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CLAIM NOWMI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, SA20, Today Match Prediction 16 January 2024
Toss Winner - Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and choose to bat first
Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat MI Cape Town by 4 runs
Can MI Cape Town continue their momentum in their first home game?
- MI Cape Town have scored 200+ in their last two outings
- Sunrisers Easter Cape are off to a losing start
- MI Cape Town have a solid bowling attack
MI Cape Town to win
| Tournament: | SA20 League, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 24.0°C|Partly cloudy |
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MICT vs SEC Match Prediction & Analysis
MI Cape Town will face Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands, Capetown in their first home game of the season. The hosts have been in a great touch with the bat scoring 200+ in both their innings so far.
The visitors, on the other hand, fell short of the 226-run target in their last match. Though they reached the 190-run mark in the run chase, overall it wasn’t an impressive performance from the SEC.
Tom Abell and Tristan Stubbs were the only batters to have made an impact with some significant knocks. MI Cape Town have a promising bowling attack with the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, and Beuran Hendricks to name a few.
They bowled out Joburg Super Kings for just 145 runs in their last match while defending 243 runs at The Wanderers. There are some power-hitting batters in the top and middle-order of MI Cape Town.
They will pose a tough challenge to the visiting Sunrisers. It will be an exciting contest between the two teams and SEC will need to put in extra effort to bounce back.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
MICT
W L
MICT
177/6 in 16.3 10.73
207/5 in 20.0 10.35
SEC
L
SEC
190/9 in 20.0 9.5
225/3 in 20.0 11.25
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 0 Matches
TEAMS PREVIEW
MI Cape Town Preview
MI Cape Town started the season on a losing note after the DLS ruling in their opening game against Durban Super Giants. The bowlers did a fine job delivering regular breakthroughs while defending 207 runs but Henrich Klaasen of the Super Giants snatched the game away.
He ensured DSG were much ahead of the DSL par score when rain interrupted play. Nevertheless, MI pack a solid punch as far as their overall squad strength goes. They were quick to bounce back in the next game.
The bowlers were clinical this time around and annihilated the opposition. The openers Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton added 200 runs for the opening partnership.
Now that is a rarity in T20 cricket but it is nonetheless a great sign for MI Cape Town going ahead. The middle-order features some big guns like Dewald Brewis, Liam Livingstone, and skipper Kieron Pollard coming in at number 5.
Pollard scored an unbeaten 31 off 41 balls in their opening game against Durban helping MI Cape Town cross the 200-run mark. It is a star-studded batting lineup and we expect them to go berzerk once again.
The bowling attack has variety and the likes of Olly Stone, Kagiso Rabada, and Sam Curran will be crucial in the pace department.
MI Cape Town Predicted Playing XI:
Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard (c), Sam Curran, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Olly Stone
MI Cape Town Key Players From Previous Game Of SA20 League, 2024
MI Cape Town Actual Playing XI:
Connor Esterhuizen, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, George Linde, Liam Livingstone, Beuran Hendricks, Kagiso Rabada, Olly Stone, Kieron Pollard
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Preview
Aiden Markram will be thinking of ways to turn things around quickly and lead his team to their first win of the season. The wins in the early stages of the season play a huge role towards the end.
A few losses up front could affect the momentum and make it that much more difficult to get back to winning ways while maintaining a good NRR. As such this will be a crucial game for Markram and co. and they need to bring their A-game as they face the mighty MI Cape Town.
One of the characteristics of the Sunrisers' Eastern Cape batting lineup is the lack of specialist batters. They’ve got Marco Jansen coming in at number 6 followed by Beyers Swanepoel and Liam Dawson.
Now they do have solid batters in the middle-order like Tom Abell, Aiden Markram, and Tristan Stubbs, Jansen and Swanepoel aren’t typical finishers like Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, and Heinrich Klaasen.
The strength of this batting lineup lies in the middle-order and their form will be crucial to their success. Adam Rossington at the top is also a promising batter and will be one to watch out for.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape have the potential to post a big total and with the right playing conditions, they would likely bounce back. However, we aren’t so impressed with their bowling attack.
Daniel Worral and Marco Jansen are the key bowlers to lead this attack but they haven’t found much from others like Swanepoel or Ottniel Baartman.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Predicted Playing XI:
Jordan Hermann, Adam Rossington (wk), Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Liam Dawson, Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Simon Harmer, Ottniel Baartman, Daniel Worrall
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Key Players From Previous Game Of SA20 League, 2024
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Actual Playing XI:
Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan, Jordan Hermann, Thomas Abell, Tristan Stubbs, Ottneil Baartman, Simon Harmer, Liam Dawson, Marco Jansen, Daniel Worrall, Patrick Kruger
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
This pitch was rated unsatisfactory by the ICC after the India vs South Africa 2nd Test earlier this month. It hasn’t been a batting paradise in the past even when the pitch was in better conditions than the recent Test.
Bowlers will have the upper hand and scoring runs will be a tough challenge here. It will be windy weather on the match day with a high of 21 degrees Celsius.
MICT vs SEC Pitch Report
Newlands in Cape Town will be the venue for this match. It is home to MI Cape Town and has a very low average 1st innings score in domestic T20s. A winning total should be somewhere around 170-175 runs on this ground. Only 11 times from 46 matches teams have managed to cross the 170-run mark at this venue.
Toss: To Bowl
Teams batting first have won 24 of the 46 domestic T20 matches played at this venue. But in international T20s, it was the team bowling first that had the upper hand with 15 wins from 21 matches. And in the last season of SA20, teams chasing a total won 4 of the 5 matches here.
Considering the stats we reckon both skippers will be considering bowling first if they win the toss.
MICT vs SEC
Winning Prediction
MI Cape Town will come into this match on the back of a huge win and carry the momentum. Their batting has been impressive with back-to-back scores of 200+. They feature a deep lineup with reliable big-hitters at every position.
The visitors also have a strong middle-order but considering the pitch conditions here, MI Cape Town will have the edge in the contest given their bowling strength. MI Cape Town will start as favorites in our match prediction.
MI Cape Town to win
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