While the Big Bash League is coming to its business end, T20 lovers can look forward to plenty of exciting cricket, with South Africa’s SA20 2024 gearing up to kick off on Wednesday, January 10.
The opening fixture of the SA20 will see defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) taking on Joburg Super Kings (JSK) at the St. George’s Oval, Port Elizabeth.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape will be led by seasoned Proteas player Aiden Markram. The star all-rounder was the top scorer for his side in the previous edition, amassing 366 runs. He will be hoping to make a same impact in this season as well.
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Meanwhile, Joburg Super Kings, led by Faf du Plessis will look to take revenge of last season’s semi-final defeat against the SEC.
Ahead of the mouth-watering clash, let’s take a look at the match prediction of the SEC vs JSK SA20 match.
Weather Report
There is a high chance of rain during the match. The probability of rain is 42% with weather set to be on colder side. The temperature will be around 19 degrees celsius.
Pitch Report
The wickets at St George’s Park will have a balanced pitch, providing assistnace to both batters and bowlers. Teams batting first have had the edge over those chasing. The average first inning T20I score at this venue is 130.
Key Players
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan
Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Nandre Burger
Squads
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Bartman, Dawid Malan, Liam Dawson, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Brydon Carse, Temba Bavuma, Sarel Erwee, Jordan Hermann, Aya Gqamane, Adam Rossington, Tom Abell, Caleb Seleka, Beyers Swanepoel, Andile Simelane, Simon Harmer
Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Sam Cook, Zahir Khan, Leus du Plooy, Reeza Hendricks, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Aaron Phangiso, Sibonelo Makhanya, Kyle Simmonds, Wayne Madsen, Romario Shepherd, Dayyaan Galiem, Ronan Herrmann, Imran Tahir
Probable XIs
Who will win SA20 match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings?
With the unavailbility of Sisanda Mangala and Craig Overton, SEC’s bowling line-up looks weak as compared to Super Kings. Joburg Super Kings are likely to win the opening game.
