MATCH NO – 4th MATCH
SERIES – South Africa T20 League – 2025
DATE – 11th January, 2025
TIME – 09:00 PM IST
VENUE – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
INTRODUCTION
South Africa league is one of the most popular & fastest growing T20 leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Reeza Hendricks, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, Keshav Maharaj, Rassie van der Dussen, etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2023 by cricket South AFrica, This is a South Africa professional t20 league and fastest growing T20 league.
Teams:
The league features 6 city-based franchises, representing different regions of Australia:
Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban Super Gaints, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Teams:
The league features 6 city-based franchises, representing different regions of Australia:
Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, Durban Super Gaints, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Records and Dominance:
The Sunriser Eastern Cape are the most successful team in SAT20 history, having won two titles.
Players like Reeza Hendricks, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie Van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Reeza Hendricks and Rashid Khan are among the standout performers in the league’s history.
PITCH REPORT
The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, often referred to as the ‘Bullring’ due to its intimidating atmosphere, is renowned for its batting-friendly pitches, making it a venue where high-scoring matches are common.
Pitch Characteristics:
Batting-Friendly Surface: The pitch at Wanderers Stadium is widely regarded as a batter’s paradise, offering a great batting surface that’s conducive to high-scoring games.
Assistance for Pacers: Traditionally, the surface has assisted pacers, providing pace and bounce. Recent rainfall can introduce moisture, offering early movement for fast bowlers.
Format-Specific Insights:
ODIs:Average Scores: The average first innings score is around 278 runs, while the second innings averages approximately 223 runs.
Notable Records: The highest total recorded is 439 runs, and the highest successful chase is 262 runs.
T20Is:Average Scores: The average first innings score is approximately 195 runs, indicating a high-scoring nature.
Chasing Dynamics: Teams batting first have a slight advantage, with 7 wins compared to 6 for teams chasing.
Strategic Considerations:
Toss Decisions: Captains winning the toss often prefer to bat first to capitalize on the favorable batting conditions. However, weather conditions, such as recent rain, can influence this decision due to potential moisture aiding bowlers early on.
Bowling Strategies: Fast bowlers who exploit the pitch’s bounce and maintain disciplined line and length can be effective, especially in the initial overs. Spinners may find limited assistance but can play a crucial role in the middle overs.
Historical Context:
The Wanderers Stadium has been the venue for several historic matches, including the record-breaking ODI in 2006 where South Africa chased down Australia’s total of 434 runs, highlighting the pitch’s propensity for high-scoring encounters.
In summary, the Wanderers Stadium offers a pitch that generally favors batsmen, with conditions that can also benefit pace bowlers, especially under certain weather influences. Teams often opt to bat first to leverage the batting-friendly surface, aiming to set imposing totals for the opposition.
GROUND STATS (SAT20)
| TOTAL MATCH | 14 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 175+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 06 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 07 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 05 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 03 |
BOWLERS STATS ON WANDERER (SAT20)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 13
PACER WICKETS – 114
SPINNER WICKETS – 53.
MATCH PREVIEW
4th match of thai season will be played between Joburg Super Kings (JSK) and MI Cape Town (MICT) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up.
Last Time when both teams JSK VS MICT met in a SAT20 match MI Cape Town team scored 80 runs and Joburg Super Kings team successfully chased this total and won the match by 10 wickets.
Joburg Super Kings as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. it is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow, Leus du Plooy, Devon Conway, Donavan Ferreira.Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like David Wiese, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir, Gerald Coetzee, Beuran Hendricks, Maheesh Theekshana, Doug Bracewell.
MI Cape Town is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Reeza Hendrick, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nuwan Thusara add depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 4
- MICT WIN – 02
- JSK WIN – 02
- NO RESULT – 00
JSK VS MICT TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
JOBURG SUPER KINGS (JSK)
TEAM NEWS
- Joburg Super Kings performed good in previous season of SAT20 league and won 3 matches and lost 5 out of 10 matches and fourth position in point table.
- When the Last match was played between Joburg Super Kings & MI Cape Town, Joburg team successfully chased a low total of 80 runs and won the match by 10 wickets.
- Faf du Plessis scored 239 runs in 11 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Leus du Plooys scored 377 runs in 11 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Donavan Ferreria scored 125 runs in 7 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Wihan Lubbe scored 160 runs and also took 2 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Moeen Ali scored 169 runs and also took 5 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Imran Tahir took 9 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Tabraiz Shamsi took 10 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- In the last SAT20 match Joburg Super Kings team failed to chase a good total of 211 runs and lost match by 69 runs against Durban Super Gaints.
- Moeen Ali Scored 30 runs, Reeza Hendricks scored 27 runs, Donavan Ferreria scored 24 runs and Doug Bracewell scored 23 runs in the previous match against Durban Super Giants.
- Nandre Burger & Doug Bracewell took 2-2 wickets each and Sam Cook 7 Dayyaan Galiem took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Durban Super Giants.
- Both teams played 4 matches and Joburg Super Kings team won 2 matches and lost 2 matches against MI Cape Town.
SQUADS
Batting – Faf du Plessis ©, Leus du Plooy, Evan Jones, Sibonelo Makhanya, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Donavan Ferrerira (wk).
Bowling – Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee, Doug Bracewell, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Pathirana, Hardus Viljoen.
All Rounder -Moeen Ali, Wihan Lubbe, David Wiese, JP King.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Faf du Plessis ©, Devon Conway (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, Donavan Ferreria, David Wiese/ Wihan Lubbe, Gerald Coetzee, Beura Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Matheesha Pathirana.
PLAYER STATS:
1. DEVON CONWAY (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 0r, 2r, 8r, 28r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. FAF DU PLESSIS © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 34r, 1r, 21r, 10r, 11r. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 379 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 50r, 6r, 0r, 8r. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 4 INNINGS – 64 RUNS. |
3. JONNY BAIRSTOW – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 20r, 12r, 70r, 13r, 1r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
4. LEUS du PLOOY – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 32r, 6r, 11r, 28r, 24r. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 431 RUNS – 54A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 41r, 48r, 81r, 29r |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 4 INNINGS – 191 RUNS – 95A. |
5. DONAVAN FERRERIA – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+0W, 17r, 3r, 0r, 21r. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 144 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 14r, 19+1W, 7r. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 3 INNINGS – 40 RUNS -1W. |
6. MOEEN ALIS – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 5+0W, 20+0W, 51+0W, 17r, 14r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 115 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 0W, 11+0W. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 2 INNINGS – 11 RUNS – 0W. |
7. DAVID WIESE – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 0W, 18+0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
8. GERALAD COETZEE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 3W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 2 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
9. BEURAN HENDRICKS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. MATHEESHA PATHIRANA – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. IMRAN TAHIR – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 4W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MICT | 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MICT | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
MI CAPE TOWN (MICT)
TEAM NEWS
- MI Cape Town performed very poor in previous season and won only 3 matches out of 10 and last position in point table.
- MI Cape Town won their first match by 97 runs against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
- When the Last match was played between MI Cape Town & Sunrisers Eastern Cape, MI Cape Town team failed to chase a total of 175 runs and lost the match by 4 runs.
- Reeza Hendricks scored 172 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Ryan Ricketon scored 530 runs in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Rassie van der Dussen scored 328 runs in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Dewald Brevis scored 150 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Georgia Linde took 7 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Kagiso Rabada took 9 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- Nuwan Thusara took 8 wickets in 5 innings in the previous season of SA T20 League.
- In the last SAT20 match MI Cape Town team successfully defended a total of 174 runs and won the match by runs against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
- Dewald Brevis scored 57 runs in just 29 balls, Rassie van der Dussen scored 16 runs, Colin Ingram scored 22 runs and Georgie Linde scored 23 runs in the previous match against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
- Delano Potgieter took 5 wickets, Trent Boult took 2 wickets, Azmatullah Omarzai & George Linde took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Sunrisers Easter Cape.
- Both teams played 4 matches and MI Cape Town team won 2 matches and lost 2 matches against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
SQUADS
Batting – Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Colin Ingram, Ryan Ricketon (wk), Connor Estehuizen (wk), Chris Benjamin (wk)
Bowling – Trent Boult, Tristan Luus, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Nuwan Thusara.
All Rounder – Thomas Kuber, George Linde, Delano Potgietger, Corbin Bosch, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan ©
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Ryan Ricketon (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Colin Ingram, Azmatullah Omarzai, Delano Potgieter, Corbin Bosch, Rashid Khan ©, George Linde, Trent Boult.
PLAYER STATS:
1. REEZA HENDRICKS- RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 117r, 8r, 0r, 21r. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 245 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. RYAN RICKELTON (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 259r, 8r, 0r, 36r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING -98 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 23r, 98r, 21r. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 3 INNINGS – 142 RUNS. |
3. RASSIE VAN DER DUSSEN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 16r, 35r, 23r, 8r, 66r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 124 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 16r, 104r, 20r 14r. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 4 INNINGS – 154 RUNS – 51A. |
4. COLIN INGRAM – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 84r, 11r, 82r, 15r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 0r. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 1 INNING – 0 RUN. |
5. DEWALD BREVIS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 57r, 2r, 9r, 33r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 32 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 5r, 27+1W, 42r. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 3 INNINGS – 74 RUNS – 1W. |
6. GEORGIE LINDE – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 23+1W, 48+1W, 4W, 0W, 49+3W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 74 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 11+0W, 0W, 8+0W, 63+0W. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 4 INNINGS – 82 RUNS – 0W. |
7. DELANO POTGIETGER – LHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 25+5W, 16r, 9r, 13r, 32r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNINGS – 32 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 2r. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
8. AZMATULLAH OMARZAI – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2+1W, 0+0W, 1W, 5+1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. CORBIN BOSCH – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 81+1W, 4W, 40+1W, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SEC | 9r. |
| Total Stats vs SEC | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
10. RASHID KHAN © – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 22+7W, 25+4W, 3W, 4W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | 1W, 5+1W. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | 2 INNINGS – 5 RUNS – 2W. |
11. TRENT BOULT – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs JSK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs JSK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
COMING SOON………
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
MI CAPE TOWN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
