Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings Match Details
Match: Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings, Match 02 | SA20 2023
Date: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Time: 20:30 (GMT+5) / 21:00 (GMT+5.5) / 21:30 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings Royals Preview
- In the first SA20 season, Quinton de Kock will serve as the hosts’ captain.
- Faf du Plessis has been named the captain of the Joburg Super Kings.
- While Joburg has a potent bowling attack, Durban Super Giants has all-round players who can make a significant impact.
On Wednesday night at Kingsmead, Match 2 of the SA20 pits Durban Super Giants against Joburg Super Kings. Former big-hitting bowling all-rounder Lance Klusener will serve as the Super Giants’ coach, while Stephen Fleming will serve as the coach of the Super Kings. In Durban, the match begins at 17:30 local time.
The Durban Super Giants have put together a great team of athletes, and we anticipate that they will challenge at the top of the SA20 league standings. The Super Kings, though, will be a very challenging foe in the opening game.
Given the batting strength of the whole Joburg Super Kings lineup, we anticipate their top order to assault right away. They will be exceedingly challenging to stop for the Durban Super Giants.
Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report
During the duration of this game, the temperature will fall from 26 to 24 degrees, and the humidity will rise at the same time. Skies without a cloud in the match.
In 57.1% of T20 games at Kingsmead, the teams batting second have won, hence we anticipate that both teams will elect to field first in this encounter.
In Durban, the field is always fast, and we anticipate that it will be the same for this game. Although there has never been a T20 century played here, we still anticipate a par score of around 170.
Durban Super Giants Team News & Probable Playing XIs
On the eve of this competition, Dwaine Pretorius announced his international retirement. He will be a versatile player who can bat wherever in the Super Giants lineup. We anticipate that the three international players chosen for this match will be Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, and Reece Topley.
Recent form –
Durban Super Giants’ Probable XI
Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Kyle Mayers, Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Holder, Hardus Viljoen, Keshav Maharaj, Junior Dala, Simon Harmer, and Reece Topley.
Joburg Super Kings Team News & Probable Playing XIs
We anticipate Stephen Fleming, who has a stellar record in T20 cricket, to make the most of a high-quality collection of players in this game. Due to India vs Sri Lanka ODI series starting on Tuesday, Maheesh Theekshana will be absent from this game.
Recent form –
Joburg Super Kings’ Probable XI
Faf du Plessis (c), Kyle Verreynne (wk), Janneman Malan, Leus du Plooy, Reeza Hendricks, Harry Brook, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Aaron Phangiso, Gerald Coetzee, and Lizaad Williams.
Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
| Team | Won | Lost |
| Durban Super Giants | 0 | 0 |
| Joburg Super Kings | 0 | 0 |
Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings – Match 02, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Quinton De Kock
Batters
- Reeza Hendricks
- Faf du Plessis (vc)
- Johnson Charles
- Kyle Mayers (c)
All-Rounder
- Dwayne Pretorious
- Jason Holder
- Romario Shepherd
Bowlers
- Reece Topley
- George Garton
- Alzarri Joseph
Durban Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings Prediction
Winning the toss
- Joburg Super Kings
Top batsman
- Durban Super Giants – Quinton de Kock
- Joburg Super Kings – Faf du Plessis
Top bowler
- Durban Super Giants – Keshav Maharaj
- Joburg Super Kings – Alzarri Joseph
Most sixes
- Durban Super Giants – Quinton de Kock
- Joburg Super Kings – Faf du Plessis
Player of the Match
- Joburg Super Kings – Faf du Plessis
Team Scores Batting First
- Durban Super Giants – 160+
- Joburg Super Kings – 170+
Joburg Super Kings is the favourite to win this match.
Even if there is always a certain amount of uncertainty in the first games of any new tournament, the calibre of the players on display and the good coaches ensure that we will witness an exciting matchup. Although both teams have strong bowling lineups, the hitting displays the highest level of skill. Overall, we believe the Super Kings have superior T20 batting talent and are picking them to win.