Durban's Super Giants

Durban's Super Giants is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.[1] The team is based in Durban, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Kingsmead Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Lance Klusener.[2][3]

Durban's Super Giants
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainKeshav Maharaj
CoachLance Klusener
OwnerRPSG Group
Team information
CityDurban
ColorsBlue and Red
   
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundKingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Capacity25,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Joburg Super Kings at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023
Official websitehttps://www.durbanssupergiants.com/

T20 kit

RPSG Group
Current Teams
Lucknow Super Giants (2022–present)
Durban's Super Giants (2022–present)
Defunct Teams
Rising Pune Supergiant (2016–17)

The franchise is owned by the RPSG Group.[4]

Franchise history

In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Durban, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Durban franchise was purchased was revealed that Lucknow Super Giants, led by RPSG Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles.

Current squad

The team's squad for the first season of the competition was:[5]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
16Keshav Maharaj South Africa (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Batsmen
12Quinton de Kock South Africa (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992Left-handed–
5Matthew Breetzke South Africa (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998Right-handed–Occasional wicket-keeper
Tony de Zorzi (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997Left-handedRight arm Offbreak
All-rounders
21JJ Smuts South Africa (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
29Dwaine Pretorius South Africa (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
84Keemo Paul West Indies (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
71Kyle Mayers West Indies (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
13Prenelan Subrayen South Africa (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off-break
14Wiaan Mulder South Africa (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
45Heinrich Klaasen South Africa (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break
29Nicholas Pooran West Indies (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995Left-handedRight-arm off break3 Macth only Available for Season
54 Bhanuka Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 Left-handed Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
15Noor Ahmad Afghanistan (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005Right-handedLeft-arm unorthodox
Fast bowlers
3Junior Dala South Africa (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Reece Topley England (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
78Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Administration and support staff
Position Name
Team ManagerSaumyadeep Pyne
Head coachLance Klusener
Assistant coachSridharan Sriram
Bowling coachMorne Morkel
Fielding coachJonty Rhodes

Statistics

Most runs
Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Heinrich Klaasen36360.50104*13
Quinton de Kock27130.117800
Kyle Mayers16323.283900
Wiaan Mulder16117.884200
Matthew Breetzke12562.5048*00

Most wickets
Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Reece Topley1020.503/34
Dwaine Pretorius1021.002/20
Prenelan Subrayen620.502/26
Wiaan Mulder623.332/17
Keshav Maharaj445.251/8

Seasons

Seasons
Year League standing Final standing
2022-23 5th out of 6 League stage
2023-24 2nd out of 6 Runners up
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runners-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary
Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 10 4 5 1
2023-24 13 8 5 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[6]

Note:

  • NR indicates No result.
  • Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023
2024 1xBet LootMogul

See also

References
  1. "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
  3. "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "Durban Super Giants squad - Super Giants Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad".
  6. "SA20 Records - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNCricinfo.


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