Donovan Ferreira demonstrated early on why he is a highly scouted T20 batter with a 40-ball 82* that laid the groundwork for the Joburg Super Kings’ triumph over the Durban Super Giants in their SA20 opener. Ferreira stitched important partnerships with Faf du Plessis (39 off 33) and Romario Shepherd (40 off 20) on a spin-friendly surface at Kingsmead to propel a shaky Super Kings from 27/4 to an eventual winning total of 190/6.
Their death bowling also contributed to their eventual victory margin of 16 runs. Quinton de Kock’s effective deployment of slow bowlers inside the PowerPlay put the visitors, who chose to bat, on the back foot early in the game.
