Sunrisers Eastern Cape host Joburg Super Kings at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, with the match scheduled to start at 17:30 local time. This is Match 24 of 30 in the SA20 League, and it looms as a pivotal clash near the top of the table, with both sides well placed but still chasing a top-two finish.
Outright Betting Update – Click Here to Bet
The outright market continues to reflect a tightly contested SA20 season. Sunrisers Eastern Cape, currently second on the log, remain favourites at 3.40, having built their campaign around dominant bonus-point wins despite a recent narrow defeat to Durban’s Super Giants.
Pretoria Capitals, who now top the standings after their bonus-point win in Match 22, are priced at 4.50, while Paarl Royals sit next at 4.75. Joburg Super Kings, currently third, are available at 5.25, having drfited slightly after their defeat to MI Cape Town in Match 20.
Durban’s Super Giants are priced at 6.25, while MI Cape Town are once again long shots at 13.00 following their heavy loss to Pretoria Capitals in Match 22.
Match 24 Preview
Sunrisers Eastern Cape come into this fixture with 19 points from seven matches, having won three games, lost two, and seen two washed out. Their most recent outing was a 2-wicket loss to Durban’s Super Giants in Match 21, a game where they got going too late in their innings.
Batting first, SEC posted 158/5, with Tristan Stubbs’ 47 off 30* anchoring the innings. However, despite tight bowling spells from Senuran Muthusamy (2/20), they were always struggling after allowing DSG to get off to a flyer.
Joburg Super Kings have 17 points from seven matches and remain firmly in the playoff picture, though recent results have been mixed. Their last completed fixture was Match 20, where they were beaten by 36 runs by MI Cape Town at the Wanderers. Chasing a steep 235, JSK never truly threatened the target. Dian Forrester provided encouragement with bat in hand score 80* off 42 balls.
That result followed a no-result against Paarl Royals in Match 17, leaving JSK searching for momentum heading into this key away fixture, with the winner set to go/stay top of the table.
Head-to-Head (Earlier Meeting This Season)
These sides were to meet in Match 11 in Joburg but no play was possible due to rain.
Match Odds – Click Here to Bet
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 1.70
Joburg Super Kings 2.25
Suggested Bets
Sunrisers Eastern Cape to Win @1.70
Both sides have shown signs of inconsistency of late but player for player I give SEC an edge against JSK without Faf Du Plessis and on home ground this price looks fair enough.
Top Sunrisers Eastern Cape Wicket Taker – Anrich Nortje @4.50
Nortje remains a strike bowler who regularly breaks partnerships and is also lethal at the death. Having come back from injury he seems to be improving in terms of condition with every game and it won’t be long before we see him at his peak.
Top Joburg Super Kings Run Scorer – James Vince @3.85
Vince has looked pure class since joining the squad and he has made 167 runs in 3 innings enough to put him 7th on the runs list. With Faf unavailable he is the obvious choice to anchor the JSK innings.
Prices correct at the time of writing and subject to change.
