- DSG: 159/7 (20)
- SEC: 163/5 (19.2)
- Result: Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 5 wickets
The twelfth match of SA20 2024: Durban Super Giants v Sunrisers Eastern Cape was played yesterday January 20 at the Kingsmead Stadium. The toss winner, Super Giants, chose to bat first and scored 159; in response, the Sunrisers’ batsmen chased the score with 4 balls remaining. It was the second consecutive win for the SEC, while the second consecutive loss for the DSG.
It was a close and interesting match that fans enjoyed. This game must have filled the minds of SEC fans with hope but lessened the confidence level in DSG. Here in this article, we are going to take a look at the playing 11 of both teams, a summary of the DSG v SEC match, and upcoming fixtures.
DSG v SEC: Match Overview
Last year’s defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape, under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, defeated the Keshav Maharaj-led Durban Super Giants by 5 wickets. Here is the overview of the DSG v SEC match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 12th |
| Match Date | 20 January, 2024 |
| Venue | Kingsmead Stadium |
| Toss | DSG elected to bat first |
| Match Winner | Durban Super Giants |
| Player Of The Match | Simon Harmer |
DSG v SEC: Match Summary
The hosts of the match, Durban Super Giants, won the toss and elected to bat first, as expected from them, given their stronger batting unit. The opening batsmen, Matthew Breetzke and Quinton de Kock, couldn’t form a partnership in this match. Breetzke scored 35, but de Kock and JJ Smuts, who came on the third number, failed to make a double-digit score.
Heinrich Klaasen played an inning of 31 runs, Wiaan Mulder, the leading run-scorer from DSG, contributed 52 runs, and at the end, Dwaine Pretorius added 23 more runs to the scorecard. Marcus Stoinis and the captain Keshav Maharaj both scored 1 run. The team managed to set a defendable target of 160.
Simon Harmer was the most successful bowler in the match, dismissing 4 batters in his 4 overs spell. Sunrisers’ bowlers had done a good job, and now it was time for the batters to chase this score. Jordan Hermann and Dawid Malan opened the inning. It wasn’t Malan’s day; he went back at the score of 2 runs. Tom Abell, who came next, could play only one ball and got run out. It surely wasn’t the start the Sunrisers desired.
On the fourth number, the captain Aiden Markram came and formed a partnership first with Hermann, who after some time got out at 25 runs, and then with Tristan Stubbs. Markram and Tristan scored 38 and 66 runs, helping the team to chase the target. After them, Patrick Kruger and Marco Janse came. Patrick got out at 0 runs while Marco added 24 runs to the scoreboard. Tristan Stubbs, the leading run-scorer in the match, played the winning shot.
Marcus Stoinis, who earlier failed to contribute with the bat, did well with the ball and took 2 wickets. But the player who had the biggest impact was Simon Harmer, the player of the match, who destroyed the batting lineup of the Super Giants by dismissing 4 batsmen. After this win, Sunrisers Eastern Cape jumped to the 3rd spot in the points table, while Durban Super Giants are still in the second spot.
Durban Super Giants v Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Playing XI
Playing 11 of the Durban Super Giants:
- Matthew Breetzke
- Quinton de Kock
- JJ Smuts
- Marcus Stoinis
- Heinrich Klaasen (WK)
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Naveen Ul-Haq
- Wiaan Mulder
- Keshav Maharaj (C)
- Reece Topley
- Noor Ahmad
Playing 11 of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape:
- Jordan Hermann
- Dawid Malan
- Tom Abell
- Aiden Markram (C)
- Tristan Stubbs
- Liam Dawson
- Marco Jansen
- Patrick Kruger
- Simon Harmer
- Ottniel Baartman
- Daniel Worrall
Next Matches
The winner of this match, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, will play their next match against Pretoria Capitals on January 22 at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. The Durban Super Giants, who lost their second consecutive match, will have a sharper focus on their next match, which will be against MI Cape Town on January 23 at the Newlands Stadium, Cape Town.