'The other' Jansen bowls Super Kings to victory over the Capitals in Centurion

Duan Jansen delivered a game-changing performance to lead the Joburg Super Kings to a remarkable 22-run victory over the Pretoria Capitals on Saturday.

It was the Super Kings’ first win against their Highveld rivals on their home turf in four seasons.

Jansen, the brother of Proteas star Marco, wreaked havoc on the Capitals’ middle order, finishing with impressive figures of 4/23.

“I’m very excited and very happy,” Jansen said post-match. “It's been good to make a statement having not been involved in the last tournament, and also to add value to the team. I always knew I belong here, but it was nice putting the performance for the team.”

The Capitals, who won the toss and opted to bowl first, had got off to a promising start in their run chase with a solid 71-run opening partnership between Will Smeed (34 off 30 balls) and Bryce Parsons (41 off 30 balls).

They looked well set to chase down the Super Kings’ 168/6 after Smeed and Parsons kickstarted the run chase with that 70-run stand.

But from that point, the Capitals’ innings spiralled as they limped to 148/9, narrowly preventing the Super Kings from picking up a bonus point.

Earlier, the Super Kings had faced early challenges after losing both openers, Faf du Plessis and Matt de Villiers, for just 16 runs.

However, the seasoned duo of Rilee Rossouw (48 off 33 balls) and Wiaan Mulder (43 off 28 balls) steadied the ship, knitting a pivotal 78-run partnership that laid the foundation for a respectable total.

Du Plessis acknowledged their contributions: "Especially Rilee and Wiaan – it was a bit tricky and spicy with the new ball – just the maturity with their batting to hang in there and build a partnership. They're the reason we got a decent total,” the skipper said.

“Probably felt we were about 15 light considering how they batted. But that partnership for me was key, and then we saw what the wicket was doing so the plans were pretty straightforward.

“It was a little bit up and down. How you adapt to the conditions is key. It's a scrappy win. It's one of those where you didn't play at your best, maybe they should have won considering the start they got. So really we got a fighting, hardworking, favourite kind of win."

The Capitals will hope to bounce back when they face Sunrisers Eastern Cape in their next match at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Monday.