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SA20, one of the world’s famous cricket leagues, is starting from today i.e. 9th January. This is the third season of SA20 in which the first match will be played at St George’s Park. Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town will face each other in the first match of the season. Two-time champion and defending champion Sunrisers Eastern Cape would also like to start this season with a bang.
On the other hand, MI Cape Town team would like to forget the bad season of 2024 and make a good start this time under the captaincy of Rashid Khan. They have many great players like Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult and Colin Ingram. Talking about Sunrisers, they will be led by Aiden Markram for the third consecutive season and players like Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen and Jack Crawley will take the field for them. The opening game of the SA20 is expected to be a nail-biting showdown between the two teams as both the teams would be looking to make a great start to their campaign.
SIC vs MICT pitch report
SA20 is going to start at St. George’s Park, so the pitch is considered suitable for batting. However, the bowlers will also have a chance to achieve something in the beginning. Spinners will also be able to take help from the pitch. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first. Overall, a fierce competition between ball and bat is expected in today’s match.
This has been the record of T20 at St. George Park
- Total matches played – 10
- Matches won by batting first – 4
- Matches won by bowling first – 6
- Average score of first innings – 134
- Highest score – 180 runs (IND vs SA)
- Highest Score – Successfully Chased Score 154 runs (IND vs SA)
squads of both teams
MI Cape Town Team: Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dewald Brewis, Connor Esterhuizen, Colin Ingram, Rashid Khan (c), Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Peedt, Corbin Bosch, Thomas Cobber, Delano Potgieter, Nuwan Thushara, Chris Benjamin, Tristan Luce.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape team: Jordan Harman, Aiden Markram (c), Tom Abell, Liam Dawson, Tristan Stubbs (wk), David Bedingham, Roelof van der Merwe, Marco Jansen, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson, Otniel Baartman, Jack Crowley, Patrick Kruger, Simon Harmer, Okuhle Cele, Bearse Swanepoel, Andile Simelane, Daniel Smith, Caleb Seleka.
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