SA20 2025 MICT vs PR: Probable XI Predictions, Live Streaming, Fantasy Tips, Preview, Pitch And Weather Report
SA20 2025 MICT vs PR preview [Source: @MIPaltanFamily, @paarlroyals/x]
MI Cape Town (MICT) will be crossing paths with Paarl Royals (PR) in match number six of the SA20 2025 season on Monday, January 13. Both teams started off with a win over defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The upcoming match marks the first home fixture of the season for the MI Cape Town.
MICT vs PR Match 6: Match Details & Live Streaming
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Venue | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
Date | January 13, 2025 |
Time | 9:00 PM IST, 5:30 PM SAST |
Live Broadcast And Streaming | India: Disney+ Hotstar (OTT), Star Sports 2, Sports18 2 Sub Saharan African Region: SuperSport Australia: Fox Sports South East Asia And New Zealand: Willow, Triller Tv Middle East And North Africa: Etisalat United Kingdom and North Ireland: Sky Sports North America, Caribbean, Continental Europe: Willow, Triller TV |
MICT vs PR: Match 6 Preview
MI Cape Town
MI Cape Town walloped Sunrises Eastern Cape by 97 runs in the opening match of the SA20 2025 season. Rashid Khan’s troops failed to sustain their winning momentum as they lost to Joburg Super Kings a couple of days later in Johannesburg. With a win and a defeat from two matches, the NRR of the MI Cape Town stands at a formidable 2.889. Dewald Brevis and George Linde seem to be in good nick with the bat for the MI franchise, while all-rounder Delano Potgieter has managed to excel with both bat and ball off late. Moreover, Potgieter is also leading the wicket-taking charts of the SA20 2025 season with five scalps from two innings.
Paarl Royals
Paarl Royals opened up their SA20 2025 campaign with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the third match of the season. Their current NRR of 0.679 stands among the best of all teams, as they aim to carry on with their winning ways. For the Royals, young Lhuan-dre Pretorius punched out a match-winning 51-ball 97 at a blistering strike rate of 190.19 against the Sunrisers bowlers. Senior man Joe Root also plundered an artistic 62* after Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Kwena Maphaka restricted Aiden Markram and co. with two wickets apiece.
MICT vs PR: Weather And Pitch Report
Weather
According to AccuWeather, the weather is expected to remain partly sunny during the second half of the scheduled match time. With little to no chances of rains at the venue, fans can expect an entertaining evening of cricket.
Pitch Report
The conditions at the Newlands Cricket Ground tends to offer a hint of seam movement for the fast bowlers, especially with the new ball. However, batters can find it comparatively easier to bat after surviving the initial burst. The average first innings total at the venue in all SA20 matches hosted so far has amounted to 157. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to field first, as the chasing sides have a favorable track record here in SA20 games.
MICT vs PR: Probable XIs
MI Cape Town: Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Delano Potgieter, Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult.
Paarl Royals: Joe Root, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Sam Hain, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka and Lungi Ngidi.
MICT vs PR: Fantasy Cricket Tips
The pitch report of the Newlands Cricket Ground indicate that the captains must pick a pace-heavy attack. It is also imperative for a team to select batters who can either go berserk in the slog overs, as well as can anchor the innings in case of a potential collapse.
For the MI Cape Town, in-form all-rounder Delano Potgieter will be an ideal pick in the playing XI owing to his blistering form in both trades of the game. Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who scored a cracking 97 for the Paarl Royals, will be expected to continue his prolific touch with the bat.
MICT vs PR: Winner Prediction
MI Cape Town will start out as favorites to defeat Paarl Royals in the impending fixture. While the MI Cape Town features an ideal line-up, and is boosted by their win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape, they will also be playing in front of their home crowd on familiar home surface.