Cricket fans should get ready to enjoy the Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape match, which will be played today at 9 pm (IST). The last time these two teams met was on 12 February in the finals of SA20 2023. That day, Pretoria Capitals, who were invited to bat first, couldn’t impress the fans with their batting and failed to set a big target.
It was a one-sided match in which Sunrisers Eastern Cape chased the target of 136 in the 17th over and won by 4 wickets (with 22 balls remaining). It will be interesting to see who will dominate this time. In this article, let us look at the PC vs SEC match predictions, possible playing XI, and head-to-head stats between these teams.
PC vs SEC: Match Overview
The 15th match of SA20 2024: Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape will be played on 22 January at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. Here is the overview of the PC vs SEC match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 15th |
| Match Date | 22 January, 2024 |
| Venue | St. George’s Park |
| Where To Watch In India | Sports 18 and JioCinema |
PC vs SEC: Match Predictions
Both teams played their last match on Saturday. Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated the Durban Super Giants by 5 wickets. Sunrisers have lost only one match out of four matches they played this year. Their first match was canceled without a ball being bowled due to rain, but they still got 2 points for that.
On the other hand, Pretoria Capitals faced Joburg Super Kings; it was a match between the bottom two teams of the points table. Joburg Super Kings dominated the game and won this one-sided match in 18 overs. It was the third loss for the team.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape has had a good start this year. The team must be confident, especially after their second consecutive win that helped the team jump to the 3rd place in the points table. These players from the side of SEC are expected to do well in the match:
- Aiden Markram: The Sunrisers captain, Aiden Markram, has been making runs consistently for the team.
- Jordan Hermann: Just a few days ago, we witnessed an inning of 106 runs from the opening batter Hermann against MI Cape Town.
- Ottniel Baartman: The right-arm medium-fast bowler, Ottniel Baartman, has been doing well with the ball.
- Marco Jansen: We have seen the bowling all-rounder performing well in this season both from the bat and ball.
The tournament has been rough for last year’s runner-up Pretoria Capitals. The team has won only one out of four matches they played this year. After losing their third match; the team is at the bottom of the points table. Seeing the statistics, you should consider these names while creating your fantasy team:
- Rilee Rossouw: The top-order batter Rilee Rossouw couldn’t impress us in the recent two matches, but he is predicted to do well in this game.
- Will Jacks: The batting all-rounder is performing well both as a batter and bowler; we recently saw his century against DSG.
- Jimmy Neesham: The batting all-rounder and the former captain of PC are again being predicted to help the team in the match.
- Kyle Verreynne: The wicketkeeper batter Kyle Verreynne didn’t play the initial matches, but recently when he got a chance, he scored 72 runs.
Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Predicted Playing XI
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Predicted Playing XI:
- Jordan Hermann
- Dawid Malan
- Aiden Markram (c)
- Tristan Stubbs (wk)
- Tom Abell
- Patrick Kruger
- Liam Dawson
- Marco Jansen
- Simon Harmer
- Ottniel Baartman
- Daniel Worrall
Pretoria Capitals Predicted Playing XI:
- Philip Salt (wk)
- Will Jacks
- Kyle Verreynne
- Rilee Rossouw
- Colin Ingram
- James Neesham
- Corbin Bosch
- Wayne Parnell (c)
- Eathan Bosch
- Hardus Viljoen
- Adil Rashid
Pitch Details
It won’t be right to label St. George’s Park as a batting-friendly or bowling-friendly pitch. It sometimes acts like a batting pitch and on certain occasions, supports spin bowlers. Left-arm spin bowlers often perform well here.
Head-To-Head
These two teams met three times in the inaugural season of SA20 last year. Pretoria Capitals won both group-stage matches while Sunrisers Eastern Cape dominated the important game: the final match of the tournament.
| Matches Played | 3 |
| PC Won | 2 |
| SEC Won | 1 |
| No Result | 0 |