SA20 2025 Qualifier 1: MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals Prediction, and Betting Tips

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Qualifier 1 of the SA20 2025 is set to be played between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals on February 04 at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Cape Town featuring players like Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickleton, Dewal Brevis, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, and George Linde, finished at the top of the league stage points table with 35 points in 10 matches. On the other hand, Paarl Royals with names like Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dunith Wellalage, Dinesh Karthik, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Lungi Ngidi dominated the league stage. Still, they struggled in the last two games after the captain David Miller and key all-rounder Joe Root left the team. Check out the MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals prediction.

MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals prediction: MI Cape Town to win

Key Stats

  • MI Cape Town finished at the top of the table with 7 wins in 10 league matches with 35 points.
  • Paarl Royals also won 7 out of their 10 league games and finished in 2nd place with 28 points.
  • Royals defeated Cape Town in their previous encounter by 6 wickets.

Match Prediction: The match is going to be an exciting contest in Gqeberha. Paarl Royals are struggling with David Miller’s injury and Joe Root’s absence while MI Cape Town is at its full potential looking strong to win this match.

Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report 

Winner Won by  Date 
Paarl Royals 6 wickets 15 Jan 2025
MI Cape Town 33 runs 13 Jan 2025
Paarl Royals 59 runs 21 Jan 2024
MI Cape Town 8 wickets 19 Jan 2024
MI Cape Town 13 runs 21 Jan 2023

Pitch Report 

Qualifier 1 of the SA20 2025, MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals is set to be played at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. The pitch here is often a balanced surface, with bowlers getting some assistance. In a total of 49 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first and chasing teams have won 24 each.

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Results of the last two T20 matches played at St George’s Park, Gqeberha

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals (Feb 01, 2025) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 48 runs

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 148/8
Paarl Royals 100/10

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings (Jan 24, 2025) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 14 runs

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 165/4
Joburg Super Kings 151/8

MI Cape Town preview 

After finishing at the top of the table in the first two seasons of the SA20, the MI Cape Town bounced back strong to top the league stage points table of the SA20 2025 with seven wins in 10 matches. The team is looking well-balanced with an explosive batting lineup including in-form players like, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickleton, Dewald Brevis, and Reeza Hendricks. The bowling lineup of the team is one of the best this season with prominent names like Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch, and George Linde.

Predicted XI: Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickleton, Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Rashid Khan, Corbin Bosch, Delano Potgieter, Azmatullah Omarzai, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada

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Paarl Royals preview 

Paarl Royals dominated the league stage but struggled in the last two matches after being hit by David Miller’s injury and Joe Root’s absence. However, the team has some in-form names like Lhuan-dre Pretorius who scored runs consistently for the team. BBL 2024-25 Final’s star, Mitchell Owen joined the team. The bowling department of the team did a decent job in the league stage especially their spinners Bjorn Fortuin and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Predicted XI: Mitchell Owen, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin, Hermann, Mitchell Van Duuren, Keith Dudgeon, Dinesh Karthik, Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi

Player to watch: Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickleton

Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickleton is a key opening pair of MI Cape Town. Both gave amazing starts to the team in the league stage. Rassie van der Dussen is currently the highest run-getter of the SA20 2025 with 330 runs in 9 innings while Ryan Rickleton has scored 259 runs in 6 innings with a strike rate of 177.39.

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Published - February 3, 2025 12:42:25
Updated - February 3, 2025 12:42:25

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