SA20 2024: Durban's Super Giants Sack Quinton de Kock As Captain, Name His Replacement

Durban’s Super Giants have sacked Quinton de Kock as captain and have announced his replacement ahead of the upcoming season of the SA20 tournament.

The South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman led the Durban-based outfit in the inaugural edition of the SA20. De Kock failed to impress as a captain as his side could not qualify for the semifinals. Durban’s Super Giants finished at the fifth spot in the six-team competition after managing to win only 4 of their 10 league games.

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They were level on points with the third and fourth-placed teams but could not progress ahead due to poor net run-rate. De Kock, however, had a good outing as a batsman. The left-handed batsman was his team’s second-highest run-scorer behind Heinrich Klaasen. In 9 innings, the South Africa star smashed 271 runs at an average of 38.57 and a strike rate of over 151.

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Durban’s Super Giants announce new captain:

With Quinton de Kock sacked as captain, Durban’s Super Giants have named his South Africa teammate Keshav Maharaj as his replacement. The franchise took to Twitter to announce the news of Maharaj’s appointment as the captain ahead of the second edition of SA20.

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Maharaj was part of the team for the inaugural edition but could not make much of an impact as he managed to pick up only 4 wickets.

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Durban, presenting your new skipper! ? pic.twitter.com/3VC3QhoXer

— Durban’s Super Giants (@DurbansSG) July 14, 2023

Meanwhile, the franchise has also announced that Lance Klusener would continue to coach the team. The South African great was the coach of the team for the last season too. Durban’s Super Giants have also roped in Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq ahead of the second season.

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