The top two teams – MI Cape Town and Joburg Super Kings – will take on each other in the 13th match of the ongoing SA20 at the Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday. Both teams will look to come up with a collective effort and deliver as a unit.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of MI Cape Town: L W L W
MI Cape Town has won two games and lost as many in the competition so far. MICT suffered a six-wicket loss in their previous game against Paarl Royals despite Rassie van der Dussen scoring an unbeaten knock of 91 runs.
Current form of Joburg Super Kings: NR W W
Joburg Super Kings are the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far and they will look to continue their good show. Their last match against Pretoria Capitals was abandoned due to rain on Thursday and they had to share a point.
Head to Head: Matches: 5, Won by MI Cape Town: 2, Won by Joburg Super Kings: 3.
Players to look out for: Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir, Matheesha Pathirana, and David Wiese will be the crucial players for the Joburg Super Kings.
Rashid Khan, Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, and Dewald Brevis will hold the key for MI Cape Town.
Joburg Super Kings Squad: Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis(c), Leus du Plooy, Jonny Bairstow(w), Wihan Lubbe, Donovan Ferreira, David Wiese, Evan Jones, Lutho Sipamla, Matheesha Pathirana, Tabraiz Shamsi, Moeen Ali, Doug Bracewell, Beuran Hendricks, Hardus Viljoen, Sibonelo Makhanya, Gerald Coetzee, Imran Tahir, Maheesh Theekshana, JP King
MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan (c), Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Thomas Kaber, George Linde, Delago, Potgieter, Corbin Bosch, Azmatullah Omarzai, Connor Esterhuizen, Chris Benjamin, Ryan Rickelton, Trent Boult, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Nuwan Thushara
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