Paarl, Jan. 28 -- Durban's Super Giants (DSG), runners-up in last season's SA20, have been knocked out of playoff contention following a string of poor performances.

With just one win in nine matches (two ending as no results), they sit at the bottom of the points table and have one game remaining. Reflecting on their dismal campaign, captain Keshav Maharaj attributed their struggles to consistently losing the powerplay phase, both with the bat and ball, and a glaring lack of early runs, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

In the seven matches where they batted, DSG managed to score over 50 runs in the powerplay once, the only game they won, nearly three weeks ago. The team experimented with four different opening combinations, Bryce Parsons, ...