The league fixtures have come to a business end in the 2nd season of SA20. On Tuesday, we will witness the 1st Qualifier between Durban Super Giants and Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The fixture is scheduled to take place at Newlands, Cape Town.
Durban Super Giants had a good run this season as they finished 2nd in the point table with 7 wins and a net run rate of +1.402.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape was a dominating team this season as they finished the league fixtures by being the table toppers. They maintained a net run rate of +1.255.
Klaasen has scored 350 runs in 10 fixtures at an average of 43.75.
The betting tip is...
Heinrich Klaasen to score above 40.5 runs
With only 3 defeats and 7 wins in the league, Durban Super Giants were one of the table toppers and now they will be eyeing to reach the final game. Unfortunately, the Super Giants witnessed a loss in their previous fixture against the Joburg Super Kings.
It was a high-scoring game where JJ Smuts (55 off 34), Wiaan Mulder (59 off 40), and Heinrich Klaasen (40 off 16) scored in the middle order and helped the team to reach a mark of 203.
The bowling unit was not in control of the game since the start. They failed to scalp early wickets and were unable to break the opening partnership at the right time. Noor Ahmad picked up 2 wickets in 4 overs at an economy of 4. Dwaine Pretorius also contributed with a single wicket. Rest all other ballers failed to pick any wickets in the game.
There is no update on Quinton de Kock’s return to the team as he was absent from the last fixture.
Predicted Lineup: Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, JJ Smuts, Keshav Maharaj, Naveen ul Haq, Reece Topley, Tony de Zorzi, Noor Ahmad
The giants of the 2nd season of the SA20 league, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, are coming to play the qualifier after witnessing a win in their last league fixture. They defeated Paarl Royals and gained the required confidence for the next stage. The bowlers kept good control over the game since the start.
Ottniel Baartman scalped two wickets at an economy of 8.25. Liam Dawson, Daniel Worrall, Beyers Swanepoel, and Simon Harmer picked up a single wicket each.
Jordan Hermann (21 off 22) and Dawid Malan (19 off 20) were unable to give the team a good start from the top. Temba Bavuma (33 off 30) and Aiden Markram (37 off 27) had a solid partnership in the middle overs and gave the winning momentum to the team.
Temba Bavuma, Ottneil Baartman, and skipper Aiden Markram are the players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan, Jordan Hermann, Temba Bavuma, Tristan Stubbs, Ottneil Baartman, Simon Harmer, Beyers Swanepoel, Liam Dawson, Daniel Worrall, Patrick Kruger
We are in for an absolute thriller between the two teams. In the previous 2 meetings this year, they both stand with one win each but for this team, it is the question of reaching the finals. Durban Super Giants have good depth in their batting but their bowlers have been inconsistent performers.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape, on the other hand, is a complete team. Their batters are in good form and the bowling unit has performed at its best. We predict a win for Sunrisers Eastern Cape on Tuesday.