Durban Heat vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 20th T20 Match Prediction 30 Nov 2019

Mzansi Super League 2019

Durban Heat vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, 20th T20 Match Prediction

2019-12-01

Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa

Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa
Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa

Durban Heat

9.40 177/4 in 18.5
8.65 173/6 in 20.0

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants

9.40 177/4 in 18.5
8.65 173/6 in 20.0
Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa
Cricbettingbuzz Toss Winner - Nelson Mandela Bay Giants won the toss and chose to bat first
Cricbettingbuzz Durban Heat beat Nelson Mandela Bay Giants by 6 wickets

Durban Heat vs Nelson Mandela Bay Giants cricket betting odds

DH 2.05
NMBG 1.71

DH vs NMBG Prediction

S. Bhatarjee

Must win a game for Durban Heat at home versus Bay Giants!

  • Nelson Mandela Bay Giants have won four games and lost only one game so far in the season
  • Durban Heat has managed to win only one game this season and had lost to Bay Giants by a big margin earlier
  • Bay Giants’ batsmen JJ Smuts, Ben Dunk and Heino Kuhn have been among the runs this season

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Match Preview

The 20th match of the Mzansi Super League 2019 will be a very important one for hosts Durban Heat. They are currently sitting in the 5th place in the points table and need to win this one to keep their hopes alive for a place in the playoffs. The side won the last game and this would have boosted their confidence levels.

Nelson Mandela bay Giants, on the other hand, has been in good form and shall look to win this one and claim the No. 1 spot on the points table. Apart from their win in the last game Durban Heat has struggled in the season. In the last game that they played against the Bay Giants, they went down by 5 wickets. The side now has the pressure of performing in front of its home crowd. It will be interesting to see how the two sides approach the game as the Bay Giants are coming into this game after suffering a big loss at the hands of Paarl Rocks.

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Teams Preview

Durban Heat

It was a great show from Dane Vilas’ side in the last game against Cape Town Blitz. The fact that they chased down a big score would have helped their confidence. This is a must-win game for them against Bay Giants and Vilas would want his side to make good use of the home advantage and win this game.

The middle-order for the side is doing well at the moment with Wihan Lubbe, Dane Vilas and David Miller looking in good form. They will, however, need a good start from openers Alex Hales and Wesley Marshall who aren’t in the best of form at the moment.

In Ravi Bopara and Andile Phehlukwayo, they have good hitters lower down the order. As far as bowling goes Keshav Maharaj is at the top of his game and not giving anything to the batsmen. But they will need good spells from their new-ball bowlers Marco Jansen and Kyle Abbott as both of them have so far not been in the best form. Phehlukwayo looks good and along with Bopara will have to bowl well in the middle overs for the side.

Durban Heat Actual Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Wihan Lubbe, Wesley B Marshall, Marco Jansen, RS Bopara, MP Siboto, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, KY Abbott, DJ Vilas, Andile Phehlukwayo

Durban Heat Key Players From Previous Game
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
D Vilas 75 52 6 3 144.23
W Lubbe 49 28 8 1 175
D Miller 26 27 1 1 96.3
Bowlers O M R W Econ
K Abbott 4.0 0 32 2 8
M Jansen 4.0 0 41 1 10.25
A Phehlukwayo 3.0 0 22 1 7.33
Bowlers O M R W Econ
K Abbott 4.0 0 32 2 8
M Jansen 4.0 0 41 1 10.25
A Phehlukwayo 3.0 0 22 1 7.33
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Durban Heat Predicted Playing XI

Dane Vilas (c & wk), Alex Hales, Wesley Marshall, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller, Ravi Bopara, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Kyle Abbott, Malusi Siboto

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants

JJ Smut’s side went down against Paarl Rocks in the last game by 31 runs. This was their first loss of the season after four wins. The skipper would want his side to put that setback behind and play confidently in the next game against Durban Heat. They had defeated the Heat earlier and shall look to repeat the same magic.

Openers Jason Roy and Matthew Breetzke have to deliver after successive failures in the season. JJ Smuts has looked in good form all this season and found good support from Ben Dunk and Heino Kuhn. These players hold the key to big scores for the side. With Chris Morris and Marcos Marais down the other, the side has good strength in its batting. Imran Tahir is in brilliant form with the ball and is expected to trouble the opponents in the next game. With the new ball, Beuran Hendricks and Chris Morris will be expected to pick wickets. Junior Dala hasn’t had the best of the season so far and needs to do well in the game.

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Actual Playing XI:

Junior Dala, Onke Nyaku, Heino Kuhn, Jason Roy, Marco Marais, Chris Morris, Imran Tahir, RN ten Doeschate, JJ Smuts, B Hendricks, Ben Dunk

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Key Players From Previous Game
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
B Dunk 45 38 2 2 118.42
M Breetzke 22 20 2 0 110
H Kuhn 14 16 1 0 87.5
Bowlers O M R W Econ
I Tahir 4.0 0 19 2 4.75
B Hendricks 4.0 0 32 1 8
C Morris 4.0 0 41 1 10.25
Bowlers O M R W Econ
I Tahir 4.0 0 19 2 4.75
B Hendricks 4.0 0 32 1 8
C Morris 4.0 0 41 1 10.25
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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Predicted Playing XI

JJ Smuts (c), Heino Kuhn, Jason Roy, Imran Tahir, Ben Dunk (wk), Chris Morris, Beuran Hendricks, Junior Dala, Matthew Breetzke, Marco Marais, Onke Nyaku

Pitch And Weather Conditions

Three games have been abandoned so far at Durban and the weather predictions for November 30 don’t look good. There are chances of shower and the pitch which has soaked in lot of moisture would be difficult to bat on. The fast bowlers will enjoy the conditions as they can get the ball to move. A score of 150 plus would be a challenging total to chase on this surface.

Venue Details

Kingsmead, Durban is a good venue for T20 cricket and evens it out between the batsmen and the bowlers. There is assistance for the fast bowlers on this surface and batsmen are also able to play their strokes as the ball comes on to the bat nicely. The shorter boundaries at the venue help stroke makers play freely.

Toss Prediction

We may be staring at another rain reduced game given the weather predictions. There is lot of moisture on the surface and batting would be a challenge. In the event of rain the side batting second would have the advantage and thus we expect the skipper winning the toss to put the opposition into bat.

Winning Prediction

This is a must-win game for the Durban Heat and as they are playing at home they will look to make the best use of the conditions. Nelson Mandela Bay Giants have played well so far in the tournament.

There being predictions for rain the side with the better fast bowling resources is likely to do well and here Nelson Mandela Bay Giants are much ahead of Durban Heat. This will make them favorites to win the game.

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