{"id":150708,"date":"2019-11-12T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/durban-heat-by-numbers-featured-durban-blog\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T22:00:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T20:00:20","slug":"durban-heat-by-numbers-featured-durban-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/durban-heat-by-numbers-featured-durban-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Durban Heat by Numbers \u2013 Featured Durban Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dolphinscricket.co.za\/durban-heat-by-numbers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Durban Heat by Numbers<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 the number of professional T20 caps Marco Jansen has to his name going into the Mzansi Super League<br \/> 1 \u2013 winners of the 2018 MSL that the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safarinow.com\/destinations\/durban\/?source=8201\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Durban<\/a> Heat has in its squad (Dane Vilas won the competition with the Jozi Stars in 2018)<br \/> 2 \u2013 the number of English players in the 2019 <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safarinow.com\/destinations\/durban\/?source=8201\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Durban<\/a> Heat squad (Alex Hales, Ravi Bopara)<br \/> 2 \u2013 the number of stints Englishman Ravi Bopara has had with the Hollywoodbets Dolphins (2010\/11  2013)<br \/> 3 \u2013 the number of players in the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safarinow.com\/destinations\/durban\/?source=8201\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Durban<\/a> Heat squad who have more than 200 T20 caps<br \/> 4 \u2013 most wickets taken by a single Durban Heat bowler in an MSL match (Kyle Abbott 4\/27 v Tshwane Spartans)<br \/> 5 \u2013 the number of catches taken by SJ Erwee in the 2018 MSL (most by a Durban Heat player)<br \/> 5 \u2013 the number of MSL debutants the Durban Heat have in the squad for the 2019 competition<br \/> 5 \u2013 the number of retained players in the Durban Heat squad this season<br \/> 6 \u2013 the number of Durban Heat players who have played T20 International cricket<br \/> 7 \u2013 the number of players in the Durban Heat squad who have more than 100 T20 caps<br \/> 8 \u2013 the number of players in the Durban Heat side schooled in KwaZulu-Natal<br \/> 10 \u2013 The number of players in the Durban Heat squad for the first time<br \/> 10 \u2013 the most wickets by a Durban Heat bowler in the 2018 MSL (Kyle Abbott)<br \/> 10 \u2013 the number of players who play or have played for the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in the Durban Heat squad<br \/> 19 \u2013 Age of the youngest player in the Durban Heat squad (Marco Jansen)<br \/> 28.5 \u2013 the average age of the Durban Heat squad for the 2019 Mzansi Super League<br \/> 34 \u2013 Age of the oldest players in the Durban Heat squad (Dane Vilas  Ravi Bopara)<br \/> 35 \u2013 number of balls Dave Miller took to score the world\u2019s quickest T20 International hundred (against Bangladesh in 2017)<br \/> 45.75 \u2013 Dane Vilas\u2019 batting average in the 2018 MSL (5th highest in the competition)<br \/> 67 \u2013 the highest score from a Durban Heat batsman in the 2018 MSL (Khaya Zondo v CT Blitz)<br \/> 116 \u2013 Alex Hales\u2019 highest T20 score (still the highest T20 International score by an English batsman)<br \/> 160.71 \u2013 Kyle Abbott\u2019s batting strike-rate in the 2018 MSL (highest for a Durban Heat batsman)<br \/> 189 \u2013 highest team total for the Durban Heat in the 2018 MSL<br \/> 215 \u2013 the number of T20 International caps amongst the Durban Heat squad<br \/> 331 \u2013 the number of T20 caps to Ravi Bopara\u2019s name (ninth-most in history)<\/p>\n<p><b>Durban Heat Squad:<\/b><br \/> Andile Phehlukwayo, Alex Hales, David Miller (retained player), Dane Vilas, Ravi Bopara, Keshav Maharaj (retained player), Kyle Abbott (retained player), Khaya Zondo (retained player), Marco Jansen, Daryn Dupavillon, Sarel Erwee (retained player), Malusi Siboto, Prenelan Subrayen, Wihan Lubbe, Shaun von Berg, Wesley Marshall.<\/p>\n<p><b>DURBAN HEAT FIXTURES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Friday, November 15: 17h30, Durban Heat v Paarl Rocks, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium<br \/> Sunday, November 17: 10h00, Durban Heat v Cape Town Blitz, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium<br \/> Thursday, November 21: 17h30, Tshwane Spartans v Durban Heat, SuperSport Park<br \/> Saturday, November 23: 12h30, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants v Durban Heat, St. George\u2019s Park<br \/> Thursday, November 28: 17h30, Cape Town Blitz v Durban Heat, Newlands<br \/> Saturday, November 30: 12h30, Durban Heat v Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium<br \/> Wednesday, December 4: 17h30, Paarl Rocks v Durban Heat, Eurolux Boland Park<br \/> Saturday, December 7: 12h30, Jozi Stars v Durban Heat, Imperial Wanderers Stadium<br \/> Tuesday, December 10: 17h30, Durban Heat v Jozi Stars, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Friday, December 13: 17h30, Play-off, 2nd v 3rd<br \/> (reserve day if required on Saturday, December 14, 12h30)<br \/> Monday, December 16: 17h30, Final<br \/> (reserve day if required on Tuesday, December 17, 17h30)<\/p>\n<p>The post <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dolphinscricket.co.za\/durban-heat-by-numbers\/\">Durban Heat by Numbers<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dolphinscricket.co.za\">Hollywoodbets Dolphins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fill in the form below to have your blog featured on MyDurban \u2013 we will post a snippet and title link to your new blog posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit and get free press releases here:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyPR Free Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mydurban.co.za\/meet-some-of-our-durban-bloggers\/\" 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