Jozi Stars power-hitter Rassie van der Dussen has said the key to his team advancing to the Mzansi Super League (MSL) final will be to have wickets in hand at the back end in their home qualifier against the Paarl Rocks on Friday night. The Stars take on the Rocks at the Wanderers (7pm) with a place in the inaugural MSL final at stake. The winner will travel to Newlands to play the pool stages winners‚ the Cape Town Blitz‚ in Sunday’s final. The Stars will hope that lightening does not strike twice after they went down to the same Rocks team by six wickets with three balls to spare when the two teams squared off in the pool stages last Sunday. Van der Dussen‚ who is the tournament’s leading scorer with 405 runs in 10 innings at 51.25 and is the owner of the most sixes (22)‚ said the Stars have enough fire-power in their batting line up and should have no problems getting past the Rocks on Friday should they set up a solid foundation. “When we bat well and have wickets in hand in the...
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