MATCH NO – 25th MATCH
SERIES – SA T20 Leagues – 2024
DATE – 31st January, 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.25th match of South Africa T20 league will be played between Joburg Super Kings & Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Defending Champion Sunrisers Eastern Cape are the frenchies of Sunriser Hyderabad, whereas Joburg Super Kings are the frenchies of Chennai Super Kings.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 25th match played between Joburg Super Kings (JSK) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Sunrisers Eastern Cape won 4 matches and lost 2 out of 7 matches they have played yet and third position in point table, Whereas Joburg Super Kings failed to perform very poorly and won only 1 match and lost 4 matches out of 7 matches and last position in point table.
Last time when both teams Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape played between each other Sunrisers Eastern Cape scored 213 runs and Joburg team almost chased and scored 199 runs but lost the match 14 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 4 matches out of 7 matches and last 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, Sunrisers Eastern Cape started this season in a very impressive and won 4 matches and lost 2 matches and out of 7 and third position.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan, Tom Abell, Adam Rossington, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Hermann. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Brydon Carse, Ottniel Baartman, Simon Harmer, Daniel Worrall 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 Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
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 9 matches of South Africa T20 League and in 9 matches 5 times the first batting team won the match and 4 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 crossing 168 and the second batting team chased the target and won the match by 5 wickets.In 9 matches played 3 times the team scored 1700+ 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 matchTalking 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 | 10 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 05 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 04 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 05 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (SAT20)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 9
PACER WICKETS – 73
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 1 match out of 7 matches and last position in the points table.
- Last match played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape & Joburg Super Kings, Joburg failed to chase 213 runs and lost the match by 14 runs.
- Last both matches of Joburg Super Kings has cancelled due to rain.
- Leus du Plooy has scored 183 runs in 6 innings and highest run scorer for Joburg team in this SAT20 league season
- Lizaad Williams has taken 10 wickets in 6 innings in this SAT20 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 Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
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, David Wiese, Kyle Simmonds, Lizaad Williams, Nande Burger, Imran Tahir.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Faf du Plessis | 25r, 17r, 9r, 10r, 7r. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 11r, 79r, 4r, 8r, 38r. |
| Leus du Plooy | 0r, 30r, 33r, 71r, 1r. |
| Wayne Madsen | 0r, 11r, 93r, 93r, 4r. |
| Moeen Ali | 0W, 23+2W, 25+0W, 18+1W, 36+1W. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 56r, 5r, 4r, 14r, 12r. |
| David Wiese | 0W, 0W, 0W, 20r, 0W. |
| Kyle Simmonds | 0W, 1W, 21+1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1W, 1W, 3W, 1W, 4W. |
| Nande Burger | 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Imran Tahir | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Faf du Plessis | 6 INNINGS – 264 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 7 INNINGS – 213 RUNS. |
| Leus du Plooy | 7 INNINGS – 278 RUNS – 69.5 AVG. |
| Wayne Madsen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | 3 INNINGS – 59 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 6 INNINGS – 98 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| David Wiese | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Kyle Simmonds | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Lizaad Williams | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Nande Burger | 6 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Imran Tahir | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SEC (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SEC |
| Faf du Plessis | 0r, 92r, 37r. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 96r, 40r, 6r. |
| Leus du Plooy | 0r, 5r, 47r. |
| Wayne Madsen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 20r, 2r, 4r. |
| David Wiese | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Kyle Simmonds | 3W. |
| Lizaad Williams | 4W. |
| Nande Burger | 0W, 0W. |
| Imran Tahir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SEC (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VSSEC |
| Faf du Plessis | 3 INNINGS – 129 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendricks | 3 INNINGS – 142 RUNS. |
| Leus du Plooy | 3 INNINGS – 52 RUNS. |
| Wayne Madsen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Moeen Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Donavan Ferreria | 3 INNINGS – 26 RUNS. |
| David Wiese | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Kyle Simmonds | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Lizaad Williams | 1 INNING – 4 WICKETS. |
| Nande Burger | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| Imran Tahir | NOT PLAYED YET. |
SEC TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape team performed really impressively in this season and won 4 matches out of 7 and third position in the points table.
- Last match played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape & Joburg Super Kings, Sunrisers Eastern Cape team scored 213 runs and successfully defended the total and won the match by 14 runs.
- In the last match Tom Abell scored 60 runs and Aiden Markram scored 54 runs against MI Cape Town team.
- In the last match Ottniel Baartman took 2 wickets, Daniel Worrall, Marco Jansen & Liam Dawson took 1-1 wicket each against MI Cape Town.
- Tristan Stubbs has scored 190 runs in 5 innings with 63+ average in this South Africa T20 season and highest run scorer for Sunrisers Eastern cape
- Jordan Hermann has scored 164 runs in 6 innings with an 41+average in this South Africa T20 season and is the second highest run scorer for Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
- Tom Abell has scored 157 runs in 4 innings with 52+average in this South Africa t20 league season.
- Ottniel Baartman has taken 10 wickets in 5 innings in this South Africa T20 league.
- Daniel Worrall has taken 10 wickets in 6 innings in this South Africa T20 league season.
- Both teams played 3 matches and Sunrisers Eastern Cape won 1 match and 2 matches lost against the Joburg Super Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – Aiden Markram ©, Temba Bavuma, Sarel Erwee, Jordan Hermann, Dawid Malan, Adam Rossington (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk).
Bowling – Brydon Carse, Andile Simelane, Beyers Swanepoel, Ottniel Baartman, Simon Harmer, CAleb Seleka, Daniel Worrall.
All Rounder – Tom Abell, Liam Dawson, Ayabulela Gqamane, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jordan Hermann, Dawid Malan, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram ©, Tristan Stubbs(wk), Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Simon Harmer, Ottniel Baartman, Daniel Worrall.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Dawid Malan | 18r, 6r, 1r, 2r, 53r. |
| Jordan Hermann | 2r, 8r, 20r, 25r, 106r. |
| Tom Abell | 60r, 31r, 1r, 65r, 5r. |
| Aiden Markram | 54+0W, 3+1W, 38r, 19r, 29r. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 23r, 35r, 66r, 11r, 55r. |
| Patrick Kruger | 0W, 22+0W, 1W, 0r, 44+0W. |
| Marco Jansen | 1W, 3W, 2W, 24+0W, 0W. |
| Liam Dawson | 1W, 29+1W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Simon Harmer | 0W, 0W, 4W, 0W, 0W. |
| Daniel Worrall | 1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 1W. |
| Ottniel Baartman | 2W, 4W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE WANDERERS (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Dawid Malan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jordan Hermann | 1 INNINGS – 27 RUNS. |
| Tom Abell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aiden Markram | 2 INNINGS – 60 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 2 INNINGS – 10 RUNS. |
| Patrick Kruger | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Marco Jansen | 2 INNINGS – 13 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Liam Dawson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Simon Harmer | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Daniel Worrall | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ottniel Baartman | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS JSK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS JSK |
| Dawid Malan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jordan Hermann | 48r, 5,r 3r. |
| Tom Abell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aiden Markram | 100+0W, 34+2W, 5+0W. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 20r, 5r, 4r. |
| Patrick Kruger | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Marco Jansen | 6+1W, 1W, 6+0W. |
| Liam Dawson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Simon Harmer | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Daniel Worrall | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ottniel Baartman | 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS JSK (SAT20)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS JSK |
| Dawid Malan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jordan Hermann | 3 INNINGS – 56 RUNS. |
| Tom Abell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aiden Markram | 3 INNINGS – 139 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Tristan Stubbs | 3 INNINGS – 29 RUNS. |
| Patrick Kruger | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Marco Jansen | 3 INNINGS – 12 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Liam Dawson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Simon Harmer | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Daniel Worrall | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ottniel Baartman | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 04
- JSK WIN – 02
- SEC WIN – 01
- NO RESULT – 01
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Stubbs.
BATSMEN – R. Hendricks, D. Malan, F du Plessis, T. Abell, L du Plooy.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Markram, M. Jansen, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – O. Baartman, L. Williams.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Stubbs.
BATSMEN – R. Hedricks, Fdu Plessis, D. Malan, T. Abell, J. Hermann.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Markram, M. Jansen, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – D. Worrall, O. Baartman.
BACK-UPS – N. Burger, L. Dawson, S. Harmer, K. Simmonds
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Jansen, A. Markram.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – F du Plessis, O. Baartman.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.