Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town Prediction, and Betting Tips

The 1st match of SA20 2025 is set to be played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town on January 09 at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Sunrisers Easter Cape are the defending champions of the league while MI Cape Town finished at the bottom of the table last season. Sunrisers features players like Tristen Stubbs, Jordan Hermann, Marco Jansen, Ottneil Baartman, and Aiden Markram. On the other hand, MICT also has some prominent names like Ryan Rickleton, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickleton, and George Linde. Both teams are aiming to kick off their campaign with a win. Check out the Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town prediction.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town prediction: MI Cape Town to win
Key Stats
- Sunrisers are the defending champions of the league while MI finished at the bottom of the table last season.
- Sunrisers dominated MI in the last four matches.
- Sunrisers defeated MI in their last encounter by 4 runs.
Match Prediction: The match is going to be an exciting contest with both teams featuring match winners like Tristen Stubbs, Ryan Rickleton, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, and Aiden Markram. However, MI Cape Town is expected to win this match having a better squad including prominent names like Ryan Rickleton, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickleton, and George Linde.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town Odds
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape – 1.93
- MI Cape Town – 1.93
Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
Winning Team | Won by | Date |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 4 runs | 27 Jan 2024 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 4 runs | 16 Jan 2024 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 2 wickets | 18 Jan 2023 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 4 wickets | 16 Jan 2023 |
Pitch Report
The 1st match of the SA20 2025, Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town is set to be played at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. The pitch here is often a good batting surface. In a total of 44 T20 matches played here, the batting first team won 20 matches while the chasing teams won 23 times.
Results of the last two T20 matches played at St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Feb 04, 2024) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 5 wickets
Paarl Royals | 159/7 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 165/5 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town (Jan 27, 2024) – Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 4 runs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 175/6 |
MI Cape Town | 171/7 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape preview
The defending champions Surnisers Eastern Cape led by Aiden Markram boast some prominent names in the squad. They have batters like Zak Crawley, Tristen Stubbs, David Bedingham along with all-round options like Craig Overton, Marco Jansen, Patrik Kruger, and Liam Dawson. The bowling department includes names like Ottneil Baartman, Richard Gleeson, and Simon Harmer.
Predicted XI: Zak Crawley, Aiden Markram, Jordan Hermann, Tristen Stubbs, Tom Abell, Patrick Kruger, Craig Overton, Marco Jansen, Ottneil Baartman, Simon Harmer, Caleb Seleka
MI Cape Town preview
MI Cape Town led by Rashid Khan features a great squad including prominent names. The team has batters like Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, Ryad Rickleton, Rassie van der Dussen along with all-around options like George Linde, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Corbin Bosch. The bowling unit of MICT is one of the best this season including players like Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, and Nuwan Thushara.
Predicted XI: Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickleton, Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Rashid Khan, Azamatullah Omarzai, Kagiso Rabada, Nuwan Thushara, Trent Boult
Player to watch: Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is a captain of MI Cape Town. The right-arm legspinner is currently one of the best T20 bowlers in the world. His ability to change the game in the middle overs taking crucial wickets and ability to hit some big shots at the lower middle order makes him player to watch in this match.