The Durban's Super Giants, also known as DSG, is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the inaugural season of the SA20 tournament. The team is based in Durban and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Kingsmead Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Lance Klusener.
The franchise is owned by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which also owns Indian Premier League team Lucknow Super Giants.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. +SA20 roster Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Year signed Salary Notes Batters Marques Ackerman David Bedingham Kane Williamson Wicket-keepers Heinrich Klassen Devon Conway Jos Buttler All-rounders Aiden Markram Sunil Narine Evan Jones David Wiese Dayyaan Galiem Andile SimelaneBowlers Eathan Bosch Gerald Coetzee Simon Harmer Taijul Islam Noor Ahmad Daryn Dupavillion Lockie Ferguson
Administration and support staff Position Name Director Of Cricket Tom Moody Head coach Lance Klusener Assistant coach Rivash Gobind Fast Bowling Coach Bharat Arun Spin Bowling Coach Carl Crowe Fielding Coach Ryan Cook Source: DSG Staff
Franchise history In August 2022, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six different cities, including Durban, were put up on auction in South Africa in September 2022. The Durban franchise was purchased by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group.
Seasons Seasons YearLeague standingFinal standing20235th out of 6League stage20242nd out of 6Runners up 20256th out of 6League stage20265th out of 6League stage C: champions RU: runners-up SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR2023104512024138502025102622026103432027Source: ESPNCricinfo
Note:
NR indicates No result. Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Statistics Most runs PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s Heinrich Klaasen 1146 36.96 104* 1 9 Matthew Breetzke 658 29.90 78 0 2 Quinton de Kock 643 22.96 83* 0 5 Wiaan Mulder 603 26.21 59 0 3 Kane Williamson 343 34.30 60* 0 2 Source: as of 20 Jan 2026
Most wickets Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling Noor Ahmad 30 17.86 5/11 Keshav Maharaj 27 27.03 2/17 Reece Topley 23 23.21 3/19 Dwaine Pretorius 21 21.76 2/9 Junior Dala 20 16.35 5/26 Source: as of 20 Jan 2026
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