MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals, SA20 2023, Today Match Prediction

mict vs pc Match Prediction & Analysis

In the 20th match of the season, MI Cape Town are facing Pretoria Capitals at Newlands, Cape Town, on 23rd January 2023. MICT have won the last match played against Paarl Royals, whereas Pretoria Capitals have lost their last game against the Royals.

With 3 victories and 3 defeats from the 6 matches played in the league, MICT are in the 2nd spot of the points table with 13 points. Pretoria Capitals lost 2 games from 6 fixtures played, and they are in the 1st place in the table with 18 points. 

It will be a contest between the top 2 teams of SA20. MICT have the advantage of playing in front of a home crowd. Pretoria Capitals failed to register a hattrick of wins in the last match against Royals hence they are eyeing to get back on a winning track against MICT.

TEAMS PREVIEW

MI Cape Town Preview

One of the favorites of SA20, MICT have a 50% winning record so far this season. To maintain the winning momentum ahead in the league, they will face table toppers; Pretoria Capitals in the 20th match of the league at Newlands in Cape Town. 

While batting first against Paarl Royals in the last match, MICT’s batters scored a decent total of 142 runs on the board. Rassie van der Dussen’s 49 runs from 42 balls and Grant Roelofsen’s 34 from 30 balls were the key innings in the MICT’s batting lineup.

MICT’s bowlers dominated the powerplay while defending the target by taking 4 wickets on just 30 runs. But later, lost the momentum in the middle overs. Jofra Archer bowled a superb spell in the death overs to get his team back in the game. George Linde and Kagiso Rabada both clinched 2 wickets each, whereas Rashid Khan and Jofra Archer picked 1 wicket each in a win by 13 runs.

This team has a brutal fast bowling attack with Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer, and Sam Curran on board. MICT are struggling with their middle-order batting lineup this season. They need to resolve that issue to maintain their winning momentum this season. 

Key players:
Dewald Brevis, Grant Roelofsen, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada.

MI Cape Town Predicted Playing XI:

Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Grant Roelofsen (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde, Sam Curran, Delano Potgieter, Odean Smith, Rashid Khan (c), Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada.

MI Cape Town Actual Playing XI:

Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Delano Potgieter, Dewald Brevis, Kagiso Rabada, Grant Roelofsen, George Linde, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Odean Smith, Rashid Khan

Pretoria Capitals Preview

Pretoria Capitals lost the last game played against Paarl Royals after winning 2 back to back games against Super Kings and Super Giants. Now to get back on a winning track against they are facing MICT in the next match in Cape Town.

Captain Wayne Parnell decided to bat first in the last game against the Royals, and the team’s batters scored 158 runs on the board in 20 overs. Theunis de Bruyn was the Capital’s top scorer in the innings, with 53 runs from 47 balls. Kusal Mendis also added 37 runs from 26 runs. 

The team’s bowlers failed to defend the target of 159 runs. Will Jacks, who is the top runs scorer of the season, bowled a brilliant spell in the innings by taking 2 wickets in a single over bowled. But other bowlers failed to pressurize opponents, and the team lost the game in the last over. 

Pretoria Capitals have a good pace attack with them, and it will be a thrilling contest for fans to watch 2 power-packed pace attacks. Capitals’ batters need to put a decent batting display in front of MICT’s bowling attack if they want to claim a win again this season. 

Key players:
Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje.

Pretoria Capitals Predicted Playing XI:

Kusal Mendis (wk), Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Theunis de Bruyn, James Neesham, Wayne Parnell (c), Shane Dadswell, Senuran Muthusamy, Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje.

Pretoria Capitals Actual Playing XI:

Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje, Theunis de Bruyn, Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Wayne Parnell, Kusal Mendis, Will Jacks, James Neesham, Senuran Muthusamy, Clyde Fortuin

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be clear on the match day. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 26°C - 17°C. The pitch has seen a high-scoring game here and has added advantages to batters here.

Venue Details

Newlands in Cape Town will host this match. The ground can accommodate 25,000 people and has conducted a few domestic games, T20is.

Toss: To Bowl

The ground has conducted 4 games this season so far here. Here the general trend is the winning captain chooses to bowl first as the pitch favors batters in the 2nd innings. All 4 games played here are won by the chasing team.