facts about the Durban Super Giants? Durban’s Super Giants is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of SA20 tournament.The team is based in Durban, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team’s home-ground is the Kingsmead Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Lance Klusener. The franchise is owned by the RPSG Group. Franchise History In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of South Africa, including Durban, were put up on auction in South Africa on September 2022.The Durban franchise was purchased was revealed that Lucknow Super Giants, lead by RPSG Group will be owning a team in the league.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023,through their social media handles. Current squad The team’s squad for the first season of the competition was: Players with international caps are listed in bold No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Captain 16 Keshav Maharaj South Africa 7 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Batsmen 12 Quinton de Kock South Africa 17 December 1992 (age 31) Left-handed – 5 Matthew Breetzke South Africa 3 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed – Occasional wicket-keeper Tony de Zorzi 28 August 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Right arm Offbreak All-rounders 21 JJ Smuts South Africa 21 September 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 29 Dwaine Pretorius South Africa 29 March 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 84 Keemo Paul West Indies 21 February 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas 71 Kyle Mayers West Indies 8 September 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas 13 Prenelan Subrayen South Africa 23 September 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 14 Wiaan Mulder South Africa 19 February 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium Wicket-keepers 45 Heinrich Klaasen South Africa 30 July 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 29 Nicholas Pooran West Indies 2 October 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break 3 Macth only Available for Season 54 Bhanuka Rajapaksa Sri Lanka 24 October 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium Spin bowlers 15 Noor Ahmad Afghanistan 3 January 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox Fast bowlers 3 Junior Dala South Africa 29 December 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 24 Reece Topley England 21 February 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas 78 Naveen-ul-Haq Afghanistan 23 September 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Administration and support staff Position Name Head coach Lance Klusener Bowling coach Morne Morkel Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes Most runs Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s Heinrich Klaasen 363 60.50 104* 1 3 Quinton de Kock 271 30.11 78 0 0 Kyle Mayers 163 23.28 39 0 0 Wiaan Mulder 161 17.88 42 0 0 Matthew Breetzke 125 62.50 48* 0 0 Most wickets Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling Reece Topley 10 20.50 3/34 Dwaine Pretorius 10 21.00 2/20 Prenelan Subrayen 6 20.50 2/26 Wiaan Mulder 6 23.33 2/17 Keshav Maharaj 4 45.25 1/8 Seasons Seasons Year League standing Final standing 2022-23 5th out of 6 5th C: champions RU: runner-up SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition Season summary Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR 2022-23 10 4 5 1 Source: ESPNCricinfo[ Note: NR indicates No result. Abandoned matches are indicated as no result. Kit manufacturers and sponsors Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding 2023 2024 1xBet