South Africa T20 League

9th Match: SEC vs MICT

Match Preview

SEC and MICT will cross swords for the 9th match of the ongoing South Africa T20 League. St George's Park in Gqeberha will host the game on Monday, January 16, 2023. 

Eastern Cape has failed to win their first match of the season and will be hungry for a win in this match. Their inaugural encounter was with Pretoria which they lost by 23 runs. In that match, Pretoria posted a total of 193 runs in the first half with opener Philip Salt smashing 77 runs off 47 balls to set the bar high for the chasing side. Ottniel Baartman and Aiden Markram took two wickets apiece but eventually failed to stop the flow of runs. Later during the run chase, opener JJ Smuts scored 66 runs off 51 balls to get off a good start for SEC but the top order failed to put an impact on the opponent bowlers. Later Tom Abell played till the end and scored 40 runs off 20 balls but all went in vain as the match was out of their grip by that time. 

On the other hand, Cape Town has shared their win and loss in two matches and are placed second in the points table. They won their previous match against the Paarl side by a huge margin of 8 wickets. PR while batting first posted a total of 147 runs which was an average total in a high-voltage T20 League game. Jos Buttler scored 51 runs off 42 balls, which was the best from the side. English pace star Jofra Archer picked up three important wickets along with Olly Stone who took two wickets to weaken the batting side. Later on, in the second half of the game, Dewald Bravis played an outstanding knock of 70 runs off 41 deliveries along with Ryan Rickelton hitting 42 runs, making the run chase look easy. MICT managed to get a win in just 15.3 overs with 8 wickets to spare which is indeed a great victory which will make their squad more confident in this match. 

Match Details

Match: SEC vs MICT, 9th Match, South Africa T20 League

Date: Monday, January 16, 2023

Time: 9:00 PM

Venue: St George's Park, Gqeberha

Pitch & Weather Report

St George’s Park generally has a slower pitch than the other grounds in South Africa. It would be helpful for the spinners here and the top-order batters have to take time before they go out to hit big shots. The skipper winning the toss should choose to bat first as the ball will turn more in the second inning of the game. 

Port Elizabeth’s weather predicted for Monday will have a maximum temperature of 26 and a minimum of 21 degrees Celsius. There is a chance of rain which can affect the whole game. Most precipitation falling will be 20% and humidity is expected to be 80%. Wind speed can go up to 32 kmph on the matchday. 

SEC vs MICT Squads

SEC: JJ Smuts, Sarel Erwee, Jordan Cox (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Tom Abell, Marco Jansen, James Fuller, Sisanda Magala, Mason Crane, Ottniel Baartman, Jordan Hermann, Marques Ackerman, Adam Rossington, Junaid Dawood, Roelof van der Merwe, Brydon Carse, Ayabulela Gqamane

MICT: Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Grant Roelofsen (wk), Sam Curran, Delano Potgieter, George Linde, Rashid Khan (c), Duan Jansen, Olly Stone, Jofra Archer, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Odean Smith, Beuran Hendricks, Ziyaad Abrahams, Waqar Salamkheil, Wesley Marshall

SEC vs MICT Probable XIs

SEC: JJ Smuts, Sarel Erwee, Jordan Cox (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Tom Abell, Marco Jansen, James Fuller, Sisanda Magala, Mason Crane, Ottniel Baartman

MICT: Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Grant Roelofsen (wk), Sam Curran, Delano Potgieter, George Linde, Rashid Khan (c), Duan Jansen, Olly Stone, Jofra Archer

Match Prediction

MICT clearly seems to be on the top end of the result. The calibre of players that this team possess in every department is unbelievable. With Baby Ab’ and Jofra Archer depicting signs of destruction, we expect the Cape Town franchise to outscore Easter Cape in this match.

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