Heinrich Klaasen continued his spectacular form on Sunday, laying the foundations with a superb century as the Durban Super Giants cruised to a 151-run victory over the Pretoria Capitals in the SA20 match at Centurion.
After losing the toss and being sent into bat, the Super Giants got off to a regular start, with captain Quinton de Kock and Ben McDermott sharing 76 runs for the first wicket.
Just as it looked like he was going to run, De Kock was caught and caught by James Neetham after blasting a shot of 43 off just 20 balls.
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McDermott also had his teeth stuck before he was also removed by paceman Dwaine Pretorious midway through the innings. He fell for 41 runs off 24 deliveries.
Klaasen then ran rampant, rocketing his way to an excellent unbeaten 104 runs to secure his maiden T20 century.
He hit 10 fours and cleared six boundaries, with a remarkable strike rate of 236.36.
Matthew Breetzke also contributed an unbeaten 46 off 21 deliveries as the visitors closed the innings on 254/4.
Bad response
In response, the Capitals batting line-up completely succumbed to the pressure.
They were bundled out for just 103 runs, with tail-ender Eathan Bosch top-scoring with 23 runs.
Junior Dala was the Super Giants’ best bowler, producing figures of 3/33.
While the Capitals had secured home playoffs ahead of the match, and retained their place at the top of the log after a dominant campaign in the inaugural SA20 competition, the fifth-placed Super Giants did well to keep their slim semi-final hopes alive by opting out. up bonus-point wins.