The fifth match of SA20 2024: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants will be played on January 13 at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. From match predictions to pitch reports, here in this article, we are going to discuss all you need to know about this match.
SEC Vs DSG: Match Overview
Aiden Markram and Keshav Maharaj would lead Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Durban Super Giants, respectively, as skippers in this match. Here is the overview of the match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 5th |
| Match Date | 13 January, 2024 |
| Venue | St George’s Park |
| Where To Watch In India | Sports 18 and JioCinema |
SEC Vs DSG: Possible Playing XI
Sunrisers Eastern Cape team was supposed to play the very first match of the tournament against Joburg Super Kings. But due to rain, the match got washed out without a ball being bowled. From the consistent batsman, Aiden Markram, to left-arm fast-medium bowler, Gerald Coetzee, the team consists of some excellent cricketers. Here is the possible playing 11 for Sunrisers:
- Aiden Markram (c)
- Sarel Erwee
- Dawid Malan
- Adam Rossington (wk)
- Tristan Stubbs
- Tom Abell
- Beyers Swanepoel
- Marco Jansen
- Simon Harmer
- Sisanda Magala
- Caleb Saleka
On the other hand, Durban Super Giants played their first match in the tournament against MI Cape Town. Super Giants were chasing the target of 207, and when the match was becoming very interesting after the 16th over, rain halted the fun, and Super Giants were declared the winner according to the DLS rules. This win helped them to climb to the first spot on the points table. The Super Giants team is predicted to play with these 11 players in the match:
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Matthew Breetzke
- Nicholas Pooran
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Wiaan Mulder
- Prenelan Subrayen
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Keemo Paul
- Keshav Maharaj (c)
- Reece Topley
- Richard Gleeson
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants Match Predictions
The fifth match of the tournament: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants is scheduled to be played at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. The Sunrisers’ opening match was canceled without a ball being bowled, while the Super Giants were declared winners by the DLS method due to rain.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape will play with a good squad of players, but they might lack match practice and confidence as compared to Super Giants. Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan, Marco Jansen, and Simon Harmer are the top choices when predicting the best performers from the Sunrisers in this match.
Durban Super Giants will be very confident in this match as they are coming victorious from the last match against MI Cape Town. If you’re trying to guess the best performers from Super Giants in this match, then consider the names of Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, and Keemo Paul. If you watched the match on January 12, then definitely I don’t need to mention Heinrich Klaasen, the player of the match.
People are interested to see the battle between the left-hand destructive batsman Nicholas Pooran from Sunrisers and the left-arm seamer Marco Jansen from Super Giants. While on the other hand, it’s hard to guess which bowler can possibly silence the bat of Klaasen. Both teams look equally strong, but momentum can be a big factor in deciding the match winner, which is backing the side of Durban Super Giants.
Gqeberha Weather Report
The weather forecast suggests a sunny and humid atmosphere at the start of the match with the temperature being around 20 to 22 degrees. Thankfully, there is a very slim chance of rain disturbing the match.
SEC Vs DSG: Pitch Report
In the last five T20 matches played at St. George’s Park, four times the toss winner invited the opposite team to bat first and won the match. Probably even today, the toss winner would choose to bowl first, seeing the pitch conditions.
SEC Vs DSG: Head-to-Head
In the inaugural season of SA20 last year, there were two matches scheduled between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Durban Super Giants. However, due to rain, only one match occurred between the teams that Sunrisers dominated by winning by a massive 124 runs. The second match ended with no result.
| Matches Played | 2 |
| SEC Won | 1 |
| DSG Won | 0 |
| Tie | 0 |
| No Result | 1 |