Durban's Super Giants
T20 kit |
RPSG Group | |
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Current Teams | |
Lucknow Super Giants (2022–present) Durban's Super Giants (2022–present) | |
Defunct Teams | |
Rising Pune Supergiant (2016–17) |
Durban's Super Giants is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Durban, South Africa, 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.[4]
Franchise history
In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Durban, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Durban franchise was purchased was revealed that Lucknow Super Giants, led by RPSG Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.
Current squad
The team's squad for the first season of the competition was:[5]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Captain | ||||||
16 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Batsmen | ||||||
12 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | – | |
5 | Matthew Breetzke | South Africa | (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | – | Occasional wicket-keeper |
Tony de Zorzi | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right arm Offbreak | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
21 | JJ Smuts | South Africa | (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
29 | Dwaine Pretorius | South Africa | (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
84 | Keemo Paul | West Indies | (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
71 | Kyle Mayers | West Indies | (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
13 | Prenelan Subrayen | South Africa | (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
14 | Wiaan Mulder | South Africa | (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
45 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
29 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 3 Macth only Available for Season |
54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
15 | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | |
Fast bowlers | ||||||
3 | Junior Dala | South Africa | (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
24 | Reece Topley | England | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
78 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan | (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name |
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Team Manager | Saumyadeep Pyne |
Head coach | Lance Klusener |
Assistant coach | Sridharan Sriram |
Bowling coach | Morne Morkel |
Fielding coach | Jonty Rhodes |
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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Heinrich Klaasen | 363 | 60.50 | 104* | 1 | 3 |
Quinton de Kock | 271 | 30.11 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle Mayers | 163 | 23.28 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Wiaan Mulder | 161 | 17.88 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Breetzke | 125 | 62.50 | 48* | 0 | 0 |
Most wickets
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
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Reece Topley | 10 | 20.50 | 3/34 |
Dwaine Pretorius | 10 | 21.00 | 2/20 |
Prenelan Subrayen | 6 | 20.50 | 2/26 |
Wiaan Mulder | 6 | 23.33 | 2/17 |
Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 45.25 | 1/8 |
Seasons
Seasons
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2022-23 | 5th out of 6 | League stage |
2023-24 | 2nd out of 6 | Runners up |
- C: champions
- RU: runners-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
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2022-23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
2023-24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[6] |
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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2023 | ||||
2024 | 1xBet | LootMogul |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Durban Super Giants squad - Super Giants Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad".
- ^ "SA20 Records - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNCricinfo.
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