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Pretoria Capitals and Durban’s Super Giants will face each other in the 5th SA20 League 2025 match. SuperSport Park, Centurion, will host the game on January 12, 2025.

LeagueSA20 League 2025
MatchPretoria Capitals vs Durban’s Super Giants | 5th Match
Date12th January 2025
Time07:00 PM IST
VenueSuper-Sport Park, Centurion 

PC vs DSG Match Preview

Pretoria Capitals: Rilee Rossouw is the new captain of the team. Their performance in the last season was very disappointing. They won 3 matches out of 10 in the group stage last season. In this season, they lost their first match against DSG.

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 in this season.

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

  • The average 1st innings score is 168 runs at Super-Sport Park, Centurion, in T20 matches, and the second innings average score is 146 runs. The Team bat first won 49% of the matches at this Venue.

PC vs DSG Head-to-Head Record

Total H2H Match – 5

Pretoria Capitals Won – 2

Durban’s Super Giants Won – 3

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Pretoria Capitals: L, W, L, L, W, 

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

Probable Playing 11

Pretoria Capitals: Rilee Rossouw (c), Rahmatullah Gurbaz, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Senuran Muthusamy, Jimmy Neesham, Kyle Verreynne, Steve Stolk, Daryn Dupavillon, Kyle Simmonds, Eathan Bosch,

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, 

Must Picks for PC vs DSG Match

Top wicket-keepers to pick

Rahmanullah Gurbaz | WK | PC: In the first match of his SA20 career, Gurbaz played a brilliant Knock off 89 runs in 43 balls against Pretoria Capitals. So, he has become a must-pick for this match.

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 PC, he scored 33 runs. He is a good pick for the fantasy team.

Top Batters to Pick

Will Jacks | BAT | PC: Will Jacks played well in the last season of the SA20 league; he scored 245 runs in 10 innings with one brilliant hundred. In the last match against Pretoria, he Scored 64 runs. So, he is a very good pick for the fantasy team.

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.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Senuran Muthusamy | AR | PC:  Senuran played 13 matches in the SA20 league. He scored 107 runs in 9 innings and took 9 wickets as well. In the last match against DSG, he scored 8 runs and took 3 wickets. He is a good pick for this match in your fantasy team.

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.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Daryn Dupavillon | BOW | PC: Dupavillon performed well in the last season of the SA20 league. He took 9 wickets in 8 innings. You can pick him for your fantasy team.

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

Captain & Vice-Captain

Captain

Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 

Vice-Captain 

Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone

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

Both teams played very well in their first clash. But DSG won that thriller in the last ball. Teams are well aware of the conditions at Super-Sport Park, Centurion. They have players who can exploit them excellently. Based on these factors, we predict Durbar’s Super Giants victory.

Dream11 Team For This Match

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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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Tasirul Momin
With dreams of becoming a cricketer thwarted due to monetary issues, Tasirul Momin now uses his cricketing brain to craft insightful content for CricTips.
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