SA20 Match 23, MICT vs JSK | Playing 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Preview & Live Streaming

Imran Tahir celebrating a wicket during SA20 2024 season (SA20)

SA20 2024 cellar dwellers Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town to collide with each other in match number 23 of the tournament on January 29. The much-awaited fixture will mark the eighth respective outing for both sides this competition.

SA20 2024 Match 23, MICT vs JSK: Team Previews 

MI Cape Town

MI Cape Town, under the leadership of T20 warhorse Kieron Pollard, has managed to secure just two wins against five defeats out of their first seven SA20 2024 fixtures. Currently placed at number five on the six-team standings, the MI Cape Town needs to win all their remaining matches to remain in contention for a possible playoffs berth.

Batting has emerged as an area of concern for the Cape Town line-up, even though wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton features on the top of the SA20 2024 run-scoring pile with 382 runs. Rassie van der Dussen is also placed among the top five run-getters of the tournament, however, the two in-form batters have not received enough assistance from the other end owing to underwhelming returns from middle-overs bashers Kieron Pollard and Liam Livingstone.

In the bowling department, strike bowler and senior member Kagiso Rabada has failed to live up to his potential, as the speedster has claimed just six wickets at an expensive average and economy rate from his first seven SA20 2024 innings.

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Joburg Super Kings

Faf du Plessis-led Joburg Super Kings is placed at the bottom of the SA20 2024 points table. Out of their five completed fixtures so far in the ongoing tournament, the South African-based ‘Yellow Brigade’ has managed to tally just a solitary win to their credit.

The three successive defeats they incurred upfront all came at an expense of huge margins. Even in their previous faceoff against MI Cape Town earlier in January, Faf du Plessis and co. went down by 98 runs, and followed their dismal outing with another 37-run larruping at the hands of table-toppers Durban’s Super Giants.

Apart from Leus du Plooy and Moeen Ali, and a 79-run knock from Reeza Hendricks; none of the other Joburg Super Kings batters have shaped any notable contributions off late. Captain Faf himself is going through the lean patch with the bat, considering he is actively averaging just a touch below 15 this season.

Among bowlers, Lizaad Williams has emerged as one of the standout performers from an otherwise lacklustre season for the franchise.

SA20 2024 Match 23, MICT vs JSK: Match Details & Live Streaming

SA20 2024 Match 23, MICT vs JSK: Cape Town Pitch Report

After hosting two high-scoring thrillers this season, the conditions at the Newlands Cricket Ground eased up for spinners; as evidenced by MI Cape Town’s January 23 shootout against table-toppers Durban’s Super Giants. The average first innings total at the venue after hosting three SA20 2024 matches so far has turned out to be 177. Captain winning the toss will likely look to put runs on the board upfront, considering that chasing sides have lost twice out of the last three games played out here.

SA20 2024 Match 23, MICT vs JSK: Probable Playing 11

MI Cape Town: Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Sam Curran, Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard (c), George Linde, Thomas Kaber, Delano Potgieter, Nuwan Thushara and Kagiso Rabada.

Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis (c), Reeza Hendricks, Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, Sibonelo Makhanya, Donovan Ferreira (wk), David Wiese, Romario Shepherd, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger and Imran Tahir.

SA20 2024 Match 23, MICT vs JSK: Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips

SA20 2024 Match 23, MICT vs JSK: Winner Prediction

MI Cape Town, owing to their familiarity with home conditions, recent form and overall superior head-to-head record will be considered as favourites to defeat wooden-spooners Joburg Super Kings.

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