Ice in the veins: Donovan Ferreira, Richard Gleeson star as JSK edge past DSG in SA20’s first Super Over | Cricket News
New Year’s Day 2026 produced a moment of SA20 history as Joburg Super Kings edged Durban’s Super Giants in the competition’s first-ever Super Over thriller at the Wanderers.The match was tied on 205 apiece after a breathtaking finish, sealed by wicketkeeper Donovan Ferreira’s ice-cold run-out of Eathan Bosch off the final ball, sending the Bullring into raptures.
Asked to defend in the Super Over, Richard Gleeson held his nerve after an early reprieve when Evan Jones was dropped at long-off. Gleeson regrouped superbly to concede just five runs, before running Jones out off the final delivery to put JSK firmly in control.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The chase was straightforward. Rilee Rossouw struck two boundaries off Noor Ahmad to finish the contest in two balls, taking JSK to the top of the SA20 table and leaving them as the competition’s only unbeaten side.
Joburg Super Kings’ Shubham Ranjane scored his first SA20 half-century. (SA20)
Earlier, JSK’s 205/4 was built on Shubham Ranjane’s maiden SA20 half-century. The US international struck an unbeaten 50 off 31 balls, adding a decisive 49-run stand off just 16 deliveries with Ferreira, who smashed 33 not out off 10 balls.Faf du Plessis (47 off 30) and Matthew de Villiers (38 off 26) laid the platform with a blistering opening stand of 89 in 8.4 overs. DSG’s spinners fought back impressively, with Noor Ahmad returning exceptional figures of 3/12 and Simon Harmer 1/22, but the seamers leaked heavily at the death.
Durban’s Super Giant’ Noor Ahmad celebrates a wicket (SA20)
In reply, DSG’s chase flickered into life when Aiden Markram and Evan Jones added 60 off 24 balls. Markram’s dismissal triggered chaos, with Gleeson striking twice late before Wiaan Mulder’s tense final over ended with Ferreira’s decisive run-out.
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Brief Scores Joburg Super Kings: 205 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubham Ranjane 50*, Faf du Plessis 47; Noor Ahmad 3/12) Durban’s Super Giants: 205 for 8 in 20 overs (Evan Jones 43, Aiden Markram 37; Richard Gleeson 3/41)Super OverDurban’s Super Giants 5 for 1; Joburg Super Kings: 8 for 0
