Durban Super Giants (DSG) will face Pretoria Capitals (PC) in the second match of SA20 2025 on Friday, January 10, at the Kingsmead in Durban. Both teams have played a total of four games against each other and have won two games each.
Last season, DSG finished as the runner-up after losing the final against Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 89 runs. They failed to chase down the target of 205 runs. DSG had won seven out of 10 games and finished in second place in the points table.
PC won three out of 10 games last season and were in second-last place. Rilee Rossouw has replaced Wayne Parnell as the captain of the side for this season. The team had finished as the runner-up during the first season of the tournament in 2023.
DSG vs PC Probable XIs
Durban Super Giants
Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock (wk), JJ Smuts, Kane Williamson, Heinrich Klaasen, Marcus Stoinis, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (c), Junior Dala, Naveen-ul-Haq, Shamar Joseph
Pretoria Capitals
Will Smeed, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Will Jacks, Kyle Verreynne, Rilee Rossouw (c), Liam Livingstone, Marques Ackerman, Senuran Muthusamy, Wayne Parnell, Eathan Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon
DSG vs PC Pitch report
Kingsmead in Durban will likely have a lot to offer to the batters, as suggested by the average first innings score in the last three matches here, which is 180 runs.
The pacers have been highly successful here and have picked 67% of wickets in the last 10 matches. The teams batting first have enjoyed decent success here in the past; hence, the team winning the toss might want to bat in the upcoming game.
DSG vs PC Top Picks
Junior Dala
Dala was the second-highest wicket-taker for Durban Super Giants last season. He took 13 wickets in just five games at an average of 13.76, an economy of 9.10, and a strike rate of 9.07.
Matthew Breetzke
Breetzke finished as the third-highest run-scorer last season and made a total of 416 runs at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 135.50.
DSG vs PC Captain picks
Quinton de Kock
The wicketkeeper-batter made 213 runs in 12 outings for Durban Super Giants last season at an average of 19.36 and a strike rate of 123.12. In 2024, de Kock scored 307 runs in 12 T20I games at a strike rate of 146.19.
Will Jacks
Jacks was excellent with both bat and ball for Pretoria Capitals last season. He made 245 runs in 10 games at an average of 27.22 and a strike rate of 180.14. With the ball, he took six wickets at an average of 24.66.
DSG vs PC Head to Head Dream11 team
Quinton de Kock (c), Kyle Verreynne, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Senuran Muthusamy, Juinor Dala (vc), Naveen-ul-Haq, Eathan Bosch, Keshav Maharaj
DSG vs PC Grand League Dream11 team
Quinton de Kock, Kyle Verreynne, Matthew Breetzke (vc), Heinrich Klaasen, Will Jacks (c), Rilee Rossouw, Marcus Stoinis, Dwaine Pretorius, Naveen-ul-Haq, Eathan Bosch, Keshav Maharaj
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