MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants Match Details
Match: MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants, Match 05 | SA20 2023
Date: Friday, 13 January 2023
Time: 20:30 (GMT+5) / 21:00 (GMT+5.5) / 21:30 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants Preview
- Jofra Archer return to playing cricket from his injury, he took 3 wickets for 27 runs.
- Quinton de Kock, the captain of the Durban Super Giants, will once more need to take the lead.
- MI Cape Town has one of the greatest bowling teams in the competition thanks to players like Jofra Archer, Rashid Khan, and Sam Curran.
The SA20 match between MI Cape Town and Durban Super Giants takes place at Newlands on Friday night. With a victory over Paarl Royals by eight wickets, MI Cape Town got off to a strong start. In their opening match, the Joburg Super Kings defeated the Super Giants with a score of 16 runs. The start of this game is scheduled at 17:30 local time in Cape Town.
MI Although Cape Town entered their first game as the underdog, they defeated Paarl Royals with bat and ball superiority. They will be quite confident in their ability to replicate their performance and make it two wins in a row.
In Match 2, the Durban Super Giants managed to silence a couple of the Joburg Super Kings batsmen, but a few costly overs near the end of the innings were not enough to seal the game’s outcome. They may pose a threat to MI Cape Town if they improved their bowling.
MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report
Over the course of the match, humidity levels will rise, although not by an especially significant amount. The game will be played in cloud cover with a max temperature of 22 degrees.
In 58.3% of T20 matches at Newlands, the team that bats first wins, thus we would be shocked if either captain decided to field first in this game.
The Cape Town surface often has something to offer both bowlers and hitters. We anticipate a turn, a little pace, and a par score of no more than 170.
MI Cape Town Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Although MI Cape Town defeated Paarl Royals with 27 balls left in their first game, there is still much more to come from them. After such a strong performance, it would be a huge surprise to see them make any adjustments for this game.
Recent form – W _ _ _ _
MI Cape Town’s Probable XI
Rashid Khan (c), Grant Roelofsen (wk), Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Delano Potgieter, Olly Stone, George Linde, Duan Jansen, and Jofra Archer.
Durban Super Giants Team News & Probable Playing XIs
The Super Giants will be upset that they were unable to cross the finish line after registering 98-1 from their first 11 overs while chasing 191. The team management received a lot of support throughout the game, and we anticipate the same starting lineup for this contest.
Recent form – L _ _ _ _
Durban Super Giants’ Probable XI
Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen, Jason Holder, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Matthew Breetzke, Keemo Paul, Prenelan Subrayen, Akila Dananjaya, and Keshav Maharaj.
MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
| Team | Won | Lost |
| MI Cape Town | 0 | 0 |
| Durban Super Giants | 0 | 0 |
MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants – Match 05, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Quinton de Kock
Batters
- Rassie van der Dussen (c)
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Matthew Breetzke
- Dewald Brevis
All-Rounder
- Dwaine Pretorius (vc)
- Jason Holder
- Sam Curran
Bowlers
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rashid Khan
MI Cape Town vs Durban Super Giants Prediction
Winning the toss
- MI Cape Town
Top batsman
- MI Cape Town – Dewald Brevis
- Durban Super Giants – Quinton de Kock
Top bowler
- MI Cape Town – Jofra Archer
- Durban Super Giants – Keshav Maharaj
Most sixes
- MI Cape Town – Dewald Brevis
- Durban Super Giants – Quinton de Kock
Player of the Match
- MI Cape Town – Dewald Brevis
Team Scores Batting First
- MI Cape Town – 170+
- Durban Super Giants – 160+
MI Cape Town is the favorite to win this match.
The cricketing world will be watching this match on Friday night as it waits to see what Dewald Brevis and Jofra Archer can do in Match 5. To stop MI Cape Town from winning again, Durban Super Giants will need to put on a really great performance, but we believe that with Quinton de Kock in top form, the Giants are capable of doing just that. However, MI Cape Town’s bowling lineup appears to be among the strongest in the competition, and we anticipate them to victory once again in this match.