Williamson, Mulder punish Capitals after Muthusamy’s triple-strike
Kane Williamson and Wiaan Mulder blasted an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 91 in 41 balls to push Durban’s Super Giants to a challenging 209 for four wickets against the Pretoria Capitals in their opening Betway SA20 match at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday night.
Williamson finished unbeaten on 60 in 40 balls (3x4s, 2x6s) while Mulder raced to 45 off just 19 balls (4x4s, 3x6s) to end the home team’s innings on a high.
The Capitals will regret giving Williamson a life when he had reached 23 in the 15th over, the Kiwi slicing a drive off fellow countryman Jimmy Neesham to Rahmanullah Gurbaz at deep backward point. The Afghani dropped the straightforward chance.
Williamson made the Capitals pay for their generosity, but Mulder was even more punishing, striking legspinner Liam Livingstone for two beautifully struck cover drives for six in his innings.
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The pair’s partnership was greatly needed by the home team after Senuran Muthusamy brought the momentum of the innings to a shuddering halt with some superb left-arm spin, claiming 3-21 in his four overs after the Super Giants had got off to a good start with Bryce Parsons (47 in 27 balls) and Matthew Breetzke (33 in 20 balls) adding 67 off 40 balls for the first wicket.
Muthusamy had Breetzke well taken low down at extra-cover by Capitals’ skipper Rilee Rossouw with his second ball, then yorked Parsons in his second over.
And when he had Quinton de Kock caught at “45” in his final over he had brought his team back into the match.
Heinrich Klaasen walked to the wicket with the blue flag-waving crowd giving him a rousing reception, but his innings only lasted two balls.
The first, from Livingstone, pitched on leg stump and ripped away while the second drew a flamboyant drive from Klaasen that he edged to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne.
Mulder and Williamson revived the innings, however, with some superb striking.
DURBAN’S SUPER GIANTS: Matthew Breetzke, Bryce Parsons, Kane Williamson, Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj (capt), Naveen ul-Haq, Noor Ahmed
PRETORIA CAPITALS: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Jacks, Steve Stolk, Rilee Rossouw (capt), Kyle Verreynne (wk), Liam Livingstone, James Neesham, Senuran Muthusamy, Kyle Simmonds, Eathan Bosch, Darren Dupavillon.
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