In a thrilling encounter at St George’s Park, the 5th match of the SA20 2024 tournament saw the clash between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Durban Super Giants. The contest went down to the wire where Durban Super Giants emerged victorious by 35 runs.

JJ Smuts, Nicholas Pooran sizzle with attacking batting

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Durban Super Giants posted a formidable total of 225/3 in their 20 overs. Their innings was highlighted by explosive performances from their key batters. JJ Smuts played a spectacular innings, smashing 75 ?runs off just 38 delive?ries, including 4 fours and an impressive 7 sixes.

West Indies superstar Nicholas Pooran also made a significant contribution, scoring 60 runs off 31 balls, featuring 5 fours and 4 sixes. Despite some resistance from the Sunrisers Eastern Cape bowlers, with Daniel Worrall and Marco Jansen picking up crucial w?ickets, the Super Giants managed to set a challenging target fo?r their opponents.

Smuts exhibits his all-round abilities

In response, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape fought hard but fell short of the target, finishing their innings at 190/9 in 20 overs. Tom Abell was the standout performer with a blistering knock of 65 runs off 36 balls, which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Tristan Stubbs?? also played a?? valiant innings, scoring 55 runs off 26 deliveries.

The Durban Super Giants’ bowling attack put up a commendable performance, with Reece Topley and Richard Gleeson picking up crucial wickets. Smuts continued his all-round brilliance, contributing not on?ly with the bat but also wit??h the ball, claiming 2 wickets for 36 runs in his 3 overs.

In the end, Durban Super Giants emerged v??ictorious, winning the match by 35 runs. The Player ??of the Match honor went to Smuts for his exceptional all-round performance, making a significant impact with both bat and ball in the crucial moments of the game.

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Here is how Twitter reacted:

DSG goes coast to coast with back-to-back wins.#Betway #SA20 #WelcomeToIncredible #SECvDSG pic.twitter.com/A1d0E5Qwfr

— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 13, 2024

Not the start we wanted 💔#SEC #SunrisersEasternCape #PlayWithFire #SECvDSG pic.twitter.com/KgNrnLkofJ

— Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) January 13, 2024

Fun fact : SEC traded JJ Smuts to DSG for Harmer
And today JJ smuts scored 24 runs in Harmer's over pic.twitter.com/Mebng3o9rk

— cric_mawa (@cric_mawa_twts) January 13, 2024

JJ Smuts in SA20 2023 :
Played for the SEC. He scored 202 runs in 8 matches with an average of 28.85. He also scored 2 fifties in that season for SEC �/p>

?He was traded to Durban Super Giants ahead of this season 👀

His first match in SA20 2024 : against his previous franchise�pic.twitter.com/gBwwAcZjvd

— TCTV Cricket (@tctv1offl) January 14, 2024

Bat-Ball. Jon-Jon. Win-Win 😌 pic.twitter.com/pTXYYpZhh3

— Durban's Super Giants (@DurbansSG) January 13, 2024

Half C??entury on debut!!! What a knock it has been from JJ Smuts

— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) January 13, 2024

JJ Smuts coming back to bite SEC. Proper all round perform?ance.

— The Divine Beard (@Gerrardicted) January 13, 2024

Revenge Arc For JJ Smuts ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 @glazedakif @TCG_27 @travisheadera

— Driplawd (@UchihaI72785912) January 13, 2024

Nna, I've always been a fan of JJ Smuts.

— Chorky (@Chorky_Seane) January 13, 2024

15.5 : Six by JJ smuts was Jacque kallisque

— Pratheep (@208off149) January 13, 2024

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