Durban’s Super Giants win back-to-back games as they defeated Paarl Royals by 27 runs in match eight of the ongoing SA20 league at the Kingsmead in Durban January 15.
Losing Captain, David Miller said:
We thought it was going to be slow but it remained a good wicket. We were under the pressure in the PP (powerplay), but Morgs and Dane Vilas showed partnership is the key. Unfortunately, we lost a few too many wickets. We were off our plans today, and couldn’t really stop them. Credit to them; they put us under pressure. It looked a really good wicket, and we were up for the fight. Morgs and Vilas showed a tough fight in the middle.
Winning Captain, Quinton de Kock said:
Quite happy about that result. Just the momentum from the batting, it was about keeping the pressure. We just kept at it. [Morgan-Vilas partnership] It was pretty comfortable. It was a sort of wicket where anything could happen. Dane was a bit unfortunate but he batted really well. [Morgan run out] The run out happened very quickly. It was a big turning point for us. Helped us calm down a bit. [The quick turnaround] It is exciting and tiring at the same point. We have to suck it up and carry on the momentum.
Player of the Match, Henrich Klaasen said:
We needed to back our batters and we did that well. [His fifty] It is the first time in a while I have done in Durban. Credit must go to Dwaine, he knows my game, kept me calm and gave me the right options that I pulled off. It is lovely (the crowd). We haven’t seen so many people in Kingsmead for a while.
