Newlands Cape Town Pitch Report For MICT vs JSK SA20 2025 Match



Newlands Stadium in Cape Town (Source: @CricSubhayan/X.com)Newlands Stadium in Cape Town (Source: @CricSubhayan/X.com)

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The El-Classico of the SA20 is all set to take place at the Newlands Stadium, where MI Cape Town (MICT) will be up against their arch-rivals Joburg Super Kings (JSK), in the 13th match of the league. The temperatures will rise when top-of-the-table teams collide in an epic face-off.

MI Cape Town have had a topsy-turvy campaign so far with two wins and two losses from four matches and are placed second. Whereas their rivals, Joburg Super Kings, have been on a spree with two wins in three games, with one of them getting abandoned, putting them in pole position.

With both teams looking fresh and eager to down each other, let's have a look at how the pitch at Newlands, Cape Town will behave during the course of the game.

Newlands Cape Town Stats And Records In SA20 2025

Criterion
Data
Matches played1
Matches won batting 1st1
Matches won bowling 1st 0
Average 1st innings score172
Average 2nd innings score 139
Average run rate7.77


Newlands Cape Town Pitch Report: Is It Batting Or Bowling Friendly?

In the first match of the season, the pitch at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town favoured batters in the first innings, and then the bowlers were in play during the second half. Runs are likely to be scored in excess of 175, considering the pitch will offer good true bounce to the batters in the first half so they can play their shots. As the match progresses, spinners might also come into the picture, as was the case here in the previous game and pacers also got some seam movement, especially in the second half. So, the team winning the toss would likely bat first on this wicket.

Players To Watch Out For At Newlands Cape Town

Leus du Plooy

Joburg Super Kings' trusted lieutenant, Leus du Plooy, has been with them since the inaugural season and has a fair bit of idea about the conditions. In the two games he has batted this time, Leus has achieved scores of 24* and 38 during crucial junctures of the match. He plays the role of the anchor and excels in that capacity.

Rassie van der Dussen

MI Cape Town's opening menace, Rassie van der Dussen, is a superstar with the bat who is fresh off a classic 91* against Paarl Royals. Rassie loves to play long innings, which is evident with his average of 51.33 this season.

Donovan Ferreira

Super Kings' middle-order basher with the bat and newly-found spin sensation Donovan Ferreira has done significantly well in both departments this season with four crucial wickets at an unbelievable economy of 4.5. Overall, with the bat, he has 315 runs under his belt at a strike rate of 147.88.

P.S: Apart from these players, the eyes will be on Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Imran Tahir, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan and George Linde.