CAPE TOWN: Marcus Stoinis and Noor Ahmad bagged three wickets each to script Durban’s Super Giants’ 36-run victory over home side MI Cape Town in the 16th match of the SA20 here on Tuesday.
Put into bat first, the Super Giants registered a commendable total of 157/6 on the board on a tricky surface, courtesy of Matthew Breetzke’s 46, followed by Wiaan Mulder’s quickfire cameo.
The visitors had a shaky start to their innings as they were reduced to 23/2 in 2.4 overs after Tony de Zorzi (20) and Quinton de Kock (11) fell victim to George Linde on the consequent deliveries.
JJ Smuts then joined Breetzke in the middle and they soon anchored the innings with a cautious 46-run partnership which lasted in the 10th over with Thomas Kaber removing the former.
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Smuts scored 26 off 23 with the help of two boundaries and a six.
The Super Giants then further slipped to 94/5 in 14.4 overs as Heinrich Klaasen (6) and Marcus Stoinis (11) walked back after modest contributions.
Meanwhile, Breetzke was involved in another crucial partnership for the Super Giants when he added 39 runs for the sixth wicket before finally departing in the 18th over.
He remained the top-scorer for the Super Giants with a gritty 48 off 46 deliveries, laced with three boundaries and two sixes.
Mulder, on the other hand, carried his bat all the way through and bolstered the team’s total.
He scored an unbeaten 38 off just 20 deliveries with the help of six boundaries.
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For MI Cape Town, Kaber and Linde took two wickets each while Sam Curran and Olly Stone had a wicket apiece to their names.
In return, MI Cape Town’s batting lineup struggled on the challenging surface at Newlands and finished at 121/9 in the allotted 20 overs.
Sam Curran waged a lone battle for MI Cape Town with his 27-ball 38 which featured one boundary and four sixes.
He was also involved in the most notable partnership for the home side when he put together 48 runs for the fourth wicket with Dewald Brewis, who scored 21 off 19.
Boult and Ahmad led the bowling attack for the Super Giants with three wickets each, followed by Naveen-ul-Haq, who picked up two.
The 36-run victory lifted Durban’s Super Giants to the second in SA20 standings with 18 points in six matches while MI Cape Town remained fourth with nine points in as many matches.
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