SEC vs DSG Live Score: The day of the showdown in SA20 2024 has finally arrived. And you will witness Sunrisers Eastern Cape Town lock horns with Durban Super Giants to win the coveted trophy at the Newlands Grounds on Saturday. They were the top two teams at the end of the league stage & deserve to be in the finals.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Town have defeated Durban Super Giants twice in three fixtures in the ongoing season. In the round-robin stage, it was the Super Giants who had an edge over the Sunrisers. And later Sunrisers returned the favor by outclassing them. Sunrisers then registered another victory at Newlands Cape Town in the first qualifier to qualify for the finals. The showdown will be their fourth meeting this season.
Who will perform better & clinch the trophy? The questions will be answered tomorrow on the field. Notably is the first season that Gianst has qualified for the finals where Surnisers will aim to continue their title defence in this tournament as well.
SEC vs DSG Teams Preview
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Preview
A rare batting failure while chasing a par total cost Durban Super Giants a direct qualification to the final. Sunrisers know that it is not very often that the Super Giants’ batting unit has an off day. They’d be well prepared for an onslaught from the challengers this Saturday, given the kind of imperious batting form Klaasen and Mulder displayed in their late-order assault in the second qualifier.
Ottniel Baartman, the star in the first qualifier, holds the key for the Sunrisers with the ball. He comes in as the first change bowler but gets the ball to nip in and seam away in favorable conditions. Another bowler who makes the most of conditions is Daniel Worrall, who bowls splendidly with the new cherry, getting it to shape in and away from the batsmen. Marco Jansen has produced crucial breakthroughs with the new ball for the reigning champs this season and is a key bowler in the lineup.
The spin duo Liam Dawson and Simon Harmer have done well throughout the season, tightening the screws in the middle overs when the batsmen tend to get busy building a strong base. Their bowlers have always put them in winning positions with the ball, however, another par effort with the bat just like what they managed in the qualifier wouldn’t be enough if DSG batsmen find their stride in the final.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Predicted Playing XI:
Jordan Hermann, Dawid Malan, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Patrick Kruger, Liam Dawson, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Ottniel Baartman, Daniel Worrall.
Durban’s Super Giants Preview
Two successive defeats going into the second qualifier didn’t deter the Super Giants from playing to their strengths. They took a big step in the right direction with a commanding 69-run win over the Super Kings thanks to blistering half-centuries from Heinrich Klaasen and Wiaan Mulder, and a fine bowling display by Junior Dala.
After being asked to bat, the Super Giants lost Breezke, de Kock, and JJ Smuts in the powerplay. But Bhanuka Rajapaksa, on debut, slotted in for de Zorzi, came out with a positive mindset and kept the scoreboard ticking along. Before he departed for a quickfire 35, he gave the base that Klaasen and Mulder would need to explode later. Their 100-run partnership came off just 6.1 overs, with Klaasen, in particular, demonstrating his spin-bashing skills.
Defending 212 with the ball, the Super Giants made sure the in-form openers of JSK were removed before they had a sniff. They kept chipping away at the wickets and never allowed one JSK batter to score more than 30.
Now that the JSK threat has been taken care of, will the Super Giants conquer the Sunrisers challenge to lift the trophy? Their chances of a title triumph shoot up if their power-packed batting clicks, and their batsmen will be hoping that their first qualifier in Cape Town was just an off day.
Durban’s Super Giants Predicted Playing XI:
Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa JJ Smuts, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (c), Reece Topley, Junior Dala, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Pitch and Weather Conditions
We’re in for a pleasant evening with a bit of breeze blowing around. No rain forecast during the match. With no looming threat of bad weather, the wicket is expected to stay hard and offer up a fitting run-fest for the final.
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Toss: To Bat
Durban’s Super Giants have found themselves a little out of depth while chasing this season, so Sunrisers would naturally look to exploit that by asking them to bat second. If the toss goes in their favor, the Super Giants will not have any second thoughts about batting first. They’ve posted four 200+ totals on the board and gone on to win thrice.
SEC vs DSG Winning Prediction
Sunrisers Eastern Cape had a scare against the Super Giants in the qualifier before their bowlers brought them back with some splendid bowling. With Klaasen regaining his imperious touch, Mulder continuing his brilliant form with the bat, and Rajapaksa taking out-of-form de Zorzi’s place in the XI, the odds of the Super Giants winning their maiden trophy just went up.
We are backing Durban’s Super Giants as the winners of this contest.
With the trophy on the line and both teams giving it their all, cricket enthusiasts can expect a thrilling finale at Newlands, Cape Town.
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