Two-time defending Champions, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape take on MI Cape Town in the SA20 Final at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday and we look at some of the betting options available to punters.
MI CAPE TOWN
MI Cape Town finished top of the log, 7 points ahead of their nearest rivals, the Paarl Royals. They won 7, lost 2 and had 1 no-result in their 10 matches, picking up an impressive 5 bonus points.
They played the Paarl Royals in Qualifier 1 at St George’s Park where they lost the toss and were sent in to bat. Ryan Rickelton top scored with 44 off 27 balls as MI Cape Town reached 199 for 4 off their 20 overs. They then bowled the Paarl Royals out for a 160 in 19.4 overs with Kagiso Rabada the top Bowler with 2 for 18 in his 4 overs.
Player of the Match was Delano Potgieter.
That victory meant MI Cape Town went straight through to the Final.
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape finished 3rd on the log with 5 victories and 5 losses. They got bonus point victories in 4 of their wins.
The played in the Eliminator against the 4th placed Joburg Super Kings at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday and they lost the toss and were asked to bat. They finished their 20 overs on 184 for 6 with skipper, Aiden Markram on an unbeaten 62 off 40 balls. The bowlers got on top of the Super Kings early restricting them to 152 for 7 in their 20 overs. Craig Overton impressed with the ball taking 2 for 20 in his 4 overs spell.
Aiden Markram was the Player of the Match.
It was a short turnaround for the Sunrisers as they played the Paarl Royals in Qualifier 2, also at Centurion Park on Thursday night. This time their opponents, the Paarl Royals elected to bat after winning the toss and scored 175 for 4. Overton and Markram shared Top Bowling honours, both getting 1 for 24 in their 4 overs.
The bookies couldn’t split the teams between innings, but the Sunrisers Eastern Cape chased the score down, winning by 8 wickets with 4 balls left.
Tony de Zorzi was top scorer with 78 off 49 balls and was Player of the Match.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
These sides met in Match 1 of the Tournament at St George’s Park where MI Cape Town stunned the defending Champions winning by a massive 97 runs having scored 174 for 7 in 20 overs before bowling the Sunrisers Eastern Cape out for 77.
They then met in Match 25 in Cape Town where MI Cape Town won easily once again trotting home by 10 wickets. They bowled the Sunrisers out for 107 and then knocked up the runs with 9 overs in hand.
BETTING – Click here to bet
MI Cape Town 15/20
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 21/20
I would love to see the Sunrisers pick up a hat-trick of wins, but I think that MI Cape Town are going to have the edge on this Wanderers wicket.
BET: MI Cape Town win at 15/20
Rickelton and Van der Dussen have looked in superb form and I am expecting them to go hard early on and I am going to take a bet that they score 7 runs or more in their first over
BET: Over 1, MI Cape Town Total, Over 6.5 runs at 11/10
George Linde has really impressed me in this Tournament, both with bat and ball and the fact that he contributes in both departments makes him a big contender for the Player of the Match.
BET: Player of the Match, George Linde at 10/1
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