South Africa T20 League

19th Match: SEC vs DSG

Preview

SEC and DSG will lock horns in the 19th Match of the SA20 League in St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Sunday, 22nd January 2023, at 09:00 PM IST. The SA20 league phase is heating up with teams fighting hard for the top 4 places in the table all the teams have played more than half of their matches.

SEC is struggling for consistency and is third in the points table while DSG is last in the points table after back-to-back losses recently. But just a victory separates these two teams on the table. Both teams will look to win this match and get some momentum ahead of the final phase of the league stages.

The Sunrisers lost their last game by 5 wickets in the last match. Adam Rossington (46 runs) lead their batting at the top despite wickets falling at the other end regularly as they suffered a mini-collapse to 62/6. Smuts (21 runs) and James Fuller (25 runs) made a vital 40-run partnership to take their score to 127 runs.

Their bowlers were unable to defend the total as they lost by 5 wickets. Roelof Van Der Merwe (2/16) and JJ Smuts (1/8) were excellent with the ball and kept the scoring rate in check. Sisanda Magala picked up a wicket but went for runs at nearly 8 RPO. Aiden Markram bowled economically with figures of 4-0-28-0 in the match.

DSG struggled and was bowled out for 80 runs in the last match as their batters never got any momentum. Heinrich Klassen (31 runs) got started in the middle order but failed to convert it into a big score and 7 batters were dismissed for single-digit scores. Their batters need to bat more responsibly and help their team post a good score.

The DSG's bowlers were unable to stop the opposition from chasing the target. Kyle Mayers and Keshav Maharaj were also economical with their overs in the match and took a wicket each in the match. Reece Topley, Jason Holder, and Hardus Viljoin were for a lot of runs in the match.

Match Details

Match: SEC vs DSG, 19th Match, South Africa T20 League

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Time: 9:00 PM

Venue: St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth

Pitch & Weather Report

The Venue is one of the slow tracks where bowlers will have an upper hand owing to uneven bounce. We will have bright and sunny weather on the match day with no rain expected. This pitch will have variable bounce and slowness that will be enjoyed by the bowlers and any target above 150 runs will be tough to chase on this pitch.

The weather for the match will be pleasant. The highest and lowest temperature would be around 25℃ and 19℃, with a wind speed of 10 km/h in the north direction on Sunday's match day.

SEC vs DSG Squads

SEC: Aiden Markram, Ottneil Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Brydon Carse, Sarel Erwee, Aya Gqamane, Tom Abell

DSG: Quinton de Kock, Jason Holder, Reece Topley, Kyle Mayers, Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Simon Harmer, Wiaan Mulder

SEC vs DSG Probable XIs

SEC: Adam Rossington, JJ Smuts, Sarel Erwee, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Cox, Marco Jansen, , Roelof van der Merwe, Brydon Carse, Sisanda Magala, Ottniel Baartman

DSG: Kyle Mayers, Mulder, De Kock, Heinrich Klassen, Jason Holder, Reece Topley, Hardus Viljoin, Keshav Maharaj, Jonker, Pretorius, P subrayen

Match Prediction

SEC has one of the strongest batting line-ups with the likes of Aiden Markram, Tristian Stubbs, and Sarel Erwee in its ranks but the side is struggling for consistency and its pace attack lacks experience barring Marco Jansen to a certain extent. DSG rely heavily on its top 3 to make a big score with inexperienced middle order. DSG has a good bowling unit with Pretorius, Maharaj, and Reece Topley in its lineup. But they are yet to hit stride as a combined unit with the ball. We expect SEC to win this match on Sunday.

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