DURBAN HEAT TEAM NEWS:
SQUAD:Khaya Zondo, Morne van Wyk(w), Temba Bavuma, Sarel Erwee, Albie Morkel(c), Marchant de Lange, Vernon Philander, Rashid Khan, Kyle Abbott, Keshav Maharaj, Brandon Mavuta, Okuhle Cele, Tladi Bokako,H Klaasen and D Miller
- Rashid Khan is still unavailable so he will not play.
- B Mavuta, H Klaasen and D Miller have joined the squad .
- They lost their last match due to poor batting of their batsmans.Their 2-3 batsman got starts in last match but none of them played a big inning.
- Most probably they will go unchanged.
- Hashim Amla and M Van Vyk will open the inning. Hashim Amla is world known batsman and is a consistent performer while Van Vyk has good t20 experience and is good hitter of ball.
- H Klaasen and K Zondo will bat next.Klaasen is very consistent performer in domestic circuit and is very good hitter of ball while Zondo is technically strong batsman.Zondo scored 49 in first match.
- Albie Morkel and D Miller will do late hitting duty.Both are very attacking batsman.Morkel scored 45 in first game while Miller was in very good form against Australia.
- Their bowlers V Philander, Keshav Maharaj and M De Lenge are also decent batsman .V Philander and Keshav has good batting record.
- K Abott, V Philander and M De Lenge will lead the pace attack. All are very well known bowler. V Philander generally relies on swing.De Lenge took 2 wickets in first game while Abott took 4 wickts in last game.
- Keshav Maharaj will lead the spin attack.Keshav Maharaj took 3 wickets in first game.
- Depending upon pitch one of Bokako or Mavuta will play.
NELSON MANDELA GIANTS TEAM NEWS:
Squad: Jon-Jon Smuts(captain), Junior Dala, Christiaan Jonker, Aaron Phangiso , Sisanda Magala, Ryan McLaren, Heino Kuhn, Marco Marais, Dyllan Matthews, Lizaard Williams, Rudi Second, Carmi le Roux.B Duckett,Imran Tahir, Chris Morris,
Unavailable: Jason Roy,
- Both Tahir and Morris are available while Jason Roy is still unavailable.
- They lost their last match due to failure of their batsmans. Only H Kuhn played well in last match.
- They are sending in form batsman Rudi Second very late ,He is expected to bat in top order as M Marais is not playing well.
- Attacking batsmans JJ Smut and Ben Duckett will open the inning for the team JJ Smut always remains in top of batting charts in domestic matches while B Duckett is very talented batsman and was the hero of the 2nd last match.Duckett scored 75 runs in first game.
- S Magala can replace M Marais in this match.
- Veteran H Kuhn will bat next . He was one of the highest scorer of the t20 blast . He will play key role with the bat.He scored a halfcentury in last match.
- Rudi Second and C Jonker will bat next. Both are good hitters of ball. C Jonker was in very good form in domestic t20 with bat,however he failed in both the matches.
- C Morris will do late hitiing duty.He is a very good bowler also.
- Ryan Mclaren has good amount of experience. He is also a good batsman.
- JJ Smuts,Imran Tahir and A Phangiso will lead the spin attack of the team.Smuts took 3 wicket in first match while Tahir is one of the best bowler of this format.
- Junior Dala , C Morris and R Mclaren will lead the pace attack. In this Dala and Morris have good experience whiel Mclaren is also bowling well.
- Morris and Mclaren took 2 wickets each in last game.
FANTASY TIPS:
- In wicketkeeper both M Van Vyk and H Klaasen are good .You can go with anyone.
- R Second will be good choice in grand league as he is expected to get promotion in this match.
- Try to make more allrounders and bowlers as pitch is expected to slow and low.
PITCH CONDITION:
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Albie Morkel has said that he is expecting that pitch will be slow . Boundaries are also on the longer side.
PLAYING11 OF DURBAN HEATS :
H Amla, M Van Vyk,H Klaasen, D Miller,K Zondo,A Morkel,V Philander,Keshav Maharaj,T Bokako/B Mavuta,M De Lenge, K Abott
PLAYING11 OF NELSON MANDELA GIANTS:
B Duckett, JJ Smuts,H Kuhn,R Second,C Jonker,C Morris,R Mclaren,A Phangiso,J Dala,Imran Tahir,S Magala/M Marais
You can choose this DUR vs NMG Dream11 team or make your own
CHOICES OF CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN–
- B Duckett,
- JJ Smuts,
- H Kuhn,
- Morris
- H Amla
- D Miller
- H Klaasen
- I Tahir
