Naveen holds his nerve, and there is a cacophony of noise at Kingsmead! A come-from-behind win for the ages, and one that will be talked about for days, months and years to come! Slanted in on a length on middle and off. Stolk has a mow across the line and misses. The ball pings off his pads into the off side and DSG, as soon as that happens, begin celebrating. They know they have pulled a win out of the fire, and they realize that they might not achieve something like this anytime soon again!
Super Giants vs Capitals, 2nd Match at Durban, SA20, Jan 10 2025 - Match Result
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Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Shashwat KumarScorecard summary
Durban's Super Giants • 209/4(20 overs)
60* (40)
3/21 (4)
47 (28)
1/40 (3)
Pretoria Capitals • 207/6(20 overs)
89 (43)
2/34 (4)
64 (35)
2/42 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
end of over 2011 runs
PC: 207/6CRR: 10.35
Steve Stolk0 (4b)
Kyle Verreynne10 (7b 1x4)
Naveen-ul-Haq 4-0-35-1
Keshav Maharaj 4-0-39-1
9:48pm And...breathe. What a game of cricket we witnessed over the last four hours or so, and there is plenty more in store at the SA20 tomorrow, with a double-header lined up. Do join us for those games too but for tonight, from Ranjith, Sudeep and myself, this is goodbye!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Player of the Match: Happy with my performance but really disappointed with the result. We should have won but unfortunately, we lost. Hopefully we come back stronger (and win our next match). Partnership (with Jacks) was really good, and I hope we continue in this way and win matches our team. Wins are always tastier. (On his battle with Noor) Always tries to get me out and I try to hit him for sixes as well. he is one of the best bowlers. We should respect good bowlers, he got me out today but hopefully next time, I smash him for sixes.
Keshav Maharaj, Durban's Super Giants captain: We know Kingsmead, it is not over until it is over. Wickets can fall in clusters. Would have been nice to get wickets up front. Shows the character of the side (to come back and win). Kudos to the bowling unit and the fielding unit too. There was good energy throughout and it ignited towards the end. The love and support we get, we are grateful and these performances are for the crowd. Maybe we can go all the way this year and bring the trophy to Durban. We knew there was a short boundary. Gurbaz and Jacks got the better of me, but thought Noor, with his mystery, might be difficult for them. He took the wickets we needed him to and the others followed suit. (On what impressed him in their batting innings) The ability to sustain momentum despite losing wickets. Kane showed what we signed him to do and then Mulder…that propels us to reach those targets.
Rilee Rossouw, Pretoria Capitals captain: (On what went wrong) Towards the end, we lost track of what we needed to chase. We did not execute well (in the first innings). Chasing 200 is a tough ask (here) but defending with a short boundary is also tough. Credit to them (Jacks and Gurbaz) for playing that unbelievable innings. Not something you see every day, unfortunate to not cross the line. (On the ideal score to chase) 160-170 and if you push your limits, 180. It is tough in the second innings. We had to come out all guns blazing and the boys did that (in the powerplay).
Here's Sampath with an amazing stat: 154-run stand between Gurbaz and Jacks is the third-highest to end up on the losing side in a Men's T20 chase, and the highest for the opening wicket.
Jarryd: "I'm a neutral, and I lost my voice screaming at the tv. What a game! Brilliant and so brave to keep Noor back until the end. "
9:29pm An all-time classic. The Capitals had it. They had it right in their palms, and there were even talks of them chasing the bonus point - that was how dominant Jacks and Gurbaz were during their 154-run stand, which came off only 73 balls. But then, Gurbaz fell and that was followed up by Rossouw's dismissal, which sort of opened the door for the Giants.
And, they barged through. They absolutely smashed that door down. Noor breezed past Jacks' defences and the Capitals' finishers, Neesham and Livingstone just could not get going enough. Naveen then did his bit towards the end, with Maharaj also coming in clutch with an exceptional penultimate over.
As the dust settles, the Capitals might dissect their decision to promote Muthusamy, which was probably because they wanted a left-right combination. But often, the end justify the means - a fact emphasized by Maharaj holding Noor back, which, eventually, proved to be a masterstroke with all the new batters struggling against him.
19.6
1lb
Naveen-ul-Haq to Stolk, 1 leg bye
Stolk on strike. Four needed off the last ball. Pressure on the youngster. Pressure on Naveen too. The onus is on him to close this out from here
19.5
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Verreynne, 1 run
right into the blockhole outside off. Verreynne swings hard at it and squirts it off the inside edge towards short fine leg
5 off 2
19.4
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Verreynne, FOUR runs
oh dear - what have you done, Breetzke?! Banged into the track on middle and off. Verreynne latches onto it and heaves it towards deep square leg. Breetzke runs in a fair bit and then sees the ball sail over his head. Lands inside the rope still, which tells you how far off he was!
9 off 3. Big ball coming up. And to add to the tension, Naveen has asked the physio to come on and attend to the little finger on his right hand
Vishal Poojary: "What a comeback it has been so far!"
19.3
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Verreynne, 2 runs
safe! Slower ball into the track on middle and leg. Verreynne is cramped for room and cloths his slog. Falls short of deep mid wicket and the Capitals sneak in the second, with Stolk running to the danger end
19.2
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Verreynne, 2 runs
full toss wide outside off. Verreynne throws his hands at it and slices it towards sweeper cover. Verreynne puts on his skates and scrambles back for the second
19.1
1lb
Naveen-ul-Haq to Stolk, 1 leg bye
full toss speared into the pads. Stolk looks to swing it away and misses. The ball pings off the pads and rolls to the bowler's right. Naveen, in trying to field it, collides into Verreynne, who is running across for the single, and both share a bit of their respective opinion about that clash
14 needed off the last over. Stolk on strike. Naveen to bowl. DSG with all the momentum. PC with the baggage. Who are you backing?
end of over 193 runs • 1 wicket
PC: 196/6CRR: 10.31 • RRR: 14.00 • Need 14 from 6b
Steve Stolk0 (2b)
Kyle Verreynne1 (3b)
Keshav Maharaj 4-0-39-1
Naveen-ul-Haq 3-0-26-1
18.6
1b
Maharaj to Stolk, 1 bye
another swing and miss! Tossed up on a full length outside off. Stolk has a wild yahoo across the line and does not lay bat on ball. de Kock cannot gather either and Pretorius fumbles at short third to allow a bye
18.5
•
Maharaj to Stolk, no run
fired in full outside off. Stolk has a huge waft at it but only connects with fresh air
Stolk to try his luck now. 15 off 8
18.4
W
Maharaj to Livingstone, OUT
high into the Durban night sky and into Breetzke's palms! Kingsmead erupts and the Pretoria Capitals are capitulating! Even slower, dangling the carrot outside off. Livingstone bites and cuts across it way too much. No power on it at all and no distance either. Breetzke settles under it, having come in off the long off fence, and does the rest. The crowd are right into it, and this game is now suddenly the Super Giants' to lose!
Liam Livingstone c Breetzke b Maharaj 13 (11b 2x4 0x6 19m) SR: 118.18
18.3
1
Maharaj to Verreynne, 1 run
back of a length delivery wide outside off. Would have been a wide had Verreynne left it. He played at it and scuffs it to extra cover
18.2
•
Maharaj to Verreynne, no run
floated up full outside off. Verreynne goes fishing at it and the ball spins just enough to go past his flailing blade
18.1
1
Maharaj to Livingstone, 1 run
short and wide outside off. Livingstone sits deep in his crease and slaps it towards sweeper cover. Just a single
Well well. 17 off 12. Not many would have expected this game to arrive at this juncture when Jacks and Gurbaz were at it. But this is now anyone's match, although PC might still be slight favourites. Maharaj takes on the responsibility to bowl the 19th
end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket
PC: 193/5CRR: 10.72 • RRR: 8.50 • Need 17 from 12b
Kyle Verreynne0 (1b)
Liam Livingstone12 (9b 2x4)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3-0-26-1
Noor Ahmad 4-0-34-2
17.6
•
Naveen-ul-Haq to Verreynne, no run
perfect yorker, tailing into middle and leg. Verreynne jams his bat down in time and keeps it out. Just four off the over!
Verreynne is the new batter in
17.5
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to Neesham, OUT
up in the air and pouched by Maharaj! Kingsmead comes alive again, and there is hope again! Another slower ball outside off, asking Neesham to drag it. He tries to to do but comes up second-best, quite comfortably too. Skies it towards Maharaj at long on, who makes no mistake!
James Neesham c Maharaj b Naveen-ul-Haq 3 (6b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 50
17.4
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Livingstone, 1 run
slower bumper outside off. Livingstone waits and waits and waits, and waits for it before swatting it to deep mid wicket
17.3
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Neesham, 1 run
slower ball hung up full outside off. Neesham fetches it and drags it towards long on
17.2
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Livingstone, 1 run
cutter on a back of a length outside off. Livingstone waits for it and runs it down to short third
17.1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Neesham, 1 run
right up in the blockhole outside off. Neesham squeezes it out to extra cover. Noor fields it smartly but then flicks it towards the stumps, with no one backing up. Could have and should have held onto it
21 off 18. This game has gotten very tense
end of over 176 runs
PC: 189/4CRR: 11.11 • RRR: 7.00 • Need 21 from 18b
Liam Livingstone10 (7b 2x4)
James Neesham1 (3b)
Noor Ahmad 4-0-34-2
Chris Woakes 4-0-42-2
16.6
•
Noor Ahmad to Livingstone, no run
very full on leg stump. Livingstone digs it out towards the bowler, and that will be that for Noor with the ball tonight
16.5
4
Noor Ahmad to Livingstone, FOUR runs
oh my! Slower and fuller on middle and leg. Livingstone tries to tonk this into tomorrow and swipes at it in rather ungainly fashion. Gets an inside edge that flashes past the stumps and trickles into the fine leg fence!
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
89 runs (43)
3 fours7 sixes
Productive shot
pull
21 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
79%
PC
64 runs (35)
3 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
12 runs
1 four1 six
Control
79%
Best performances - bowlers
O
4
M
0
R
21
W
3
ECO
5.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
DSG
O
4
M
0
R
34
W
2
ECO
8.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Kingsmead, Durban | |
| Toss | Durban's Super Giants, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 17.30 start, First Session 17.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.50 |
| Match days | 10 January 2025 - daynight (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Durban's Super Giants 4, Pretoria Capitals 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
DSG 100%
DSGPC100%50%100%
Over 20 • PC 207/6
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