MATCH NO – 29th MATCH
SERIES – SA T20 Leagues – 2024
DATE – 03rd February, 2024
TIME – 09:00 PM IST
VENUE – The Wanderers, Johannesburg
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.29th match of South Africa T20 league will be played between Joburg Super Kings & Durban SuperGiants. Durban SuperGiants are the frenchies of Lucknow SuperGiants, whereas Joburg Super Kings are the frenchies of Chennai Super Kings.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 29th match played between Joburg Super Kings (JSK) and Durban SuperGiants (DSG) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Durban SuperGiants won 7 matches and lost 2 out of 9 matches they have played yet and table topper in point table, Whereas Joburg Super Kings failed to perform very poorly and won only 2 matches and lost 5 matches out of 9 matches and last position in point table.
Last time when both teams Joburg Super Kings and Durban SuperGiants played between each other Durban SuperGiants scored 145 runs and the Joburg team failed to chase this normal total score of 145 runs but lost the match 37 runs.
Joburg Super Kings as a home team have the advantage of more experience of this pitch as well. Joburg Super Kings is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have not proven themselves in this season yet and lost 5 matches out of 9 matches and fourth position in point table.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Faf du Plessi, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du PLooy, Wayne Madsen, Moeen Ali. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Lizaad Williams, Imran Tahir, Romario Shepherd, Nanre Burger, Kyle Simmonds, adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Durban SuperGiants started this season in a very well and won 7 matches and lost 2 matches out of 9 matches and table topper in this season.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 Joburg Super Kings and Durban SuperGiants.
PITCH REPORT
The Wanderers is an International cricket stadium located in Centurion, South Africa. It is owned and operated by the South Africa Cricket Board. It serves as the home ground for the Joburg Super Kings team. The stadium is in Second Capital of South Africa Johannesburg.First test matches was played between South Africa & England Team in 1956.First ODI match was played on this ground in 1992 between South Africa men’s team & West Indies men’s team.First t20 match was played on this ground in 2005 between South Africa men’s Team & New Zealand Men’sTeam.
The Wanderer is one of the most popular & oldest grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the South Africa Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 25000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, The Wanderers 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 Johannesburg.
This pitch has served 10 matches of South Africa T20 League and in 10 matches 5 times the first batting team won the match and 5 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this match and who will win the match choose bowling first.
The Wanderers’s pitch is balanced for both departments. But this pitch is more favourable for the Batsmen.The last match witnessed the batting first side just scored 78 and the second batting team chased the target and won the match by 9 wickets.In 10 matches played 3 times the team scored 170+ runs on board.That’s shown how much this pitch favours for Batsmen.
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.But this pitch is more favourable for batsmen and Due to the small boundaries, we will see many boundaries in this match.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 | 11 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 05 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 05 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 02 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 05 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (SAT20)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 10
PACER WICKETS – 84
SPINNER WICKETS – 47.
JSK TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Joburg Super Kings team performed very poorly in this season and won only 2 matches out of 9 matches and fourth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Durban SuperGiants & Joburg Super Kings, Joburg failed to chase 145 runs and lost the match by 37 runs.
- In the last match against Sunrisers Eastern Cape Joburg Super Kings team just bowled out at 78 runs and lost the match by 9 wickets.
- Wayne Madesn scored 32 runs and was the highest run scorer for the Joburg team in the last match.
- Leus du Plooy has scored 242 runs in 8 innings and highest run scorer for Joburg team in this SAT20 league season
- Lizaad Williams has taken 12 wickets in 8 innings in this SAT20 league season.
- Imran Tahir has taken 7 wickets in 8 innings in this SA T20 league season.
- Faf du Plessis & Reeza Hendricks form is the big concern for the Joburg team and reason for the failure of Joburg Super Kings.
- Both teams played 3 matches and Joburg Super Kings won 2 matches and lost 1 match against Durban Super Giants.
SQUADS
Batting – Faf du Plessis ©, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du Plooy, Wayne Madsen, Ronan Hermann (wk), Donavan Ferreira.
Bowling – Nande Burger, Lizaad Williams, Imran Tahir, Sibonelo Makhanya, Dayyan Galiem, Gerald COetzee, Sam Cook, Aaron Phangiso, Zahir Khan.
All Rounder – Moeen Ali, Kyle Simmons, David Wiese, Romario Shepherd.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Faf du Plessis ©, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du Plooy, Wayne Madsen, Donavan Ferreria(wk), Moeen Ali, Dough Bracewell, Kyle Simmonds, Lizaad Williams, Nande Burger, Imran Tahir.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Faf du Plessis | 0r, 50r, 25r, 17r, 9r. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 0r, 11r, 79r, 4r, 8r. |
| Leus du Plooy | 18r, 41r, 0r, 30r, 33r. |
| Wayne Madsen | 32r, 0r, 11r, 93r, 93r. |
| Moeen Ali | 0W, 0W, 0W, 23+2W, 25+0W. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 8r, 56r, 5r, 4r, 14r. |
| Dough Bracewell | 12+0W, 30+0W, 3W, 2W, 1W. |
| Kyle Simmonds | 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 21+1W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Nande Burger | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Imran Tahir | 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Faf du Plessis | 8 INNINGS – 264 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 8 INNINGS – 213 RUNS. |
| Leus du Plooy | 8 INNINGS – 296 RUNS. |
| Wayne Madsen | 1 INNING – 32 RUNS. |
| Moeen Ali | 4 INNINGS – 59 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 7 INNINGS – 106 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Dough Bracewell | 1 INNING – 12 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Kyle Simmonds | 5 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Lizaad Williams | 5 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Nande Burger | 7 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Imran Tahir | 4 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS DSG (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS DSG |
| Faf du Plessis | 7r, 113r, 39r. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 38r, 45r, 1r. |
| Leus du Plooy | 1r, 6r. |
| Wayne Madsen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | 36+1W. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 4r, 4r, 82+1W. |
| Dough Bracewell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Kyle Simmonds | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Lizaad Williams | 4W. |
| Nande Burger | 1W, 0W. |
| Imran Tahir | 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS DSG (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS DSG |
| Faf du Plessis | 3 INNINGS – 159 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 3 INNINGS – 84 RUNS. |
| Leus du Plooy | 2 INNINGS – 7 RUNS. |
| Wayne Madsen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | 1 INNING – 36 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 3 INNINGS – 90 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Dough Bracewell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Kyle Simmonds | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1 INNING – 4 WICKETS. |
| Nande Burger | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Imran Tahir | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
DSG TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Durban SuperGiants team performed very well in this season and won 7 matches out of 9 matches and Table topper in the points table.
- Last match played between Joburg Super kings & Durban SuperGiants, Durban team defended a normal score of 145 runs against the Joburg team and won the match by 37 runs.
- In the last match against Pretoria Capitals, Durban SuperGiants team successfully defended a normal score of 174 runs and won the match by 8 runs.
- In the last match Matthew Breetzke scored 73 runs in 43 balls & Klaasen scored 30 runs against Pretoria Capitals.
- Junior Dala has taken 5 wickets in last match against Pretoria Capitals
- Mulder, Naveen ul Haq & Noor Ahmed took 1-1 wicket each against Pretoria Capitals.
- Heinrich Klaasen has scored 310 runs in 9 innings with 44+average in this South Africa T20 season and is the second highest run scorer for Durban SuperGiants.
- Matthew Breetzke has scored 374 runs in 9 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- JJ Smuts has scored 231 runs in 8 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Quinton de Kock has scored 167 runs in 9 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Keshav Maharaj has taken 11 wickets in 9 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Noor Ahmed has taken 10 wickets each in 5 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Junior Dala has taken 7 wickets in 2 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Both teams played 3 matches and Durban SuperGiants won 1 match and lost 2 matches against the Joburg Super Kings.
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, Tony de Zorzi, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj ©, Naveen ul Haq, Junior Dala, Noor Ahmed.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Quinton de Kock | 16r, 6r, 83r, 0r, 7r. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 73r, 78r, 12r, 48r, 35r. |
| JJ Smuts | 21r, 15+0W, 52+1W, 26r, 9+0W. |
| Heinrich klaasen | 30r, 50r, 30r, 6r, 31r. |
| Tony de Zorzi | 8r, 6r, 10r, 20r, 2r. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 2+0W, 3r, 38r, 52+0W, 12r. |
| Keemo Paul | 0W, 18+1W, 17r, 0W, 15+2W. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 0W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Naveen ul Haq | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Junior Dala | 5W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Noor Ahmed | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Quinton de Kock | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 1 INNING – 28 RUNS. |
| JJ Smuts | 1 INNING – 0 RUN – 0 WICKET. |
| Heinrich klaasen | 1 INNING – 65 RUNS. |
| Tony de Zorzi | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Keemo Paul | 1 INNING – 8 RUNS. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Naveen ul Haq | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Junior Dala | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Noor Ahmed | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS JSK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS JSK |
| Quinton de Kock | 2r, 6r, 28r. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 13r, 28r. |
| JJ Smuts | 6+1W, 0+0W, 22+1W |
| Heinrich klaasen | 64r, 65r, 20r. |
| Tony de Zorzi | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 12r, 1W, 10r. |
| Keemo Paul | 17r, 8+0W. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Naveen ul Haq | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Junior Dala | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Noor Ahmed | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS JSK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS JSK |
| Quinton de Kock | 3 INNINGS – 86 RUNS. |
| Matthew Breetzke | 2 INNINGS – 41 RUNS. |
| JJ Smuts | 3 INNINGS – 28 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Heinrich klaasen | 3 INNINGS – 149 RUNS. |
| Tony de Zorzi | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Wiaan Mudler | 3 INNINGS – 22 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Keemo Paul | 2 INNINGS – 25 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Naveen ul Haq | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Junior Dala | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Noor Ahmed | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
- JSK WIN – 02
- DSG WIN – 01
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – Q de Kock, H. Klaasen.
BATSMEN – M. Breetzke, F du Plessis, W. Mulder, L du Plooy.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Smuts, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – L. Williams K. Maharaj, L. Williams.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – Q de Kock, H. Klaasen.
BATSMEN – R. Hedricks, F du Plessis, L du Plooy, M. Breetzke.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Smuts, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – I. Tahir, N. Ahmed, L. Williams.
BACK-UPS – N. Burger, K. Simmonds, D. Ferreria, N ul Haq.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Breetzke, J. Smuts.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – H. Klaasen, Q de Kock.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
DURBAN SUPERGIANTS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.