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
Pretoria Capitals 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 Saturday, February 4.
The game will be staged at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Pretoria Capitals are flying at the top of the table, having won five of their seven and picked up three bonus points along the way. They have two games in hand on Paarl Royals directly below them; Paarl's match on Friday was washed out before it could reach a conclusion.
It was anticipated that MI Cape Town would be in the mix alongside Pretoria when the competition began, given their stacked bowling attack and the presence of Dewald Brevis at the top of the order.
But instead, MI have struggled surprisingly; they have lost four of their last five and find themselves with a battle on their hands just to make the knockout phase of the tournament. Defeat at Centurion could be fatal. Even wins in their last two group matches might not be enough.
Dewald Brevis in action [Sportzpics/CSA/SA20]
MI were beaten last time out by Durban's Super Giants, who they would have expected to beat once putting 165 runs on the board, given the quality of a bowling attack that includes both Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan. Warwickshire's Henry Brookes has been signed as added cover.
When these sides last met, Will Jacks hammered a rapid fifty before Cape Town were bundled out for just 130, with Brevis' 46 the only innings of note.
Much depends for Cape Town on the South African quintet of Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde and Grant Roelofsen, but they have just four half centuries between them.
Pretoria have to make do without Jacks, who has been an exceptional acquisition for them; he is the tournament's leading run-scorer but is now on England duty in New Zealand.
A humid day is expected in Centurion with temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius and a chance of rain.
MI Cape Town have reinforced their squad with the arrival of Henry Brookes and Tim David, replacing Olly Stone and Liam Livingstone, respectively.
Pretoria are without Jacks, so good in the first half of the competition but now leaving a hole at the top of Wayne Parnell's side.
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, Colin Ingram (replaced Will Jacks from February 1)
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
Rashid Khan's men need two wins [Sportzpics/CSA/SA20]
Pretoria Capitals: Kusal Mendis, Phil Salt, Rilee Rossouw, Theunis de Bruyn, Senuran Muthusamy, Clyde Fortuin, Jimmy Neesham, Wayne Parnell, Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid
MI Cape Town: Dewald Brevis, Grant Roelofsen, Rassie van der Dussen, Tim David, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Odean Smith, Rashid Khan, Duan Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Henry Brookes
MI Cape Town are the outsiders for this match, with odds of 11/10. Pretoria Capitals are favourites at 4/5.
Table-topping Capitals will be confident of extending their lead at the top of the tree.
Tickets are available for between 80 rand (£3.79) and 170 rand (£8.05), 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.
Welcome to www.thecricketer.com - the online home of the world’s oldest cricket magazine. Breaking news, interviews, opinion and cricket goodness from every corner of our beautiful sport, from village green to national arena.