MATCH NO – 16th MATCH
SERIES – SA T20 Leagues – 2024
DATE – 23rd January, 2024
TIME – 09:00 PM IST
VENUE – Newlands, Cape Town
INTRODUCTION
South Africa league is one of the most popular & fastest growing T20 leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Kieron pollard, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, Keshav Maharaj, Rassie van der Dussen, etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2023 by cricket South AFrica, This is a South Africa professional t20 league and fastest growing T20 league.
South Africa T20 league 2024 has started from 10th January.16th match of South Africa T20 league will be played between MI Cape Town & Durban SuperGiants. MI Cape Town is the frenchies of Mumbai Indians whereas Durban SuperGiants is the frenchies of Lucknow Super Giants.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 16th match played between MI Cape Town (MICT) and Durban Super Giants (DSG) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season MI Cape Town won 2 matches and lost 3 matches out of 5 matches in this season and fourth position in the points table. Whereas Durban SuperGiants won 3 matches and lost 2 matches out of 5 matches and second position in the point table.
Last time when both teams MI Cape Town and Durban SuperGiants played between each other MI Cape Town scored 207 runs and Durban SuperGiants team won the match by 11 runs by DLS method.
MI Cape Town as a home team have the advantage of more experience of this pitch as well. MI Cape Town is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have not proven themselves in this season and won only 2 matches out of 5 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Ryan Rickelton, Rassie Van der Dussen, Dewald brevis, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard, Tom Banton. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Samm Curran, Olly Stone, Nuwan Thushara, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Durban SuperGiants started this season in a very well and won 3 matches back to back but after 3 matches they lost 2 matches out of 5 matches.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Breetzke. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Dwaine Pretorius, keshav Maharaj, Naveen ul Haq, Reece Topley, Junior Dala, adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between MI Cape Town and Durban SuperGiants.
PITCH REPORT
Newlands is an International cricket stadium located in Cape Town, South Africa. It is owned and operated by the South Africa Cricket Board. It serves as the home ground for the MI Cape Town team. The stadium is in Cape Town, South Africa.First Test match was played on this ground in 1889 between South African Team & England Team.First ODI match was played on this ground in 1992 between South Africa men’s team & Indian men’s team.First t20 match was played on this ground in 2007 between South Australian men’s Team & Zimbabwe Men’sTeam.
Newlands is one of the most popular and oldest grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the South Africa Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 40000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Newlands holds a significant place in cricket history & South Africa T20 League history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Cape Town.
This pitch has served 6 matches of South Africa T20 League and in 6 matches 2 times the first batting team won the match and 4 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match, toss winning captain will choose bowling first.
Newlands’s pitch is balanced for both departments. But this pitch is more favorable for the Batsman. The last match witnessed the batting first side crossing 202 and the second batting team failed to chase and lost the match by 4 runs. In 6 matches played 5 times the team scored 170+ runs on board.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. The role of pacers becomes crucial in the African conditions. Due to the big boundaries, spinners and pacers who use variations can be effective here. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 180+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (SAT20)
| TOTAL MATCH | 06 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 175+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 02 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 04 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 04 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON NEWLANDS (SAT20)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 06
PACER WICKETS – 51
SPINNER WICKETS – 19.
MICT TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- MI CapeTown team performed very poorly in this season and won only 2 matches out of 5 and fourth position in the points table.
- Last match played between MI Cape Town & Durban SuperGiants, MI Cape Town team scored 207 runs but lost the match by 11 runs by DLS method.
- In the last match against Paarl Royals MI Cape Town team failed to chase 162 runs and lost the match by 59 runs.
- In the last match only Livingstone, Connor Esterhuizen & Sam curran scored double digit score.
- Nuwan Thusara took 2 wickets & Thomas Kuber took 1 wicket against Paarl Royal.
- Ryan Rickelton has scored 337 runs in 4 innings with 112+average in this South Africa T20 season.
- Rassie van der Dussen has scored 210 runs in 4 innings with 52+average in this South Africa T20 season.
- Kagiso Rabada has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Thomas Kuber has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Nuwan Thusara has taken 2 wickets in 1 inning in this South Africa T20 league Season.
- Both teams played 3 matches and MI Cape Town lost all 3 matches against Durban SuperGiants.
SQUADS
Batting – Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Tom Banton (wk), Chris Benjamin(wk), Connor Esterhuizen(wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Grant Roelofsen(wk).
Bowling – Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Olly Stone, Nealan van Heerden, Nuwan Thusara.
All Rounder – Delano Potgieter, Thomas Kuber, George Linde, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard ©, Sam Curran.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Connor Esterhuizen, Kieron Pollard ©, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Thomas Kuber, Nuwan Thusara/Olly Stone.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Ryan Rickelton | 5r, 94r, 58r, 98r, 87r. |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 0r, 41r, 41r, 104r, 24r. |
| Dewald Brevis | 0r, 10r, 8r, 5r, 5r. |
| Liam Livingstone | 22r, 2r, 12+1W, 25+1W, 28r. |
| Kieron Pollard | 0r, 24r, 9+2W, 31r, 22r. |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 32r, 17r, 11r, 17r, 7r. |
| Sam Curran | 18+0W, 1W, 37+0W, 1W, 1W. |
| George Linde | 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 37+1W. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Thomas Kaber | 1W, 3W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Nuwan Thushara | 2W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON NEWLANDS (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Ryan Rickelton | 7 INNINGS – 286 RUNS. |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 7 INNINGS – 133 RUNS. |
| Dewald Brevis | 7 INNINGS – 182 RUNS. |
| Liam Livingstone | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Kieron Pollard | 2 INNINGS – 24 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 2 INNINGS – 28 RUNS. |
| Sam Curran | 7 INNINGS – 94 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| George Linde | 7 INNINGS – 47 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 5 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Thomas Kaber | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Nuwan Thushara | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS DSG (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS DSG |
| Ryan Rickelton | 24r, 43r, 1r. |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 87r, 14r. |
| Dewald Brevis | 5r, 13r, 0r. |
| Liam Livingstone | 25+1W. |
| Kieron Pollard | 31r. |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 17r. |
| Sam Curran | 6+1W, 0+0W. |
| George Linde | 5+0W, 33+1W. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 2W, 3W. |
| Thomas Kaber | 0W. |
| Nuwan Thushara | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS DSG (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS DSG |
| Ryan Rickelton | 3 INNINGS – 68 RUNS. |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 2 INNINGS – 101 RUNS. |
| Dewald Brevis | 3 INNINGS – 18 RUNS. |
| Liam Livingstone | 1 INNING – 25 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Kieron Pollard | 1 INNING – 31 RUNS. |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
| Sam Curran | 2 INNINGS – 6 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| George Linde | 2 INNINGS – 38 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 2 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Thomas Kaber | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Nuwan Thushara | NOT PLAYED YET. |
DSG TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Durban SuperGiants team performed very well in this season and won 3 matches out of 5 matches and second position in the points table.
- Last match played between MI Cape Town & Durban SuperGiants, Durban team chased the almost 200 runs and won the match by 11 runs by DLS method.
- In the last match against Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Durban SuperGiants team failed to defend a normal score of 159 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets.
- In the last match Wiaan Mulder scored 52 runs in 29 balls, whereas Matthew Breetzke scored 35 runs & Klaasen scored 31 runs against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
- Marcus Stoinis took 2 wickets whereas Reece Topley & Keshav Maharaj took 1-1 wicket each against Sunrisers Eastern Cape..
- Heinrich Klaasen has scored 194 runs in 5 innings with 48+average in this South Africa T20 season and is the highest run scorer for Durban SuperGiants.
- Matthew Breetzke has scored 163 runs in 5 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- JJ Smuts has scored 117 runs in 4 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Reece Topley has taken 8 wickets in 5 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Keshav Maharaj has taken 6 wickets in 5 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Dwaine Pretotius has taken 5 wickets each in 5 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Both teams played 3 matches and Durban SuperGiants all 3 matches against MI Cape Town.
SQUADS
Batting – Quinton de Kock (wk), Jason Smith, Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke(wk), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
Bowling – Keshav Maharaj ©, Junior Dala, Naveen ul Haq, Reece Topley.
All Rounder – Kyle Mayers, Wiaan Mulder, Bryce Parsons, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Prenelan Subrayen.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, JJ Smuts, Marcus Stoinis, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj ©, Naveen ul Haq, Reece Topley, Noor Ahmed.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Quinton de Kock | 7r, 25r, 2r, 23r, 5r. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 35r, 33r, 13r, 43r, 39r. |
| JJ Smuts | 9r, 27r, 6+1W, 75+2W, 94+2W., |
| Heinrich klaasen | 31r, 1r, 64r, 13r, 85r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1+2W, 13+1W, 48r, 2r, 34r. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 52+0W, 12r, 5r, 1r, 0r. |
| Dwaine Pretoius | 23r, 19+1W, 6+1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1W, 25+1W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Naveen ul Haq | 0W, 1W, 0W, 4W, 0W. |
| Reece Topley | 1W, 3W, 3W, 1W, 0W. |
| Noor Ahmed | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON NEWLANDS (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Quinton de Kock | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
| Matthew Breetzke | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| JJ Smuts | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS. |
| Heinrich klaasen | 1 INNING – 36 RUNS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 1 INNING – 30 RUNS – NOT BOWL. |
| Dwaine Pretoius | 1 INNING – 0 RUN – NOT BOWL. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Naveen ul Haq | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Reece Topley | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Noor Ahmed | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MICT (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MICT |
| Quinton de Kock | 33r, 48r. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 5r, 63r, 11r. |
| JJ Smuts | 4r, 8r. |
| Heinrich klaasen | 85r, 0r, 36r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 5r, 7+1W, 30r. |
| Dwaine Pretoius | 1W, 2W, 0r. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Naveen ul Haq | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Reece Topley | 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Noor Ahmed | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MICT (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MICT |
| Quinton de Kock | 3 INNINGS – 79 RUNS. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 2 INNINGS – 87 RUNS. |
| JJ Smuts | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS. |
| Heinrich klaasen | 3 INNINGS – 121 RUNS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 3 INNINGS – 42 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Dwaine Pretoius | 3 INNINGS – 0 RUN – 3 WICKETS. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Naveen ul Haq | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Reece Topley | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Noor Ahmed | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
- DSG WIN – 03
- MICT WIN – 00
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – Q de Kock, H. Klaase, R. Rickelton.
BATSMEN – M. Stoinis, R van der Dussen, M. Breetzke.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Smuts, D. Pretoius, S. Curran.
BOWLERS – K. Rabada, R. Topley.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – H. Klaasen, R. Rickelton, C. Esterhuizen.
BATSMEN – M. Stoinis, R. van der Dussen, M. Breetzke.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Smuts, D. Pretoius, L. Livingstone.
BOWLERS – K. Maharaj, N. Thushara.
BACK-UPS – K. Pollard, D. Brevis, G. Linde, W Mulder.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – R. Ricketon, R van der Dussen.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Smuts, H. Klaasen.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
MI CAPE TOWN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.