Durban's Super Giants produced a remarkable comeback on Friday night, beating the Pretoria Capitals in a thrilling SA20 encounter.
Spin bowler Keshav Maharaj was superb at the death, giving away just three runs in the penultimate over of the match.
Set a target of 210 runs to win, the Capitals looked to be up against a wall, but opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and WIll Jacks took control in the first half of their team’s innings.in the 13th over, bringing an end to a destructive knock. Gurbaz smashed 89 runs off 43 balls at a strike rate of 206.
Seamer Naveen-ul-Haq was more expensive at the death, conceding 11 runs from the last six deliveries, but it was enough to clinch a nail-biting win for his team as the Capitals were restricted to 207/6.Earlier, after winning the toss, the Super Giants combined well, with their top order guiding them to 209/4 in their 20 overs, in an innings that was briefly disrupted by rain.
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