SA20 2024 | MICT vs SUNE, Match 8 - Cricket Fantasy Guide

image-lrf8hwlaOlly Stone will be a good choice for the fantasy contests of the match (Source: x.com)

MI Cape Town (MICT) & Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SUNE) will be against the each other in the eighth game of the South Africa 20 2024. The match will be at Newlands in Cape Town at 9:00 PM IST on 16th January. There are plenty of quality players in both teams who are capable of winning games single-handedly on their day. This fantasy guide will help you in picking a top notch fantasy team to help you win big in this game.

MI Cape Town are in the third position with one win and one loss in two games. They won their last game quite dominantly by 98 runs against the Joburg Super Kings. Their batters, especially the openers have been in great form and the bowlers also did well in the last game. They'll look to win this game and move up in the points table. 

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Sunrisers Eastern Cape lost their first game by 35 runs against the Durban Super Giants. They leaked a lot of runs but the batters did a good job before a middle order collapse which resulted in their loss. They will look to rectify their mistakes and register their first win of this season in this match. 


Pitch Report

The pitch at the Newlands Stadium is expected to be a good one for batting. There will be some help for the pacers with the new ball and the spinners also get something off the pitch. Batters, once set, will be in for a big score. Batting gets a bit easier in the second innings. The average first innings score here is 150 runs with chasing sides winning 80% of the games at this venue. 

Fantasy Value from Pitch Report

  • Pick new ball & death bowlers from the first innings. They will be good C/VC options as well.
  • Middle order batters from the first innings will be important. 
  • Spinners will be important too.


MICT vs SUNE, Match 8: Differential Picks

Olly Stone (MICT)

  • Olly Stone picked up 2 wickets in the last game. 
  • He will bowl in the middle and death overs and will be an excellent differential pick for this game.
  • Pick Olly Stone if MICT bowls first. 

George Linde (MICT)

  • Sunrisers have only one left-hand batter in their top 6 which is a great match-up for George Linde. 
  • He is a genuine wicket-taker and is capable with the bat as well. 
  • Linde will be a top differential pick for this match. 

Adam Rossington (SUNE)

  • Adam Rossington attacks from the first ball and will be a top differential pick, especially if MICT bats first.
  • He can take on the bowlers and take his team off to a flying start in the power play itself.
  • Rossington will fetch points from wicket-keeping too.

Other Differential Picks

  • Liam Dawson
  • Beyers Swanepoel (Bowl 1st)
  • Ottniel Baartman (Bowl 1st)


MICT vs SUNE, Match 8: Fantasy Cricket Tips

If MI Cape Town Bats First

  • Marco Jansen will be a good C/VC option. 
  • Ottniel Baartman, George Linde and Adam Rossington will be excellent differential picks. 
  • Drop one of Ryan Rickelton or Rassie van der Dussen in Mini GLs/GLs. 
  • Try Jordan Hermann in GLs.

If Sunrisers Easter Cape Bats First

  • Kagiso Rabada and Sam Curran will be top C/VC options. 
  • Olly Stone will be a good differential pick alongside Dewald Brevis. 
  • Drop the openers from the Sunrisers.