Durban's Super Giants

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Durban's Super Giants
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League SA20
Personnel
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Coach Lance Klusener
Bowling coachVacant
Owner RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
Team information
City Durban, South Africa
ColorsBlue and Red
Founded2022;3 years ago (2022)
Home ground Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Capacity25,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Joburg Super Kings at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban; 11 January 2023
Official website durbanssupergiants.com
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The Durban's Super Giants, also known as DSG, is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of the SA20 tournament. [1] The team is based in Durban and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Kingsmead Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Lance Klusener. [2] [3]

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The franchise is owned by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which also owns Indian Premier League team Lucknow Super Giants. [4]

Administration and support staff

PositionName
CEO Vinod Bisht
Team Manager Saumyadeep Pyne
Head coach Lance Klusener
Assistant coachVacant
Bowling coachVacant
Fielding coachVacant
Source: DSG Staff

Franchise history

In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six different cities, including Durban, were put up on auction in South Africa in September 2022. The Durban franchise was purchased by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group.

Seasons

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2023 5th out of 6League stage
2024 2nd out of 6Runners up
2025 6th out of 6League stage

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR
2023 10451
2024 13850
2025 10262
Source: ESPNCricinfo [5]

Note:

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s
Heinrich Klaasen 100842.00104* 19
Matthew Breetzke 65829.907802
Quinton de Kock 64322.9683* 05
Wiaan Mulder 60326.215903
JJ Smuts 33223.717503

Source: [6] as of 9 Feb 2025

Most wickets

PlayerWicketsBowling averageBest bowling
Keshav Maharaj 2727.032/17
Noor Ahmad 2514.565/11
Reece Topley 2323.213/19
Dwaine Pretorius 2121.762/9
Junior Dala 2016.355/26

Source: [7] as of 9 Feb 2025

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. "SA20 Records - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNCricinfo .
  6. "Most runs in SA20 - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. "Most wickets For SA20 - Durban's Super Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2025.