Pretoria Capitals vs Durban Super Giants, 5th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

So that's it from this game. Teams share points here but we have MI Cape Town hosting the Paarl Royals tomorrow. The radar for Cape Town is very cricket-friendly. So see you all again back at the cricket. Take care!

"After further inpsection by the match officials, conditions have not improved sufficiently for a match to take place. The match is abandon as a no result," the message on the giant screen.

18:22 Local Time, 16:22 GMT, 21:52 IST: Hang on! We see both captains shaking hands. They displayed 5 per overs per side, one bowler to bowl 2 overs etc but they have decided to call it off considering the safety of the players. Looks like Gurbaz injured himself while fielding and one of the assistant coaches also hurt himself trying to catch. It is slippery so the players didn't want to take a chance. Makes sense but it's very unfortunate for the fans who turned out in numbers. Good to see Gurbaz up and walking!

So we will have a 5-overs per side contest starting at 18:36.

17:54 Local Time, 15:54 GMT, 21:24 IST: Stumps are up. Zing bails being tested and the players are doing warm-ups while the officials are in a serious discussion.

Maharaj: (On what they do during the break) We chirp, share a lot about cricket, watch highlights and some coffee. It looks a little bit wet. The groundsmen will take a call along the the match referee and the relevant officials.

17:40 Local Time, 15:40 GMT, 21:10 IST: Rain has stopped there is some activity from the groundstaff. Pitch covers slowly being peeled off. But there are still a couple of odd drops falling and there are a few clouds lurking around. Supersopper being used to remove water on the covers. Question is how damp/dry are the exposed parts of the outfield.

17:10 Local Time, 15:10 GMT, 20:40 IST: Very light rain at the moment. Cut-off time for a 5-over contest is 18:36 local time

16:05 Local Time, 14:05 GMT, 19:35 IST: Rain is quite steady and adamant. We are looking at a shortened game without a doubt if and when it stops and becomes cricket-ready

15:30 Local Time, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST: The umbrellas are still up and the covers are still in place. It is bright at the moment but there are dark clouds in the background. Fingers crossed!

15:15 Local Time, 13:15 GMT, 18:45 IST: It has stopped raining or the rain is very light and visibility is definitely better. Tha radar isn't looking great though. For the moment, the groundstaff will quickly want to remove the water that's leaked onto the outfield from the edge of the covers.

"I had a look at the wicket. It is pretty hard but the first six overs could be critical for the Capitals. If they don't lose wickets (ball could do a bit), they can go really hard because you never know what is enough here," opines AB de Villiers about the pitch

15:00 Local Time, 13:00 GMT, 18:30 IST: Oh dear, it's raining heavily and the square is covered. ABdV on air though informs that this venue has great drainage so hopefully it stops soon.

Teams:

Durban Super Giants (Playing XI): Brandon King, Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock(w), Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Jason Smith, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj(c), Naveen-ul-Haq, Junior Dala, Noor Ahmad

Pretoria Capitals (Playing XI): Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw(c), Kyle Verreynne(w), Liam Livingstone, Marques Ackerman, Senuran Muthusamy, James Neesham, Migael Pretorius, Eathan Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon

Rossouw: Obviously wanted to bowl with the overhead conditions. We should have won the last game but that's past and hopefully we can win today. Three changes for the conditions today.

Maharaj: We are going to bowl. Hopefully we can use the overhead conditions with the ball, bit of rain around. Staying in the fight and coming over the line was the highlight. We need a bit more disciplined and focus on our strengths. Three changes for us and all conditions-based.

Durban Super Giants have won the toss and have opted to field

Welcome to the Sunday smash at the SA20. These two sides treated us to a high-scorer in Durban, It's generally a belter here in Pretoria and the ball flies high. What's in store today? Last season Pretoria won their away game against urban and Durban returned the favour in Pretoria. This season Durban clinched a thriller at home by 2 runs. Will Pretoria rule at home this time?