Faf du Plessis' sparkling century ignites Joburg Super Kings' run-chase
First hundred at SA20 cements Durban at foot of table as JSK begin play-off push
First hundred at SA20 cements Durban at foot of table as JSK begin play-off push
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Andrew Miller
9.08pm That'll do for tonight, thanks for joining us, from Miller, Danyal and Chandan, good night!
9.03pm Time for the presentations. No prizes for guessing who walked away with the prize... Faf du Plessis is Player of the Match. But first here's De Kock.
"Faf played outstanding tonight, his knowledge and experience showed out. We needed early wickets but still tried, they never gave their wickets away. it's been tough, we fought hard, not going our way."
And here's Faf in his own words. "Important for me to convert those scores, all the leagues I play, I try to get hundreds. Nice wicket, a bit sticky, then typical Wanderers, once you get in... Topley bowled well, Maharaj got the ball to stick, felt we were behind the rate, then got the momentum back. Reeza, I was saying get me on strike, batting is about the partnership, we knew the back-end would be easier. Encouraging him to hit the ball as late as possible. This tournament is unbelievable, so great to play in front of full crowds. The Bullring is on fire!"
8.55pm Well, what a chase that was. Utterly stunning from du Plessis, an innings made all the more extraordinary by the struggle at the other end, where Reeza Hendricks was batting at a tempo four times slower than his skipper. He eventually redeemed his strike-rate towards the end of their hefty 157-run stand, but his departure was some justice for Durban's bowlers. Mayers was effective up top and Topley bowled superbly and without luck. But the rest proved slim pickings.
So, a very important win for Joburg, who have brought themselves back into the chasing pack, on 16 points. Durban are adrift at the foot of the table now, on 8
Well, it should be a formality now. The skipper has the honours...
Vinod Rajpal: "22 matches to see the first 3 figure score by an batsmen in SA20, hey Andrew...did this league too long to register the 1st hundred as compared to other leagues played worldwide ? what does your statsman say ?" Can't remember how long the Hundred too for Smeed's three figures. But they handicapped themselves by sawing off 20 balls!
D Ferreira c †de Kock b Mulder 4 (13m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
First hundred at SA20 cements Durban at foot of table as JSK begin play-off push