Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town Match Analysis

On Saturday afternoon in St George’s Park, Gqeberha, Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town will square off in Match 20. MI Cape Town has lost its previous two tournament games, while Sunrisers Eastern Cape lost on Thursday after winning three straight.  At 13:30 local time, the match begins.

Given that they had defeated Pretoria Capitals by nine wickets just three days prior, Sunrisers Eastern Cape may have been overconfident on Thursday. The Sunrisers should have enough talent to go back to winning ways, and Aiden Markram won’t allow the same thing to happen in this encounter.

Although MI Cape Town entered this game having lost three of their previous four, they had won two of their previous four. They have match-winners all throughout their squad, so they will think they have a chance even if this will be a difficult encounter for them.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town Team Preview & Squads

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s success in this competition has largely been attributed to their consistent squad selection, therefore it was unexpected to see the opening partnership altered before Match 18. Adam Rossington and Beyers Swanepoel were chosen over Tom Abell and Ottniel Baartman.

The Sunrisers will be searching for a century from left-hander Dawid Malan in this game after he has put up consecutive single-digit scores. Malan tends to be absolutely out of form at the beginning of an innings. After scoring 106 runs without conceding, 25 runs, and 20 runs at the top of the order in the preceding three innings, Jordan Hermann entered the game at number three on Thursday; nevertheless, we anticipate seeing him start the game at number one.

The 32-year-old Australian right-arm quick medium Daniel Worrall has yet to lose a wicket this season and on Thursday he added two more dismissals to his total. After dismissing Will Jacks and Phil Salt in the same over against the Pretoria Capitals, bowling all-arounder Marco Jansen put on his best show of the competition.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape Squads

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Aiden Markram (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Marco Jansen, Beyers Swanepoel, Dawid Malan, Jordan Hermann,  Simon Harmer, Daniel Worrall, Tristan Stubbs, Patrick Kruger, and Liam Dawson.

MI Cape Town

Despite losing their previous two games, MI Cape Town’s most seasoned players haven’t performed well, therefore we anticipate that they’ll be given another chance in this match. Before this fight, there are no injuries in the camp.

Despite frequently facing the greatest bowlers, Ryan Rickleton, a keeper-battler, gets runs quickly and will be looking to lead MI Cape Town to an early lead in this game. Rickleton bats at the top of the order. For a considerable amount of time, Sam Curran, the all-around player for England in all formats, has been discussed as having more hitting potential than bowling. As he top-scored for MI Cape Town in the previous game, he smashed four sixes and one four.

The right-arm fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will relish this wicket at St. George’s Park and we anticipate him to regain his form despite going wicketless in his last two games. The seasoned all-round bowler Thomas Kaber has truly elevated his game in SA20 2024. He first removed JJ Smuts from the game before taking a crucial wicket of Heinrich Klaasen in the last encounter.

MI Cape Town Squads

MI Cape Town

Kieron Pollard (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickleton, George Linde, Thomas Kaber, Olly Stone, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Connor Esterhuizen, Dewald Brevis, and Liam Livingstone.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town outfield report

St George’s Park, Gqeberha

Sunrisers Eastern Cape won handily in the most recent match played at St George’s Park after fielding first. If either skipper wins the toss, we anticipate that they will decide to field first because the bowlers often have more support in the opening half of the match.

Although it will be raining in Gqeberha in the morning, there won’t be any more rain predicted for the duration of the match. St George’s Park offers numerous of run-scoring opportunities, and we anticipate a par score of 175 for this game. However, there will be movement early on for the quick bowlers, and spinners will also gain grip.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town Head-to-Head Stats of Last 3 Matches

In their last three matches, Sunrisers Eastern Cape have won all three matches and Pretoria Capitals have not won a single match.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town Prediction

Winning the toss

• Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Player of the Match

• Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Aiden Markram

Most runs

• Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Aiden Markram
• MI Cape Town – Rassie van der Dussen

Most wickets

• Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Ottniel Baartman
• MI Cape Town – Sam Curran

Most sixes

• Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Aiden Markram
• MI Cape Town – Rassie van der Dussen

Team Scores Batting First

• Sunrisers Eastern Cape – 175+
• MI Cape Town – 155+

According to cricket analysts, Sunrisers Eastern Cape has a 50% chance of winning.

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