The Sunrisers Eastern Cape are set to take on MI Cape Town in what should be an exciting match at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Saturday the 27th of January, we look at the match from a betting angle.
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The Paarl Royals are currently favourites to win at 16/20, with the Durban Super Giants at 3/1 and the Sunrisers Eastern Cape just behind them at 9/2. MI Cape Town are sitting at 6/1 to win, with the Joburg Super Kings and the Pretoria Capitals as major underdogs at 10/1 and 12/1 respectively.
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE
The Sunrisers currently sit 3rd on the SA20 log, after winning 3 and losing 2 of their 5 games. Last time out they took on the Pretoria Capitals on Thursday at Centurion Park, where they won the toss and sent the Capitals in to bat first. The bowlers didn’t take long to take the first wicket and thereafter the wickets began to fall regularly, with the Sunrisers picking up 5 wickets inside the powerplay. The Sunrisers then struggled to take the last few wickets, with the Capitals recovering and putting up a total of 125 all out in the 18th over. Top bowler was Marco Jansen who took 3 wickets for 27 runs in his 3.3 overs.
The Sunrisers also struggled initially with bat in hand, losing 3 wickets in the powerplay and batting at a very slow rate, leaving the middle order batsmen with a lot of work to do. After picking up the run rate, the Sunrisers had the win in sight but with 4 runs needed off the last ball they were unable to reach the total, losing the match by 3 runs. Top batsman was Tristan Stubbs who scored 35 off 30 balls.
MI CAPE TOWN
MI Cape Town sit in 4th on the log this season after losing 4 and winning 2 of their matches so far. Their most recent encounter took place in Cape Town where they lost to the Durban Super Giants by 36 runs after winning the toss and electing to field first. MI Cape Town managed to pick up 2 early wickets, thereafter the wickets didn’t fall as often but the field was kept tight, restricting runs. After bowling all 20 overs, MI Cape Town were tasked to chase down 157 runs in the second innings. Top bowler was George Linde who took 2 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs.
After losing an early wicket, MI Cape Town struggled to get any big partnerships going and with wickets falling frequently, it was clear that they would not be able to win the match and after batting out the full innings, they fell 36 runs short, ending on a total of 121/9. Top batsman was Sam Curran who scored 38 off 27 balls.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
These sides met in the 8th match of the season in Cape Town, where the Sunrisers won the toss, electing to bat first and they put up a solid total of 202/2. After MI Cape Town had batted out the full 20 overs, they fell just short of the total, resulting in a 4 run Sunrisers win.
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BETTING – click here to bet
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 5/6
MI Cape Town 19/20
Suggested Bet: Ryan Rickelton to score a 50 – yes at 29/10
He has been in brilliant form this season and although he has had a couple of failures of late, I believe he will put in a good innings and further increase his lead as top run scorer in the tournament
Suggested Bet: Sunrisers Top Bowler, Marco Jansen at 23/10
Jansen has been a key wicket taker in this Sunrisers side and his attacking approach is proving a real handful for the opposition.
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