Durban Heat and Jozi Stars are ready to clash in the 23rd match of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) in Durban on Friday. The home side, who are already out of the tournament after suffering five defeats in seven matches, will be eager to leave their mark in the remaining fixtures and finish the competition on a high. Heat's last match against Nelson Mandela Bay Giants was washed out on Wednesday.
In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of likes of Khaya Zondo and wicketkeeper-batsman Morne van Wyk to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus is on the pace duo of Kyle Abbott and Vernon Philender to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Stars are doing great in the tournament and are place third on the league table after managing to win four out of seven matches. In their last match, Stars registered a comfortable 50-run win against Cape Town Blitz on Tuesday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on in-form Reeza Handricks to once again produce the goods, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer to provide timely breakthroughs. In the team's previous clash, it was Stars who came out on top with a 53-run win, courtesy Hendricks' stunning century.
Key Players:
Reeza Handricks – 9 Cr
First in the list of key players features opening batsman Jozi Stars Reeza Handricks. The 29-year-old
Durban Heat and Jozi Stars are ready to clash in the 23rd match of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) in Durban on Friday. The home side, who are already out of the tournament after suffering five defeats in seven matches, will be eager to leave their mark in the remaining fixtures and finish the competition on a high. Heat's last match against Nelson Mandela Bay Giants was washed out on Wednesday.
In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of likes of Khaya Zondo and wicketkeeper-batsman Morne van Wyk to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus is on the pace duo of Kyle Abbott and Vernon Philender to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Stars are doing great in the tournament and are place third on the league table after managing to win four out of seven matches. In their last match, Stars registered a comfortable 50-run win against Cape Town Blitz on Tuesday. In the batting department, the team will be relying on in-form Reeza Handricks to once again produce the goods, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer to provide timely breakthroughs. In the team's previous clash, it was Stars who came out on top with a 53-run win, courtesy Hendricks' stunning century.
Key Players:
Reeza Handricks – 9 Cr
First in the list of key players features opening batsman Jozi Stars Reeza Handricks. The 29-year-old is in tremendous form with the bat and has already scored 346 runs in the tournament, which makes him the highest run-getter in the competition so far at an outstanding average of 115.33 and strike-rate of 164.76. Above stats shows that Hendericks, who is valued at 9 Cr, is the player to have in your team as he has an outstanding overall record in T20s, where he averages nearly 40 with the bat in 96 matches and has scored 2,742 runs.
Duanne Olivier – 8.5 Cr
Second in the list features Jozi Stars pacer Duanne Olivier. The 26-year-old is having an excellent time with the ball in the tournament and is franchise's leading and tournament third-highest wicket-taker with 11 scalps in just five games. Stats above suggests that Olivier, who is valued at 8.5 Cr, can prove to be a valuable purchase for your team come Friday. Till now, Olivier has played 29 T20 matches, where he has claimed 29 wickets at an average of 25.68 and strike-rate of 19.9.
Rashid Khan – 9.5 Cr
Last in the list of key players features Durban Heat's Rashid Khan. The right-arm leggie is undoubtedly the hottest property in T20 league competitions all over the world as he has the ability to change the game on its head in the space of few overs. Therefore, Khan, who is valued at 9.5 Cr, is the player to have in your team for the Friday's match. Till now, Khan has played only one match in the competition so far, where he managed figures of one for 19 in three overs.
