolf: "JSK were 32/0 after 5 overs. 49/6 in the next 12. Just atrocious batting." -- The Hendricks and Ferreira dismissals were probably avoidable
full ball on leg and sliding down the leg side. Moeen attempted to hit to fine leg but missed
Reminder this is the last game in SA20 for Gleeson and Pooran
length ball outside off. Tries to cut but bottom-edged onto the deck. They scurry across for a single
Topley is back.
short pitched ball with the pace off. Pulled to deep midwicket. Gleeson finishes with 2-22
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Toss | Durban's Super Giants, elected to bat first |
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Season | 2023/24 |
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Match days | 15 January 2024 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Durban's Super Giants 5, Joburg Super Kings 0 |
Over 20 • JSK 108/9