DSG bowlers get the job in Cae Town

Durban’s Super Giants (DSG) bowlers helped them clinch an impressive 36-run win over Mumbai Indians Cape Town (MI CT) in their SA20 clash at Newlands in Cape Town last night.

Australian star Marcus Stoinis picked up 3/18 in four overs, while Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad claimed 3/22 to help limit MI CT to 121/9 in their chase, after DSG set them 158 to win.

The MI CT innings got off to a rocky start as the in-form Ryan Rickelton (13) was smartly caught at slip by Heinrich Klaasen off the bowling of Naveen-ul-Haq with the score 17/1 in the third over.

Rassie van der Dussen (19) then popped a catch off the edge to Stoinis at extra cover off the last ball of the powerplay bowled by Keshav Maharaj, while Connor Esterhuizen (4) followed in the next over gloving Noor Ahmad to keeper Quinton de Kock leaving them in trouble on 39/3.

That brought Dewald Brevis (21) in to join Sam Curran, 36 off 28 balls (1x4, 4x6) and they looked to rebuild as they took their side to 58/3 at the end of 10 overs.

Curran cracked some nice sixes as he tried to pick up the rate and keep his side in the match, but was caught on the leg side boundary off Stoinis in the 14th over.

That wicket sparked a collapse that saw MI CT lose six wickets for 21 runs, before they stumbled to 121/9 at the end of their 20 overs.

In the DSG innings a big final four overs which saw 54 runs come off it, thanks largely to an unbeaten 38 off 20 balls (6x4) from Wiaan Mulder, with some help from Matthew Breetzke, 48 off 46 (3x4, 2x6) saw them get to 157/6 at the end of their 20 overs.

At the start Tony de Zorzi got them off to a decent start as he cracked three fours and a six in scoring 20 off 11 balls, but was then bowled around his legs by George Linde, with De Kock chopping on for a first ball duck the very next ball leaving them on 23/2 in the third over.

Jon Jon Smuts (26) joined Breetzke at the crease and they set about rebuilding the innings, with Smuts cracking two fours and a six off the final over of the powerplay bowled by Sam Curran to take DSG to 52/2.

Thomas Kaber claimed two big wickets in the 10th and 12th overs, having Smuts caught by Brevis and trapping the dangerous Klaasen (6) LBW as DSG slipped to 80/4, while Stoinis (11) hit his own wicket in the 15th over reducing them to 97/5 in the 15th over.

This brought in Mulder to join Breetzke and they set about the late innings fireworks.