Delhi: The 11th match of SA20 2025 will be played today between Durban Super Giants (DSG) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC). The match will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban and will start at 9:00 PM IST.

This season has been very bad so far for defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, the team has not registered a single win yet and is at the bottom of the points table.

On the other hand, Durban Super Giants have won only 1 match out of 3 played so far. Both the teams will try to return to the winning streak after a bad start.

If you want to make a Dream-11 team for this match, then here are the pitch report, captain and vice-captain's suggestions as well as the best fantasy tips.

Match Details:

Tournament: SA20 2025
Match: Durban Super Giants (DSG) vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC)
Date and Time: 17th January, 2025, Friday, Night – 9 PM (India Time)
place: Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Where to watch: Star Sports, on Disney+Hotstar app and website

Kingsmead Durban pitch report

Kingsmead's pitch has good bounce and pace, due to which the batsmen can play their shots easily. The small boundaries here help in making big scores. In the last five T20 matches, the average first innings score at this ground has been 162 runs, while in the second innings it drops to 152 runs. This shows that batting first on this pitch can prove beneficial for the teams. Here spin bowlers can also leave a good impact. Kingsmead's pitch has been helpful to spinners in the second innings in recent T20 International matches. In fact, JSK's spinners took fifty percent of the total wickets in the second innings against DSG in the last match. Therefore, in the spinner game in the second half
Can become a match winner.

weather conditions

Durban is expected to remain cloudy on Friday evening, with a 10 per cent chance of rainfall. The temperature will be around 24 degrees Celsius, while the humidity level can be up to 70 percent. It is hoped that fans will get a chance to watch the entire match.

Probable playing 11:

Durban Super Giants: Brandon King, Matthew Bretzke, Wiaan Mulder, Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Jason Smith, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj (c), Prenellan Subrayan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmed.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Jack Crawley, David Bedingham, Aiden Markram (c), Tom Abell, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Craig Overton, Simon Harmer, Otneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson.

Head to Head:

Durban Supergiants and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have faced each other five times in SA20 history. SEC has had the upper hand in this rivalry, winning three matches, while DSG has won only one.

Dream11 Team Selection:

wicket keeper:

Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs

batsman

Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram

allrounder

Vianne Mulder, Marco Yansen, Liam Dawson

bowler

Noor Ahmed, Richard Gleeson, Chris Woakes

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Choice 1: Wiaan Mulder (captain), Marco Jansen (vice-captain)
Choice 2: Marco Jansen (captain), Wiaan Mulder (vice-captain)
Choice 3: Kane Williamson (Captain), Aiden Markram (Vice-Captain)
Choice 4: Wiaan Mulder (captain), Aiden Markram (vice-captain)

Backup Player:

John-John Smuts (batsman), Keshav Maharaj (bowler), Patrick Kruger (all-rounder), David Bedingham
(batsman)

Top picks of players:

Performance and form of players in previous matches:

batsman

wicket keeper

allrounder

bowler

Squads of both the teams:

Durban Super Giants: Brandon King, Matthew Bretzke, Quinton de Kock (wk), Wian Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Jason Smith, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj (c), Naveen-ul-Haq, Junior Dala, Noor Ahmed, Kane Williamson, JJ Smuts, Prenelon Subraine, Dwayne Pretorius, Bryce Parsons, Shamar Joseph, Christopher King.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Jordan Harman, Zak Crawley, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Marco Johnson, David Bedingham, Liam Dawson, Simon Harmer, Richard Gleeson, Otniel Bartman, Roelof van der Merwe, Craig Overton, Patrick Kruger, Okuhle Cele, Bearse Swanepoel, Andile Simelane, Daniel Smith, Caleb Seleka.

Important points: Success in building the Dream XI team completely depends on your decisions. Choosing the right team takes time and thought, and you will be solely responsible as a result. Try to prepare the final team only after the toss, so that you can get correct and accurate results. During this time, you have to give importance to the pitch, weather and form and role of the players. If you are making a team for T20 match, then maximum all-rounders and upper order batsmen can be included in it. Apart from this, bets can also be played on the bowlers bowling in power play and death overs. To get the best rank, you should select such players who are less selected by the users, but those players have the potential to do something big. Such a player can prove to be a big trump card for your team and can take your team's rank to the highest position.

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