In the 23rd fixture of the SA20 League 2024 season, MI Cape Town will be hosting Joburg Super Kings on Monday at Newlands Cricket Ground. Both teams are at a point differential of 3 points in the point table but they both are in need of a win.
MI Cape Town is currently at the 4th spot in the points table with two wins and a net run rate of +0.164.
Joburg Super Kings are currently at the bottom of the point table with a single win and a net run rate of -1.833.
Rickelton is the highest scorer in the tournament and has already scored 4 fifties at an average of 71.
The betting tip is...
Ryan Rickelton to score a half-century.
MI Cape Town has performed inconsistently in the ongoing SA20 league. Sometimes the batters fail to perform and sometimes it is the bowlers who are the reason for their loss.
Ryan Rickelton is their highest scorer and the highest scorer of the tournament with 355 runs in 6 matches at an average of 71. Rassie van der Dussen is following him with 229 runs at an average of 38.17 in 6 matches.
On the bowling front, Thomas Kaber is their key bowler as he is the highest wicket-taker with 6 wickets in 4 matches at an economy of 6.08. George Linde is also a valuable contributor with 5 wickets in 5 fixtures at an economy of 6.78.
Olly Stone is not having a good season as he is turning out to be expensive for the team.
Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, and Liam Livingstone are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Connor Esterhuizen, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Olly Stone, Kieron Pollard
After finishing second in the first edition of the SA20 league, Joburg Super Kings are witnessing a nightmare in the season as they are at the bottom of the point table and witnessed their first win after 3 consecutive losses.
Leus du Plooy is their highest scorer with 186 runs at an average of 36.60 in 5 fixtures. Reeza Hendricks and Moeen Ali need to score more runs and build a strong partnership.
Joburg Super Kings have received an inconsistent performance from the bowling unit. Lizaad Williams has been the only consistent performer who has picked up 10 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 10.53.
Imran Tahir has been economical for the team as he has an economy of 6.18 in 5 matches with 5 wickets.
Skipper Faf Du Plessis will be expecting a better performance from himself and players like Romario Shepherd and Nandre Burger
Predicted Lineup: Faf du Plessis, Leus du Plooy, Reeza Hendricks, Sibonelo Makhanya, Moeen Ali, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, Kyle Simmonds, Imran Tahir, Lizaad Williams
On paper, Joburg Super Kings have looked like a strong squad but when it came to action, they have been a complete failure. The experienced players have failed to perform and because of this, the team is facing problems.
MI Cape Town have also been inconsistent but they have some match-winners in the team. They also have a good lineup of bowlers and the team is not dependent on a single bowler to scalp wickets.
We predict a win for MI Cape Town on Monday.