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
MI Cape Town host Pretoria Capitals in the next match of the SA20 in 2023.
The start of play is scheduled for 3.30pm local time (1.30pm GMT) on Monday, January 23.
The game will be staged at Newlands in Cape Town.
MI Cape Town ended their two-match losing streak with a win against the Paarl Royals and currently sit second in the table.
Pretoria Capitals are the only team ahead of them. They have won four matches from a possible six but lost their most recent outing - a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Paarl Royals.
In Grant Roelofsen, MI Cape Town has found a consistent batter. He has scored 155 runs in five innings, including two half-centuries. Dewald Brevis, however, has been quiet. In the bowling department, Kagiso Rabada and George Linde have been the standout bowlers, taking seven and five wickets, respectively, and both maintaining sub-seven economies.
Pretoria Capitals have a lot going their way so far, like Anrich Nortje finding form with 10 wickets in six games. He has received exceptional support from Eathan Bosch, with eight wickets in six games. English batters Will Jacks and Phil Salt have carried their batting line-up with 208 and 159 runs, respectively.
MI Cape Town batter Grant Roelofsen [SA20]
The key match-up in this contest will be between MI Cape Town's bowling against the Pretoria Capitals' batting.
Kusal Mendis, Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, and Theunis de Bruyn will be going up against Rashid Khan, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada, Odean Smith, and Sam Curran, which will be an interesting watch.
Jacks and Mendis, who are naturally aggressive batters, may find it challenging to play their strokes against this quality and experienced bowling lineup while Rossouw has been very quiet, scoring just 55 runs.
That said, the likes of Curran, Archer and Rashid have been hit and miss in the tournament to date, with Curran in particular looking a little off colour - his economy is 9.09 while he has taken just three wickets.
Sunny skies are expected over Cape Town with temperatures hovering around 23 degrees Celsius.
Pretoria Capitals had to make a change in their previous game, with Mendis coming in for Phil Salt (sickness). He may come back into the side if he's recovered.
Meanwhile, MI Cape Town have found the winning way after two consecutive defeats, so you'd expect them to continue with the same XI.
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
Pretoria Capitals: Eathan Bosch, Theunis de Bruyn, Shane Dadswell, Cameron Delport, Daryn Dupavillon, Will Jacks, Josh Little, Marco Marais, Kusal Mendis, Senuran Muthusamy, Jimmy Neesham, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Migael Pretorius, Adil Rashid, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Shaun von Berg
*Squads are for the whole SA20 and not specific to this match
Eathan Bosch has impressed with the ball for the Capitals [SA20]
MI Cape Town: Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Grant Roelofsen, Rassie van der Dussen, Sam Curran, Delano Potgieter, George Linde, Rashid Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer
Pretoria Capitals: Kusal Mendis, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Rilee Rossouw, Shane Dadswell, Jimmy Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell, Senuran Muthuswamy, Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje
MI are favourites with bookmakers Betfair, with a best available price of 4/9. Capitals are the outsiders with odds as long as 8/13.
MI Cape Town are coming off a victory against Paarl Royals while Pretoria Capitals are coming off a defeat against Paarl Royals. MI Cape Town should continue their winning momentum and make a strong bid to finish at the top of the points table.
Tickets are available for between 80 rand (£3.80) and 200 rand (£9.50), 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.
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