Comprehensive Durban's Super Giants edge past MI Cape Town to register first win
Olly Stone's four-for went in vain (Source Twitter)
A disciplined bowling effort earlier, followed by a dominating batting performance, helped Durban's Super Giants beat MI Cape Town comprehensively by five wickets in Match 5 of the SA20.
Potgieter’s late fireworks helped Cape Town post 152
After electing to bowl first, Durban's Super Giants got off to a great start as Kyle Mayers sent back star-youngster Dewald Brevis for a 2-ball duck with a magnificent inswinging yorker.
The home side lost Rickelton and only managed a 44 for losing two wickets at the end of the powerplay.
Grant Roelofsen was the only one trying to score briskly at one end but was left stranded as Cape Town soon lost both Rassie van der Dussen and Sam Curran. However, skipper Quinton de Kock handed the ball to Prenelan Subrayen after the powerplay, and the off-spinner took two quick wickets in his first over, reducing Cape Town to 45 for 4.
George Linde, at six, joined Roelofsen and started to rebuild the innings. Linde had a very slow start as the first aim was to stay with Roelofsen but soon launched four massive sixes against Subrayen and Maharaj.
MICT got themselves back in the game to some extent, only to lose Roelofsen and Linde in two back-to-back deliveries.
In the end, Delano Potgieter played a brilliant cameo of 25 off 11 and helped his side breach the 150-run mark with 41 off the last three overs.