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Durban Super Giants off to positive start in SA20 after win over Capitals


The 200 came up for the Super Giants in the final over with four balls to spare as the Williamson/Mulder stand went into the eighties.

The second ten overs for the Super Giants yielded 113 runs with the loss of two wickets as DSG finished on 209/4.

Williamson finished 60 not out off 40 balls and Mulder’s 45 not out came off just 19 balls as the pair added 91 off 41 balls to finish the innings.

In reply, Capitals openers Will Jacks and Rahmanullah Gurbaz raced to 50 off just four overs with Jacks contributing 32 and Gurbaz 17.

Naveen Ul Haq dropped a tough chance off Gurbaz when he was on 31 in the fifth over of the Capitals chase.

After five overs the Capitals were 72 without loss compared to the Super Giants who were 60 without loss at the same stage.

At the end of the power play the visitors were in a strong position on 81 without loss. 14 runs ahead of the Super Giants at the same stage.

Gurbaz brought up his half century in 22 balls with two fours and five sixes as the Capitals continued to put the DSG bowlers to the sword.

The hundred came up for the Capitals with all 10 wickets still intact. It came off the final ball of the eighth over. The partnership got to 100 off just 52 balls with Gurbaz 56 not out and Jacks’ 46 not out.

At the hallway stage the visitors had crushed their way to 128 without loss, 38 runs ahead of the Super Giants at the ten over mark.

Jacks went to his 50 off 28 balls in the 11th over of the chase.

After just 78 deliveries in their innings the Capitals brought up their 150 without losing a wicket.

Noor Ahmed picked up the first wicket for the Super Giants when he had Gurbaz caught at long-on by Heinrich Klaasen for 89 off 43 balls.

At the second strategic timeout of the Capitals innings the Capitals were 168 for one, needing 42 runs to win off 42 balls.

A second wicket fell for the Capitals when Rillee Rossouw chopped on a Chris Woakes delivery for one.

The left-arm spin of Ahmed picked up a second wicket when he bowled Will Jacks for 64 from 35 balls.

At the loss of their third wicket the Capitals were on 173 and required a further 37 runs to win off 32 balls.

Woakes made things interesting when he picked up this second wicket with the scalp of Senuran Muthusamy. Muthusamy was bowled by Woakes for eight.





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