Both teams will be keen to start the season well.
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Get the best SEC vs MICT Fantasy 11 prediction, cricket tips, playing XI, pitch report, and injury updates for Match 1 of SA20 2025. The third edition of the SA20 will begin on January 9, with reigning champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape taking on MI Cape Town in the opening match of SA20 2025. This season is set to be even bigger, with a number of T20 stars signing up for the tournament. The top-four teams in the six-team league will qualify for the knockouts, which will have qualifiers and an eliminator. Gqeberha is set to host the first qualifier while Centurion will stage the eliminator and second qualifier. The final will be held in Johannesburg on February 8.
Having won the tournament in 2023 and 2024, Sunrisers, under captain Markram and coach Birell will be looking to go three on the trot. They have some very good local players like Markram, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham and Ottneil Baartman. Zak Crawley, Richard Gleeson and Liam Dawson are some of the big overseas player in the side.
MI had finished rock bottom in 2023 and 2024 and will be keen to have a better season this time around. Rashid Khan will lead a side that have some of the strong names with the likes of Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada and Rashid himself with the ball. While they have picked up Reeza Hendricks through the auction for this edition and he will join Rassie van der dussen and Ryan Rickleton to bolster the batting front. This promises to be a thrilling match to kickstart the new season of SA20.
Match Information- SEC vs MICT Fantasy 11 Prediction
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town, 1st Match
SA20, 9 Jan 2025, Thur, 9:00 PM IST, Port Elizabeth
Probable PlayingXI
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
T Stubbs, Zak Crawley, DG Bedingham, AK Markram(C), LA Dawson, RE van der Merwe, M Jansen, SR Harmer, Andile Simelane, OEG Baartman, RJ Gleeson
Bench:, Jordan Hermann, TB Abell, B Swanepoel, PE Kruger, C Seleka, C Overton, O Cele
MI Cape Town
RR Hendricks, HE van der Dussen, CA Ingram, Dewald Brevis, Azmatullah Omarzai, GF Linde, RD Rickelton, K Rabada, Rashid Khan(C), Trent Boult, DL Piedt
Bench: Connor Esterhuizen, Chris Benjamin, Ben Stokes, TP Kaber, D Potgieter, N Thushara, C Bosch, Tristan Luus
Injury News- will be added when there is an update
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 171
Pitch Report
Captains- 8.5
Ryan Rickelton MICT | wk
Ryan Rickleton was the leading run getter in this previous edition with 530 runs in ten matches at a strike rate of 173 and an average of 58.
Marco Jansen is a quality all-rounder and was the leading wicket taker last season with 20 wickets in 10 matches. He will be a good captaincy pick.
Avoid Player Message- 7.5
Beyers Swanepoel- SEC | BOWL- 8.5
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