MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants, SA20 2023, Today Match Prediction 13 January 2023

mict vs dsg Match Prediction & Analysis

MI Cape Town have started their SA20 journey with a bang, beating Paarl Royals comprehensively by 8 wickets. They now take on Durban Super Giants on the 14th of Jan at Newlands. Durban Super Giants lost their first game of the season to Joburg Super Kings and will have to put up a much better performance if they hope to get past MI Cape Town.

TEAMS PREVIEW

MI Cape Town Preview

MI Cape Town’s first match was against Paarl Royals. It was also the first match of the SA20’s inaugural season. Paarl Royals were asked to bat first and on a pitch with some bounce and movement, they could only manage 142-7. MI Cape Town chased the target down in just 15.3 overs, losing 2 wickets in the process. The young and exciting Dewald Brevis shined again with a cracking unbeaten 70 off 41 balls. The 19-year-old is the most exciting young prospect in T20 cricket right now and promises to be one of the stars of this season.

MI Cape Town also have Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, and George Linde in their ranks to solidify their batting unit. Their biggest strength, however, is their bowling unit. Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan leads the team and the bowling unit. England speedster Jofra Archer made a memorable return to active cricket with figures of 3-27 off 4 overs in the previous game. Archer was playing a professional game after almost 18 months but looked in excellent rhythm. He will be the team’s main weapon going forward. Seam bowling all-rounder Sam Curran who is fresh from a Player of the match and also the Player of the tournament performance in the recent T20 World Cup in Australia, is another vita cog of this team.

MI Cape Town Predicted Playing XI:

Rassie van der Dussen, Grant Roelofsen (wk), Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Delano Potgieter, George Linde, Sam Curran, Rashid Khan (c), Duan Jansen, Olly Stone, Jofra Archer

MI Cape Town Actual Playing XI:

Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Delano Potgieter, Dewald Brevis, Grant Roelofsen, George Linde, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Duan Jansen, Olly Stone, Rashid Khan

Durban Super Giants Preview

Durban Super Giants went down by 16 runs to Joburg Super Kings in their first match of the season. In a high-scoring contest, Durban was set a stiff target of 191 but could manage 174-5. Captain Quinton de Kock top-scored with a sublime 78 off 52 balls. However, the others failed to give him any support. Kyle Mayers is a solid option at the top and he should enjoy batting on these wickets. Heinrich Klaasen is our batter to watch out for. He had a good last year where he was striking it at a rate of 156 in T20Is.

Durban Super Giants do lack a quality fast bowler in their ranks. They have Dwaine Pretorius and Jason Holder but needed another international quality pacer who could lead the bowling. In Akila Dananjaya and Keshav Maharaj, though, they have two quality spin bowling options.

Durban Super Giants Predicted Playing XI:

Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Akila Dananjaya, Keemo Paul

Durban Super Giants Actual Playing XI:

Heinrich Klaasen, Quinton de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Mayers, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Hardus Viljoen, Keemo Paul, Jason Holder, Reece Topley

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch at Newlands Cricket Ground is traditionally bowler-friendly. It offers considerable bounce and seam movement at the start so fast bowlers will be difficult to handle in the first 6-odd overs. Once it settles down, though, there are runs on offer.

The weather in Cape Town on the day of the match will be clear and pleasant.

 

Venue Details

The average score batting first at the Newlands Cricket Ground is 148. The highest tota posted at the venue is 196/4 by Jozi Stars. Scores between 150 and 169 have been posted 13 times here in 42 T20 games. The first match of the season was played here, where Paarl Royals could only manage 142-7 after being put in to bat. The team batting first in this game should look to post a total of around 160-170 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

As we saw in the first game on the venue, the team winning the toss is likely to field first.