Durban’s Super Giants will take on Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the 11th match of the SA20 2025 on Friday. The Super Giants are coming off a home loss to Joburg Super Kings. On the other hand, Sunrisers Eastern Cape has yet to open their points tally, having lost all three matches played.
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 🎬 pic.twitter.com/EXZL5v8dvI
— Durban’s Super Giants (@DurbansSG) January 17, 2025
Match Details:
Durban’s Super Giants vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Match 11
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Date & Time: January 17th at 9:00 PM IST and 5:30 PM Local Time
Live Telecast & Streaming: Star Sports 2, Sports18 2 and Disney+hotstar
What is the Pitch Report for DSG vs SEC, SA20 2025, Match 11?
It’s a pretty good wicket to bat on during the first half, where the teams can post in over 200 runs if they bat to their strength. There are chances of the pitch slowing up in the latter half, hence batting first is a good option. Spinners will be most effective here as they had taken 61 percent of the total wickets in the SA20 2025.
Recent form:
Durban’s Super Giants: Lost, NR, Won, Lost, Won,
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Lost, Lost, Lost, Won, Won
DSG vs SEC, SA20 2025, Match 11 Probable Winners:
Durban’s Super Giants are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for DSG vs SEC, SA20 2025, Match 11?
Durban’s Super Giants
Matthew Breetzke, Brandon King / Kane Williamson, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bryce Parsons / Jason Smith, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj (c), Prenelan Subrayen, Noor Ahmad. Naveen-ul-Haq.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Jordan Hermann / David Bedingham, Zak Crawley, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Craig Overton, Ottniel Baartman, Richard Gleeson.
A family that eats together, stays together 🍛☺️ pic.twitter.com/RkWZhhymMO
— Durban’s Super Giants (@DurbansSG) January 16, 2025
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for DSG vs SEC, SA20 2025, Match 11?
Top Pick – Batter
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Marco Jansen rescued the Sunrisers Eastern Cape from an early collapse with a special batting effort against Pretoria Capitals, making 51 runs from 35 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. In 3 matches in the SA20, he made 69 runs and picked up 3 wickets.
Whatever it takes, team!🤞🧡 pic.twitter.com/hV7Iyvaqe4
— Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) January 17, 2025
Top Pick – Bowler
Richard Gleeson is an experienced campaigner and has a lot of variations at his disposal. He has claimed 4 wickets in 2 matches in the tournament at an economy of 8.3.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Heinrich Klaasen is the best T20 batter at the moment, the way in which he strikes the ball is a treat to watch. He was well set for a big innings against Joburg Super Kings, however dismissed in an unfortunate manner as he was caught down the leg side for 29.
X-Factor:
Quinton de Kock is well-suited to open the innings, that’s where he scores runs at a rapid rate. Coming in at No.3, he still scored 55 runs from 45 balls against Joburg Super Kings.
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for DSG vs SEC, SA20 2025, Match 11?
1. Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen (vc), Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram, Zak Crawley, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj, Richard Gleeson, Noor Ahmad (c).
2. Quinton de Kock (vc), Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, Prenelan Subrayen, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen (c), Ottniel Baartman, Noor Ahmad.
Hitting it outta the park, Longman edition 🔥 pic.twitter.com/r0xxXWBZSh
— Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) January 16, 2025
Pre-Match Analysis:
A big batting failure in the crucial encounter against Joburg Super Kings led to a 28-run loss for Durban’s Super Giants on Tuesday, their first in the SA20 2025. The bowlers sealed the show first-up, restricting Super Kings to 169 for 7, where Prenelan Subrayen (2), Chris Woakes (2), and Keshav Maharaj (2) chipped in with wickets. In response, barring Quinton de Kock (55) and Heinrich Klaasen (29), the rest failed to show up to the occasion. It’s an eye-opener as a lot of them were soft dismissals and shouldn’t carry forward the same for the rest of the tournament.
With one win, one loss, and no result, they are placed 5th in the standings with 6 points.
Two-time champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape endured the worst possible start to the SA20 2025 with 3 consecutive losses. What is more unacceptable is that they never looked competitive at any stage during their horrific losses. After going down in their first two matches against MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals easily by 97 runs and 9 wickets respectively, they suffered one more massive blow, losing to Pretoria Capitals by 6 wickets in the follow-up.
After being asked to bat first, the Sunrisers bundled out for a paltry 113, where the bulk of the contribution came from all-rounder Marco Jansen, who made 51 from 35 balls. Their top order hasn’t taken off yet which is a sign of a team not doing well. Coming to their bowling, Richard Gleeson (4) and Marco Jansen (3) have been among the wickets, while other bowlers need to step up.
With no points in their bank, Sunrisers sit right down at the bottom of the standings.
