We saw the Durban Super Giants v MI Cape Town match for the second time in this tournament. Last time we didn’t get to see a full match as the rain disrupted the excitement. Super Giants had won the match by 11 runs by the DLS method, which felt a little unfair, to be honest. But this time, we saw a full match with a fair conclusion, and the Giants dominated again.
The batting unit of MI Cape Town, which seemed very strong earlier, failed for the second time in a row. Playing first, DSG had set a target of 158 runs, but MICT in response couldn’t make more than 121 runs. Durban Super Giants dominated the game and won this one-sided match by 36 runs. Now let us take a look at the brief summary of the DSG v MICT match.
DSG v MICT: Match Overview
The 16th match of SA20 2024: Durban Super Giants v MI Cape Town was played last night on 23 January at the Newlands Stadium. Here is the overview of the DSG v MICT match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 16th |
| Match Date | 23 January, 2024 |
| Venue | Newlands Stadium |
| Toss | MICT elected to field first |
| Match Winner | Durban Super Giants |
| Player Of The Match | George Linde |
DSG v MICT: Match Summary
The toss winner, MI Cape Town, chose to field first. Matthew Breetzke and Tony de Zorzi kicked off the inning for Durban Super Giants. Tony, who was initially looking good, got out in the third over after scoring 20 runs. Quinton de Kock came on the third number and returned to the pavilion on the next ball without making any runs.
Tony and JJ Smuts formed a partnership of 46 runs. Smuts scored 26 runs, and after him came Heinrich Claasen, a wicketkeeper-batsman who has been doing well in the season but couldn’t do much in this match. Marcus Stoinis also failed to contribute much. Wiaan Mulder played an important inning of 38 runs. The opener Tony was the leading run-scorer in this match with 48 runs.
George Linde with 2 wickets was the most successful bowler from MI Cape Town. Thomas Kaber also dismissed two players, but he was a little more expensive. Overall, the bowlers did a decent job after stopping the Super Giants at the score of 157 runs. Now it was time for MICT batters to chase the target of 158 runs.
Ryan Rickelton and Rassie van der Dussen couldn’t give a good start to the team. Ryan made 13, and Rassie made 19 runs. The all-rounder Sam Curran played an important inning of 38 runs. Dewald Brevis scored 21 runs while Thomas Kaber, who had earlier done well with the ball, also contributed 12 runs to the scoreboard. All the other players couldn’t cross the single-digit score.
The bowling unit of Durban Super Giants did a great job by stopping MI Cape Town at 121 runs. The Super Giants won this match by 36 runs. Noor Ahmad and Marcus Stoinis, each dismissing three players, were the lead wicket-takers in this match.
We usually see that the player of the match is selected from the winning team. But in this match, George Linde from the losing team was selected as the player of the match for his decent performance. People are arguing that Matthew Breetzke with 48 runs or Marcus Stoinis with 3 wickets should have been chosen. Even Linde himself said that bowlers of Super Giants performed better and one of them deserves this honor.
Durban Super Giants v MI Cape Town: Playing XI
Durban Super Giants Playing 11:
- Matthew Breetzke
- Tony de Zorzi
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- JJ Smuts
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Marcus Stoinis
- Wiaan Mulder
- Keshav Maharaj (c)
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Reece Topley
- Noor Ahmad
MI Cape Town Playing 11:
- Ryan Rickleton (wk)
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Dewald Brevis
- Connor Esterhuizen
- Sam Curran
- Liam Livingstone
- Kieron Pollard (c)
- George Linde
- Thomas Kaber
- Kagiso Rabada
- Olly Stone
Next Matches
The Durban Super Giants will play their next match on 26 January against Paarl Royals at their home ground Boland Park. A day later, on 27 January, MI Cape Town will face their next opponent Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George’s Park.