Durban's Super Giants
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| League | SA20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Keshav Maharaj | |
| Coach | Lance Klusener | |
| Owner | RPSG Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Durban | |
| Colors | Blue and Red | |
| Founded | 2022 | |
| Home ground | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | |
| Capacity | 25,000 | |
| History | ||
| Twenty20 debut | v. Joburg Super Kings at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023 | |
| Official website | https://www.durbanssupergiants.com/ | |
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Durban's Super Giants is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of the SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Durban and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Kingsmead Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Lance Klusener.[2][3]
The franchise is owned by the RPSG Group, which also owns Indian Premier League team Lucknow Super Giants.[4]
Franchise history
[edit]In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six different cities, including Durban, were put up on auction in South Africa in September 2022. The Durban franchise was purchased by RPSG Group.
Seasons
[edit]Seasons
[edit]| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 5th out of 6 | League stage |
| 2023-24 | 2nd out of 6 | Runners up |
| 2024-25 | TBC | TBC |
- C: champions
- RU: runners-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
[edit]| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo[5] | ||||
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Klaasen | 840 | 42.00 | 104* | 1 | 7 |
| Matthew Breetzke | 602 | 33.44 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
| Quinton de Kock | 575 | 25.00 | 83* | 0 | 5 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 534 | 28.10 | 59 | 0 | 3 |
| JJ Smuts | 298 | 27.09 | 75 | 0 | 3 |
Source: [6] as of 17 Jan 2025
Most wickets
[edit]| Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Topley | 23 | 23.21 | 3/19 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 22 | 26.40 | 2/17 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 19 | 22.84 | 2/17 |
| Noor Ahmad | 18 | 12.44 | 5/11 |
| Junior Dala | 16 | 13.25 | 5/26 |
Source: [7] as of 17 Jan 2025
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
- ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "SA20 Records - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNCricinfo.
- ^ "Most runs in SA20 - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Most wickets For SA20 - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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