Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 SA20
Sunrisers Eastern Cape host Durban Super Giants in the next match of the SA20 in 2023.
The start of play is scheduled for 5.30pm local time (3.30pm GMT) on Sunday, January 22.
The game will be staged at St George's Park in Gqeberha.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape go into this game off the back of a home defeat by Joburg Super Kings on Saturday (January 21). They have not found runs the easiest to come by, and the playing surface at St George's Park has not encouraged quick-scoring. They are third in the table going into this game, having won three and lost three. The loss to the Super Kings ended a run of three straight wins.
Durban Super Giants sit bottom, with three losses and two wins. A bonus-point victory here would take them above their hosts, though, such is the congested nature of the SA20 table.
With the bat, Durban Super Giants have two of the five leading runscorers in the competition to date, in Quinton de Kock (159 at a strike rate of 147) and Heinrich Klaasen (193 at 154), but were bowled out for 80 in their most recent outing. Sunrisers have shared their runscoring around most of their team so far this term.
With the ball, no one to have bowled 50 or more deliveries in this tournament has a better economy than the 5.63 of Sunrisers' left-arm spinner Roleof van der Merwe, who was impressive again at the death against Joburg Super Kings.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape lost for the first time in four matches on Saturday [Sportzpics/CSA/SA20]
Get de Kock and Klaasen cheaply, and there's not a lot else for Durban Super Giants to go with. Given the form of Sisanda Magala and Roelof van der Merwe in this competition, it feels as though Sunrisers go into this game well placed to combat those threats.
A smattering of cloud, with temperatures hitting around 23 degrees Celsius at the start of play on Sunday.
Sunrisers no longer have Tom Abell in the squad, but will likely back their players who just went short against Joburg. Durban would do well to strengthen their batting after the debacle against Pretoria Capitals. But the squad is so light on batting that is easier said than done.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Marques Ackerman, Ottniel Baartman, Brydon Carse, Mason Crane, Jordan Cox, Junaid Dawood, Sarel Erwee, James Fuller, Aya Gqamane, Marco Jansen, Jordan Hermann, Sisanda Magala, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Adam Rossington, Jon-Jon Smuts, Roelof van der Merwe
Durban Super Giants: Kyle Abbott, Matthew Breetzke, Johnson Charles, Quinton de Kock, Akila Dhananjaya, Simon Harmer, Jason Holder, Christian Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Mayers, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen, Dilshan Madushanka, Junior Dala
*Squads are for the whole SA20 and not specific to this match
Heinrich Klaasen is relied on heavily for runs by Durban Super Giants [Sportzpics/CSA/SA20]
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Adam Rossington, Jordan Hermann, Sarel Erwee, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Jon-Jon Smuts, James Fuller, Marco Jansen, Roelof van der Merwe, Sisanda Magala, Mason Crane
Durban Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke, Jason Holder, Wiann Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Prenalen Subrayen, Reece Topley
Coming soon.
Sunrisers to come back from their defeat on Saturday. Comfortably.
Tickets are available for between 60 rand (£3) and 150 rand (£7.50), and can be bought through Ticketpro.
Sky Sports has the UK rights to SA20 matches for five years, and the games will be spread across Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Mix.
In India, Sports18 and Jio Cinema will broadcast and stream all the matches.
SuperSport will carry the games to South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.
In Australia, you'll need to go to Foxtel for full coverage.
The Cricketer will carry match reports from every game.
Welcome to www.thecricketer.com - the online home of the world’s oldest cricket magazine. Breaking news, interviews, opinion and cricket goodness from every corner of our beautiful sport, from village green to national arena.