NMG Vs TST Dream11 Team And Match Report: A win for either side takes them to the pinnacles of the points tally.
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Both of today’s opponents were challenging for a spot in the annuls of the 2019 season of the Mzansi Super League, but with defeats in their foregone encounters, either ended up being thwarted in their sorties. It increases the ramifications from today’s contest for both Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and Tshwane Spartans, a match which can see the winners propel themselves into first place.
For Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in particular, the recent couple of encounters have been calamitous. With two defeats on the bounce, the team find themselves in second place, the four points behind Paarl Rocks as things stand, results the side know they need to wrench out of the at the earliest as the league begins traversing towards its culminating stages.
It’s the bowling department which has in particular let the side down, a predicament which was perfectly emoted to in the side’s 6 wicket defeat to Durban Heat the last time around. Despite putting on 173 on the scoreboard, the side ended up stumbling to a contentious defeat, a showing Tshwane Spartans will be looking to capitalise on come today.
After being the only side in the league to hold an unblemished and unscathed record, Tshwane Spartans were handed over their first defeat in their foregone outing, An unsavoury batting performance saw them totter their way towards just 142 in pursuit of 157 against Cape Town Blitz, a result which for the first time exposed the prevelant gaping holes in the unit.
Pitch Conditions And Toss
An exceptional batting surface, this track is going to immerse us in an extradonaire runs galore encounter. The ball will come onto the bat extremely easy and with the surface just waning off slightly as the match runs down its course, the team winning the toss will be looking to step out and put a target on the scoreboard today.
Probable Playing 11
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
Jason Roy, Smuts (C), Ben Dunk (WK), Heino Kuhn, Ryan ten Doeschate, Marco Marais, Chris Morris, Onke Nyaku, Junior Dala, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir
Tshwane Spartans
Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Roelof van der Merwe, AB de Villiers, Heinrich Klaasen (C, WK), Petrus van Biljon, Wiaan Mulder, Tom Curran, Morne Morkel, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla
Match Details
Mzansi Super League 2019
Match: Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Vs Tshwane Spartans
Date And Time: 3rd December, Tuesday- 9:00pm IST
Venue: St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
Where To Watch: Sony Six/HD, FanCode
Pivotal Players
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
- Ben Dunk, Heino Kuhn, Ryan ten Doeschate, Beuran Hendricks
Tshwane Spartans
- Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Roelof van der Merwe, AB de Villiers
Top 4 Batting Order
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
- Jason Roy, Smuts, Ben Dunk, Heino Kuhn
Tshwane Spartans
- Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Roelof van der Merwe, AB de Villiers
Clean Hitters
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
- Ben Dunk, Heino Kuhn
Tshwane Spartans
- Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers
Death Overs Bowlers
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
- Onke Nyaku, Junior Dala
Tshwane Spartans
- Wiaan Mulder, Tom Curran
NMG Vs TST Dream11 Wicket-Keeper
With 62 runs in a mere 42 balls the last time around, Petrus van Biljon from Tshwane Spartans is going to be our pick in this segment of our Dream 11 side. It was an imperious display from him, an innings which provide his side with the impetuous to put on a challenging score to see us make him our first pick.
He finds company in the form of his counterpart, Heinrich Klassen for the day with the player not only taking up responsibilities with the glove but being capable of scoring a slew of runs as well. Elsewhere, from Nelson Mandela Bay Giants we have decided to indulge in Heino Kuhn, someone who hasn’t thrived recently but has all the attributes enshrined in him of accumulating a slew of runs in any given encounter.
NMG Vs TST Dream11 Batsmen
He needed a couple of matches to settle into his groove but once AB de Villiers regained his touch, the player has been unforgiving, ruthless and relentless. His half-century was followed up 31 runs in the side’s foregone encounter and with the player back to showing why he’s such a revered and coveted name in the cricketing fraternity, he becomes an instant pick for us.
His opener, Dean Elgar comes in as well for the day whilst from Tshwane Spartans we are bringing in their opener Ben Dunk, a player who has been so consistent and dependable that he was escalated to the opening slot the last time around, a position he ended up garnering 34 runs in.
NMG Vs TST Dream11 All-Rounders
With 10 runs in the lower middle-order for his side along with the one wicket with the ball as well, Roelof can der Merwe showed why he’s such an ideal pick for us in this docket of our Dream 11 side. The player is the pinch perfect all-rounder, someone always capable of manifesting his skill set in both the departments in unison to act as an integral component of his side’s sorties.
From Nelson Mandela Bay Giants meanwhile we have elected Chris Morris with the player sending down a restrictive spell of just 1-26 in the previous encounter.
NMG Vs TST Dream11 Bowling Order
With the wicket set to have something in it for the spinners, Imran Tahir was always going to be someone we were going to hammer down in our side. The player returned with the one wicket the last time around, sending the ball in the right channels to cramp batsmen for room with rotations on the ball.
Junior Dala has an innate ability to snag wickets at crucial junctures as well to see him come in as well from the side while form Tshwane Spartans we are completing our team with the selection of Tom Curran.
Captain And Vice-Captain
AB de Villiers is going to lead our side out today as the captain while Dunk is our vice-captain.
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Dream 11 Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.
