Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Match Details
Match: Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Final | SA20 2023
Date: Saturday, 11 February 2023
Time: 19:30 (GMT+5) / 20:00 (GMT+5.5) / 20:30 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Preview
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape dropped three of their four games before winning the semi-final match.
- The Pretoria Capitals are arriving with a robust and reliable bowling attack.
- The batting lineup for the Sunrisers lacks many dependable guys and will be exposed against the Capitals.
Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape will face off in the first-ever SA20 championship game on Saturday at Wanderers Stadium. In the first semi-final, Capitals defeated Paarl Royals by 29 runs, while Sunrisers defeated Johannesburg Super Kings by 14 runs in the second semi-final. At 16:30 local time, Johannesburg time, the final begins.
In this contest, the Capitals, who won the group stage, are going for their third straight triumph overall. Therefore, they will be pretty sure they can defeat the Sunrisers and win the championship.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape put up a strong effort against Johannesburg Super Kings to advance to this final. If they want to win this game and take home the title, they must perform another outstanding performance.
Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report
On the day of the game, there will likely be thunderstorms and a high of 19 degrees Celsius.
Even though both teams batted first and won their respective semi-final matches, we believe that if their respective teams win the toss before this final, the captains will opt to field first.
Here in Johannesburg, there is a batting cage. Although the most recent game ended in a scoreless match, historically, the pitch has been favourable for batters.
Pretoria Capitals Team News & Probable Playing XIs
The same team was chosen for Wednesday’s semi-final after Pretoria Capitals defeated Paarl Royals by 59 runs, an excellent comeback to their 151-run loss to Durban’s Super Giants. They have chosen their most potent lineup for this final, and we don’t expect anything to alter.
Recent form – W W L W W
Pretoria Capital’s Probable XI
Theunis de Bruyn (c), Phil Salt (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Kusal Mendis, James Neesham, Colin Ingram, Senuran Muthusamy, Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Migael Pretorius, Anrich Nortje
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Jordan Cox and Ottniel Baartman were reinstated into Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s starting lineup ahead of their semi-final match against Johannesburg Super Kings. We anticipate that the same team will be chosen for this game in place of JJ Smuts and James Fuller.
Recent form – W L NR L W
Sunrisers Eastern Cape’ Probable XI
Aiden Markram (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Jordan Hermann, Temba Bavuma, Tristan Stubbs, Jordan Cox, Brydon Carse, Marco Jansen, Roelof van der Merwe, Ottniel Baartman, Sisanda Magala
Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Head-to-Head Stats (Last two matches)
| Team | Won | Lost |
| Pretoria Capitals | 2 | 0 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 0 | 2 |
Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Final, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Kusal Mendis
- Phillip Salt
Batters
- Rilee Roussouw
- Jordan Hermann
- Tristan Stubbs
All-Rounders
- Marco Jansen
- Aiden Markram (C)
- Jimmy Neesham (VC)
Bowlers
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Adil Rashid
- Anrich Nortje
Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Prediction
Winning the toss
- Pretoria Capitals
Top batsman
- Pretoria Capitals – Philip Salt
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Aiden Markram
Top bowler
- Pretoria Capitals – Anrich Nortje
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Roelof van der Merwe
Most sixes
- Pretoria Capitals – Philip Salt
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Aiden Markram
Player of the Match
- Pretoria Capitals – Anrich Nortje
Team Scores Batting First
- Pretoria Capitals – 180+
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape – 170+
Pretoria Capitals is the favourite to win this match.
The SA20’s inaugural tournament has been fantastic, and cricket fans worldwide have enjoyed themselves. Both of these teams have provided numerous boundaries and wickets. Thus we anticipate that both will have scores above 165 in the championship game. Our prediction is for the Pretoria Capitals to win because we believe their bowling attack will be the critical differentiator between the sides.