Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 SA20
Durban Super Giants host MI Cape Town in the next match of the SA20 in 2023.
The start of play is scheduled for 5.30pm local time (3.30pm GMT) on Thursday, February 2.
The game will be staged at Kingsmead in Durban.
Durban Super Giants recorded back-to-back wins earlier in the competition but that feels like a long time ago now. Since then, they have lost four in a row, all in relatively convincing fashion, and sit bottom of the six-team table.
MI Cape Town have picked up three wins from seven games so far in this competition and currently sit fifth. However, in their most recent outing, they lost to Pretoria Capitals by 52 runs.
When these two sides met earlier in the season, the Super Giants won by five wickets.
Dewald Brevis [Sportzpics/CSA/SA20]
Dewald Brevis starred for MI Cape Town last time out with 46, although lack of support couldn't get them over the line. In a team that anyone has not had anyone take clinical amounts of wickets, Rashid Khan and Jofra Archer lead the way on eight. Kagiso Rabada is yet to fire has the ability to change a game.
Kyle Mayers and Quinton de Kock are Durban Super Giants' leading run-scorers. Although both struggled last time out, Jason Holder and Hardus Viljoen will be key to their bowling success in the likely absence of Reece Topley, along with spin duo Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj.
A cloudy, humid day is expected in Durban with temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius.
Durban Super Giants might be without Heinrich Klaassen and Reece Topley, with both players involved in the third ODI between South Africa and England on February 1. MI Cape Town could be without Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Rassie van der Dussen for the same reason.
De Kock was rested by South Africa for that match after sustaining an injury to his right thumb.
Durban Super Giants: Kyle Abbott, Matthew Breetzke, Johnson Charles, Quinton de Kock, Akila Dhananjaya, Simon Harmer, Jason Holder, Christian Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Mayers, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Reece Topley, Prenelan Subrayen, Dilshan Madushanka, Junior Dala
MI Cape Town: Ziyaad Abrahams, Jofra Archer, Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Rashid Khan, George Linde, Liam Livingstone, Wesley Marshall, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Grant Roelofsen, Waqar Salamkheil, Odean Smith, Olly Stone, Rassie van der Dussen, Henry Brookes, Tim David
*Squads are for the whole SA20 and not specific to this match
Durban Super Giants have been poor this season [Sportzpics/CSA/SA20]
Durban Super Giants: Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Wiaan Mulder, Christiaan Jonker, Keemo Paul, Jason Holder, Simon Harmer, Hardus Viljoen, Keshav Maharaj, Prenelan Subrayen
MI Cape Town: Dewald Brevis, Wesley Marshall, Ryan Rickleton, , George Linde, Grant Roelofsen, Odean Smith, Rashid Khan, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada, Henry Brookes
MI Cape Town are the favourites for this match, with odds of 4/6. Durban Super Giants are outsiders at 11/10.
MI Cape Town to get their revenge from earlier in the campaign and stretch the points difference between the bottom two sides.
Tickets are available for between 60 rand (£3) and 100 rand (£4.69), and can be bought through Ticketpro.
Sky Sports has the UK rights to SA20 matches for five years, and the games will be spread across Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Mix.
In India, Sports18 and Jio Cinema will broadcast and stream all the matches.
SuperSport will carry the games to South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.
In Australia, you'll need to go to Foxtel for full coverage.
The Cricketer will carry match reports from every game.
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