Fantasy: Bank on Jos Buttler to come good once again

Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

Average first innings score in last three years: 147

44% of the games have been won by the team batting first

Pacers have picked 69.86% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 30.14% of the wickets.

*All data from the last three years

Suggested teams

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Horses for courses

Top Run scorers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.

Top wicket takers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.

Probable XIs

Durban's Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis, JJ Smuts, Quinton de Kock (wk), Keshav Maharaj ( c ), Reece Topley, Heinrich Klaasen, Tony de Zorzi, Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Breetzke, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad

Paarl Royals: David Miller ( c ), Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wihan Lubbe, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Fabian Allen, Bjorn Fortuin, Obed McCoy, Mitchell van Buuren