Throughout this tournament, the Pretoria Capitals have played a good brand of cricket. With 23 points, they are in first place in the standings. They still have three league games left and have already advanced to the Playoffs, demonstrating their dominance. In their previous encounter, they defeated MI Cape Town by 52 runs.
Will Jacks has been amazing with the bat, scoring three half-centuries, and pacer Anrich Nortje is dominating the tournament with the ball, taking 13 wickets. They are a settled team that will try to dominate the MI Cape Town team, which has not done well.
In a close match, MI Cape Town lost to Durban’s Super Giants by 5 wickets, falling to the bottom of the standings. Even if they win their remaining two games, their chances of making the Playoffs are in jeopardy, and they must rely on other outcomes.
Match Information
- Match: MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals, Match 20
- Date: 23rd January 2023
- Time: 09:00 PM IST
- Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Top Pick – Batter
Rassie van der Dussen will bat based on the circumstances; he is good at sweeping the ball and takes calculated risks. He has scored 172 runs at an average of 28.66 over the course of this tournament’s eight matches.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
In the category of all-rounders, Jimmy Neesham merits consideration. He has scored 123 runs and taken 5 wickets so far in this tournament.
Top Pick – Bowler
The Pretoria Capital’s bowling attack is led by Anrich Nortje. With 13 scalps in seven matches, he is the competition’s joint second-leading wicket taker.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Kusal Mendis is a skilled player who can accurately time the ball. He has scored 66 runs at a strike rate of 146.66 in two tournament matches, with his highest score being 37.
Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Will Jacks, a batter, has a fantasy rating of 9.1 and has averaged 62 match fantasy points in the last 10 games. He could be a good choice for your Dream11 Team. This player bats right handed and is an opening batter in the top order. Will Jacks has scored 202 runs in his last five games, averaging 40.4 runs per game.
Senuran Muthusamy is an All-Rounder who has a fantasy rating of 8.7 and an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games. He could be a good choice for your Dream11 Team. He bats with his left hand. This player has scored 0, 0, 13, 10, and 1 runs in his last five games, averaging 4.8 runs per game.
X-Factor:
Because of how well he bats, Will Jacks is getting a lot of attention in this league. He has taken three wickets and scored 270 runs in seven matches, with the highest score being 92, at an average of 38.57.
Possible Playing XI
MI Cape Town (MICT):
- Dewald Brevis
- Grant Roelofsen
- Ryan Rickelton
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Delano Potgieter
- Jofra Archer
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rashid Khan
- George Linde
- Odean Smith
- Sam Curran
Pretoria Capitals (PRC):
- Will Jacks
- Philip Salt
- Theunis de Bruyn
- Rilee Rossouw
- Anrich Nortje
- Eathan Bosch
- Adil Rashid
- James Neesham
- Shane Dadswell
- Senuran Muthusamy
- Wayne Parnell
Pitch report
The Newlands, Cape Town pitch is well-balanced. In the last 20 matches played at this venue, the average first innings score was 151 runs. The Newlands, Cape Town, pitch is well-balanced and provides adequate assistance for both batters and bowlers. Depending on the conditions of the ground today, the team that won the toss may choose to bat or bowl.
Weather report
The temperature will remain around 21.15 °C, and the humidity will be around 60%. Winds of 2.03 m/s are anticipated.
Where to watch
You can watch the match on Jio cenema.