By Kaif - Feb 04, 2025 10:33 AM
SA20 League: SA20 League Qualifier 1 match is going to be played between Mi Cape Town vs Paarl Royals. This match will start on 4th February 2025 at 09:00 PM
| Match | Mi Cape Town vs Paarl Royals (MICT vs PR) |
| League | SA20 League |
| Date | Tuesday, 4th February 2025 |
| Time | 09:00 PM (IST) - 03:30 PM (GMT) |
Connor Esterhuizen and Sediqullah Atal will open the innings for MI Cape Town (MICT). Both are very talented players and have played many aggressive innings in the previous matches. Sediqullah Atal was the player who scored the most fantasy points in the last match. Colin Ingram will be the backbone of the batting department, if early wickets fall, he will handle the innings. Delano Potgieter and Chris Benjamin will strengthen the middle order for MI Cape Town. Chris Benjamin will keep the wicket for MI Cape Town. George Linde will take care of the spin bowling of the team. Dane Piedt and Matthew Potts will lead the pace attack of their team.
On the other hand, Mitchell Owen and Luan-Dre Pretorius will open the innings for Paarl Royals (PR). Both are very talented players. Rubin Hermann will be the backbone of the batting department, if early wickets fall, he will handle the innings. Mitchell van Buuren and Dewan Marais will strengthen the middle order for Paarl Royals. Bjorn Fortuin will lead Paarl Royals as a captain. He is also a good bowler Rubin Hermann will keep the wicket for Paarl Royals. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Bjorn Fortuin will take care of their team's spin bowling. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman is scoring the most fantasy points in this series. Ishan Malinga and Lungi Ngidi will lead their team's pace attack. He was the player who scored the most fantasy points in the last match.
Mi Cape Town (MICT) Possible Playing 11: 1. Connor Esterhuizen(WK), 2. Sediqullah Atal, 3. Colin Ingram, 4. Delano Potgieter, 5. Chris Benjamin(WK), 6. George Linde, 7. Dewald Brevis, 8. Thomas Kaber, 9. Matthew Potts, 10. Dane Piedt, 11. Tristan Luus
Paarl Royals (PR) Possible Playing 11: 1. Mitchell Owen, 2. Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 3. Rubin Hermann(WK), 4. Mitchell van Buuren, 5. Dewan Marais, 6. Andile Phehlukwayo, 7. Dunith Wellalage, 8. Lungi Ngidi, 9. Eshan Malinga, 10. Bjorn Fortuin(C), 11. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
St George's Park in Gqeberha is known for its unpredictable pitch conditions, where the behaviour of the pitch can change drastically from one match to the next. This was fully evident in the 2024 SA20 season, when the ground saw over 400 runs in some matches, while some matches made it extremely difficult for the batsmen to score runs.
The ground has two types of pitches—one that favours the batsmen and leads to high runs, while the other is challenging, where the ball does not come on to the bat easily. Last season, the average first innings score was 153, while the average second innings score dropped to 145. This shows that the ground often witnesses close matches with low scores.
The temperature on match day in Gqeberha, South Africa on Tuesday, 4th February 2025 is expected to be around 21°C with 91% humidity and 4.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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