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Durban’s Super Giants and Joburg Super Kings will face each other in the 8th match. Kingsmead, Durban, will host the game on January 14, 2025.

LeagueSA20 League 2025
MatchDurban’s Super Giants vs Joburg Super Kings | 8th Match
Date14th January 2025
Time09:00 PM IST
VenueKingsmead, Durban

DSG vs JSK Match Preview

Durban’s Super Giants: Keshav Maharaj will lead this team again in the league. They were the runner-up of the last season. They won 7 matches out of 10 in the group stage last season and opened their account on winning notes this season. Rain abandoned their last match.

Joburg Super Kings: JSK didn’t perform well in the previous season but still managed to play in Qualifier 2, and lost it by 69 runs against DSG. They won 3 out of 10 matches last season. Faf du Plessis is the skipper of the team. They opened their account on winning notes against MI Cape Town in the previous match.

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

  • The average 1st innings score is 152 runs at Kingsmead, Durban, in T20 matches, and the second innings average score is 137 runs. The Team bat first won 50% of the matches at this venue.

DSG vs JSK Head-to-Head Record

Total H2H Match – 5

Durban’s Super Giants Won – 2

Joburg Super Kings Won – 3

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Durban’s Super Giants: NR, W, L, W, L,

Joburg Super Kings: W, L, W, W, L,

Probable Playing 11

Durban’s Super Giants: Keshav Maharaj (c), Matthew Breetzke, Bryce Parsons, Quinton de Kock (wk), Kane Williamson, Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Woakes, 

Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis (C), Devon Conway, Leus du Plooy, Jonny Bairstow, Donovan Ferreira, Wihan Lubbe, David Wiese, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee, Lutho Sipamla. 

Must Picks for DSG vs JSK Match

Top wicket-keepers to pick

Heinrich Klaasen | WK | DSG: Klaasen performed excellently in the last season; he scored 447 runs in 13 innings with four fifties. But he got out on duck in the first match against PC. Still, he has a must-pick for this match.

Matthew Breetzke | BAT | DSG: Breetzke scored 416 runs in 13 innings, with a strike rate of 140 in the last season of the SA20 league. In the first match against the PC, he scored 33 runs. He is a good pick for the fantasy team.

Devon Conway | WK | JSK: This Wicketkeeper-batter is very well-experienced in T20 cricket. He played 187 T20 matches and scored 6028 runs with 48 half-centuries. He scored just 9 runs against MICT in the last game. But still must include him in your Fantasy XI for this match.

Top Batters to Pick

Kane Williamson | BAT | DSG: Williamson played a brilliant knock of 60 runs in 40 balls against Pretoria Capitals in the last match. So, he is a very good pick for the fantasy team.

Leus du Plooy | BAT | JSK: Plooy scored 377 runs in 11 innings with a strike rate of 160 in the last season of the SA20 league. He also scored a brilliant three half-centuries. He scored 24 runs in the previous game against MICT. He is a good pick for the fantasy team.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Wiaan Mulder | AR | DSG: Mulder played 12 matches in the last season of the SA20 league, gathered 297 runs and took 2 wickets. In the last match against PC, He scored 45 runs off 19 balls. He can perform at any time with the bat and ball. You must include him in your Fantasy XI for this match.

David Wiese | AR | JSK: Wiese played almost every global T20 league. He played  393 T20 matches, scored 8280 runs and took 321 wickets as well. He can perform at any time with the bat and ball. You must include him in your Fantasy XI for this match.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Noor Ahmed | BOW | DSG: Noor played 123 T20 matches, and took 139 wickets. His recent form is also good. In the last match against the PC, he took two wickets. Including him in your fantasy team will boost your chances of winning.

Gerald Coetzee| BOW | JSK: Coetzee performed brilliantly in the first season of the SA20 league. He took 17 wickets in 9 innings and scored 230 runs as well. His recent form is also good. His inclusion in your fantasy side will also increase your chances of winning.

Captain & Vice-Captain

Captain

Wiaan Mulder, Kane Williamson 

Vice-Captain 

Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke

Who Will Win Today’s DSG vs JSK Cricket Match?

Both teams played very well in their first league match. DSG won the thriller match in the last ball. While JSK won by 6 runs (DLS method) against the MICT. Teams are well aware of the conditions at Kingsmead, Durban. They have players who can exploit them excellently. Based on these factors, we predict Durbar’s Super Giants victory.

Dream11 Team For This Match

Head to Head\Small League

DSG vs JSK Today Dream11 Prediction small league team
DSG vs JSK Today Dream11 Prediction Small league team

Grand League\Mega League

DSG vs JSK Today Dream11 Prediction Mega league team
DSG vs JSK Today Dream11 Prediction Mega league team

Disclaimer

The author created this team based on his knowledge, analysis, and judgment. While selecting your team, note the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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Umesh Kumar
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