How far SA T20 League has come in such a short period of time is amazing. The league began on 10th January and is creating a lot of buzz. After, the yesterday’s match between Joburg Super Kings & Durban Super Giants, which was won by JSK in a superb way. Now on January 12, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals will square off in Match No. 3 of the SA20 2023 as per the schedule. The match will be played at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Both, the teams consists of good and experienced players, which will make the rivalry more excited and thrilling.
Probably, the playing XI for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape can be Sarel Erwee, JJ Smuts, Aiden Markram (C), Tom Abell, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Jordan Cox, Marco Jansen, Roelof van der Merwe, Sisanda Magala, Mason Crane, Brydon Carse. Thus, the team consists of some good experienced players in t20 format like Aiden Markram who has also been a reliable batter for South Africa. This makes it a balanced team and a good one to compete.
On the other hand, the playing XI for Pretoria Capitals can be Will Jacks, Phil Salt (wk), Cameron Delport, Rilee Rossouw, James Neesham, Senuran Muthusamy, Wayne Parnell (C), Anrich Nortje, Adil Rashid , Daryn Dupavillon, Migael Pretorius. This side looks quite stronger having good batters and all-rounders in their squad.
But, when it comes to one on one, between both the teams, the Capitals are undoubtedly the superior of the two clubs because to their potent squad. In order to defeat the Capitals, the Sunrisers must play with all of their might.
Another win & loose factor of the match could be the pitching conditions of the ground. The fast bowlers are most likely to be used on the projected sporting ground at St. George’s Park. It doesn’t appear that the game will be extremely high scoring as it is a seems to be bowling pitch. The optimal strategy for teams should be to win the toss and field first.
