SA20 2025 - What is Wrong with Durban Super Giants?

Updated At: 2025/01/23

The third season of the SA20 cricket league is currently going and Durban Super Giants have found themselves in a difficult situation. Durban Super Giants were the runners-up of the SA20 2024 season but this year they stand at the bottom of the point table with a single win and 3 losses with a net run rate of -1.585.

In the previous edition, Durban Super Giants finished their league stage at the 2nd spot with 7 wins and 3 losses. They reached the playoffs and defeated the Joburg Super Kings to confirm their space in the finals. The Giants were unfortunate on unable to lift the trophy in the previous season.

The stakes were high in the third season of SA20 but things have turned out to be unexpected for Durban Super Giants. Before the start of the season, betting sites in India had positive odds for Durban Super Giants but now the betting market has also changed.

Durban Super Giants are still left with 4 fixtures to play and they need to win all four matches to cement their space in the playoffs. Things look tough and impossible and on top of it, the team’s morale is also low. The players have lost their confidence and the management is not able to bring in the necessary changes in the squad for positive results.

In this article, we dive deep and study the primary problems with the Durban Super Giants during the ongoing season.

The Failure of Experience Proteas Batters

One of the biggest reasons for the failure of Durban Super Giants in SA20 2025 is the failure of their top South African batting unit. Experienced batters like Quinton de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Breeztke, and Heinrich Klaasen have come out short to score runs.

Before the beginning of the SA20 third season, these names were on the top list of performers but the consistent failure of these star batters has led to the failure of the team.

When it comes to the batting unit of Durban Super Giants, the whole team is dependent on New Zealand’s star attraction Kane Williamson to score runs. He is the leading run-scorer for the team but it is not enough to help the team qualify for the playoffs.

Top Run-Scorers for New Zealand

Batsman	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Kane Williamson	4	107	53.5	117.58
Quinton De Kock	6	95	23.75	114.45
Wiaan Mulder	6	83	27.66	127.69

Poor Performance from Opening Partnership

The opening partnership is an important aspect for any team. Durban Super Giants have not taken it seriously and their opening partnership of Matthew Breeztke and Brandon King has completely failed.

In the first fixture, the opening duo were Matthew Breeztke and Bryce Parsons and the dup did well and the result was a win against Pretoria Capitals. However, even after performing well, Bryce Parsons was removed and replaced by Brandon King without any reason. The change has not worked in favour of the team at all.

Performance of the Opening Order

Batsman	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Brandon King	4	17	8.50	106.25
Matthew Breeztke	6	63	15.75	112.50

Top Performers in Durban Super Giants

Technically, there are no top performers in the batting unit of the Durban Super Giants and hence there are no high hopes for them. However, Durban Super Giants have done exceptionally well when it comes to their bowling unit.

Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad and skipper Keshav Maharaj are the leading wicket-takers for the team. Noor Ahmad is also the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the league. The duo have performed consistently and will be expected to bring positivity to the team.

Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Noor Ahmad	6	8	15	6.66
Keshav Maharaj	6	6	21.50	6.45

Durban Super Giants - Can They Qualify for the Playoffs?

In order to qualify for the playoffs, Durban Super Giants will have to all remaining matches in the league. In the upcoming days, they will have to face Paarl Royals twice, MI Cape Town and Joburg Super Kings once. Out of all these four fixtures, they might have a better chance against Joburg Super Kings because the Giants have already beaten them once in the league. Paarl Royals are the table toppers right now and hence defeating them will be a humongous task for the Giants. Therefore, it can be said that only a miracle can save the Durban Super Giants and help them to qualify for the playoffs.