The eighth tournament match: MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape will be played on 16 January at Newlands, Cape Town. MI Cape Town players, also known as Cape Cobras, are in great form this season, especially the batsmen who scored 200+ runs twice in a row.
On the other hand, their opponents and last year’s defending champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, are yet to win their first match this year. From match predictions to pitch reports, here in this article, we are going to discuss all you need to know about this match.
MICT VS SEC: Match Overview
Kieron Pollard and Aiden Markram would lead MI Cape Town and Sunrisers Eastern Cape, respectively, as skippers in this match. Here is the overview of the match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 8th |
| Match Date | 16 January, 2024 |
| Venue | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Where To Watch In India | Sports 18 and JioCinema |
MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Match Predictions
Sunrisers Eastern Cape will travel to Newlands to face their next opponents, MI Cape Town, in their home ground. The hosts have been playing well in the season, registering more than 200 runs consecutively in their first two matches. Sunrisers aren’t having a great time, but they also seem to be strong. They didn’t get to play their first match due to rain, but in their second match, their batsmen scored 190 while chasing the target of 226 runs. Sunrisers lost the game but showed us the potential of their squad.
The opening batsmen of MI Cape Town, Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton, who stole the show in the previous match, are again being predicted to give a good start to the team. George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, and Olly Stone are predicted to take some wickets in the match. Liam Livingston and the skipper Kieron Pollard are expected to contribute with both bat and ball.
From the Sunrisers’ side, people are betting on Tom Abell, Aiden Markram, and Tristan Stubbs to score runs. While Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, and Daniel Worrall are the top picks from the bowling lineup. If the Sunrisers have to win, then these players must perform well; otherwise, fans might witness the third win in a row for the hosting team.
The main battle will be between the Sunrisers bowlers and the top and middle-order batsmen of the MI team. There are some destructive batters in the top and middle order that Sunrisers need to send back to the pavilion early in the game, and if they fail to do so, then we might once again see a 200+ score.
It will be exciting to see if the Sunrisers Eastern Cape can defeat MI Cape Town in their home. Looking at the forms and statistics of these two teams, MI Cape Town seems to be a stronger contender, and that’s why they are being predicted to dominate the game with their bats and earn 4 more points.
MICT VS SEC: Possible Playing XI
These players are predicted to be in MI Cape Town’s 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
This is the Predicted Playing XI of Sunrisers Eastern Cape:
- Jordan Hermann
- Adam Rossington (wk)
- Tom Abell
- Aiden Markram (c)
- Tristan Stubbs
- Liam Dawson
- Marco Jansen
- Beyers Swanepoel
- Simon Harmer
- Ottniel Baartman
- Daniel Worrall
MICT VS SEC: Weather Conditions
The weather forecast for 16 January at Newlands Cape Town predicts that there will be a windy environment with a temperature of around 21 degrees Celsius.
MICT vs SEC: Pitch Report
Newlands, Cape Town, the home ground of MI Cape Town, has a low average score in the first innings of domestic franchise matches. We don’t often see a team crossing the score of 170 on this ground. Seeing the statistics, we think the toss winner would probably elect to field first on this pitch.
MICT VS SEC: Head-To-Head
In the first season of SA20 last year, we saw two matches between MI Cape Town and Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Both matches were interesting and went very close, and both of them Sunrisers won.
| Matches Played | 2 |
| MICT Won | 0 |
| SEC Won | 2 |
| No Result | 0 |