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Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 131 for 1 (Smuts 62*, Marais 42) beat Durban Heat 127 for 6 (Morkel 28, Dala 2-16) by nine wickets
After a couple of modestly-attended matches, the Mzansi Super League needed a showpiece exhibition of what the league might offer, and under Friday night’s lights, a vocal St George’s Park crowd cheered Nelson Mandela Bay Giants to a dominant nine-wicket win over Durban Heat. With the famous brass band in full flow, Jon-Jon Smuts and Marco Marais – local lads both – backed up a clinical performance with the ball by stitching together a 94-run opening stand that had the fans singing in the stands and helped to secure victory with two-and-a-half overs to spare.
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Liam Brickhill is a freelance journalist based in Cape Town
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