We are going to see the bottom two teams in the points table colliding in the upcoming MICT v JSK match. This will be the second time these teams will face each other in this tournament. The last time these two teams met, MI Cape Town defeated Joburg Super Kings in a one-sided match by 98 runs. If you are confused about which players to include in your fantasy team, then this article will come to aid, in which we are going to take a look at the match predictions.
MICT v JSK: Match Overview
The 23rd match of the SA20 2024, MI Cape Town v Joburg Super Kings will be played on 29 January at the Newlands Stadium. Here is the overview of the MICT v JSK match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 23rd |
| Match Date | 29 January 2024 |
| Venue | Newlands Stadium |
| Where To Watch In India | Sports 18 and JioCinema |
MI Cape Town v Joburg Super Kings: Match Predictions
Joburg Super Kings has played 7 matches so far in this tournament out of which they managed to win only one. They lost 4 matches while 2 have been canceled due to rain which includes the recent one against the Pretoria Capitals. With 8 points the team is at the bottom of the points table. These are some of the players that are predicted to perform well in this match from the squad of Super Kings:
- Reeza Hendricks
- Faf du Plessis
- Lizaad Williams
- Nandre Burger
MI Cape Town has also played 7 matches so far in this tournament, out of which they won 2 games. Their most recent match was against Sunrisers Eastern Cape, which they lost by 4 runs. A few days ago, they were in the top 4, but after Pretoria Capitals gained two points from their recently canceled match, they took the fourth position in the points table. With 9 points, MI Cape Town has slipped down to 5th position. Here are a few players expected to do well from the MICT:
- Liam Livingstone
- Ryan Rickleton
- Kagiso Rabada
- Nuwan Thushara
Both teams are having a tough year and find themselves at the bottom of the points table. However, this match is predicted to be entertaining because both teams are desperate for a win. MI Cape Town has been performing better than the Joburg Super Kings, and that is why fans are backing them to win the match.
MICT v JSK: Predicted Playing XI
David Wiese came back into the playing XI in the previous match but unfortunately, the match was canceled due to rain, hopefully, we will see him playing in this match. Predicted Playing 11 of Joburg Super Kings:
- Faf du Plessis (C)
- Reeza Hendricks
- Leus du Plooy
- Sibonelo Makhanya
- Moeen Ali
- Donovan Ferreira (wk)
- Romario Shepherd
- Lizaad Williams
- Imran Tahir
- David Wiese
- Nandre Burger
The team is losing matches consecutively but we can hardly blame their squad for that. From Ryan Rickelton to Thomas Kaber, players have impressed us with their performances, so despite the bad results we don’t expect to see any changes to the playing 11. MI Cape Town Predicted Playing 11:
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Ryan Rickleton (wk)
- Liam Livingstone
- Sam Curran
- Kieron Pollard (c)
- Dewald Brevis
- Delano Potgieter
- George Linde
- Thomas Kaber
- Nuwan Thushara
- Kagiso Rabada
MICT vs JSK: Weather and Pitch Report
This match is scheduled to be played at the Newlands Stadium, where we see some good pace. The par score is around 175 runs. Seeing the statistics we think the toss winner would probably choose to field first. According to the weather forecast, a windy environment with the temperature being in the lower mid-twenties is expected.
Head-To-Head
These two teams have met three times and we are yet to see a close match. The first time they faced each other was 14 January 2023 in which MI Cape Town won by 7 wickets with 22 balls remaining. In their second match which occurred on 6 February 2023, Joburg Super Kings won by 76 runs. The most recent game between them was played earlier in this tournament on 13 January where MI Cape Town defeated the Joburg Super Kings by 98 runs.
| Matches Played | 3 |
| MICT Won | 2 |
| JSK Won | 1 |
| No Result | 0 |