Twitter Reactions: Durban's Super Giants thump Paarl Royals to go top

The Durban's Super Giants are having an excellent SA20 2024 campaign thus far. They started with three consecutive wins but two back-to-back losses dented their momentum. However, Keshav Maharaj and Co. have bounced back with two wins on the trot, the latest of them coming against Paarl Royals at Boland Park, Paarl, on Friday, January 26.

Maharaj won the toss and opted to bat first, going against the popular trend of chasing in T20 cricket. The away side didn't get off to a great start as they lost two wickets for 24 runs inside the first four overs. However, JJ Smuts and Quinton de Kock, who came out to bat at No. 4, steadied the ship with a brilliant 118-run partnership off 82 balls.

After Smuts was dismissed for a well-compiled 39-ball 52, Heinrich Klaasen came out to the middle and played a blinder. Facing just nine balls, Klaasen amassed 30 runs, belting two fours and three sixes. De Kock, meanwhile, remained unbeaten on 83 off 51 balls in a knock studded with five fours and as many sixes.

Chasing a challenging target of 191, the Royals' batters struggled to up the ante. Jos Buttler was the only batter who tried to build an innings but his knock came to an end when Maharaj dismissed him, caught by Wiaan Mulder for 45 off 36 balls.

David Miller's men were bowled out for 133 as Marcus Stoinis starred with a three-for. Reece Topley and Maharaj scalped two wickets apiece while Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad and Smuts chipped in with one wicket each.

De Kock was named Player of the Match for his excellent innings. The resounding 57-run win has taken the Super Giants to the top of the points table, with 23 points from seven games.

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