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The SA 20 league 2023 is gradually gathering motion. With two matches already done the action now shifts to St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, for the match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals. The match will be played on January 12, 2023. It is scheduled to start at 9:00 PM IST.
Both teams will be looking to start their campaign on a winning note. It should be an exciting contest with both the teams looking to pick up a win on the very first clash. Before the match begins let us have a look at some key facts and try to get an idea about how to buid the fantasy XIs for the teams.
Ground Stats: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
The pitch at St Georges' park favours the bowler. Scoring runs at the pitch will be difficult on the wicket. The venue has been host to three T20Is so far and a 120 plus score looks defendable.
Batting on the wicket is apparently tougher in the second half. The venue has on an average recorded 7.16 runs per over in the T20Is and it is pretty low as far as the contemporary circketing standards are concerned.
T20I Records at the ground
Total Matches: 3
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won batting second: 1
Average Score batting first: 131
Average Score batting second: 117
Average runs scored per over: 7.26
Average runs scored per wicket: 20
SEC vs PC, Match 2: Probable Final 13
SEC Team News
No major updates
Sunrisers Eastern Capes Probable Final 13
Aiden Markram (c), Adam Rossington ✈️ (wk), Sarel Erwee, Tristan Stubbs, JJ Smuts, Tom Abell✈️ , Marco Jansen, Mason Crane ✈️ , Aya Gqamane, Junaid Dawood, Brydon Carse ✈️, Sisanda Magala, Ottniel Baartman
PC Team News
No major updates
Pretoria Capitals Probable Final 13
Phil Salt ✈️ (wk), Cameron Delport, Theunis De Bruyn, Will Jacks ✈️, Rilee Rossouw , Shane Dadswell, Jimmy Neesham ✈️, Wayne Parnell (c), Adil Rashid ✈️, Anrich Nortje, Daryn Dupavillon, Josh Little ✈️, Marco Marais
Key Facts to be kept in mind
- Phil Salt has a strike rate of 190.32 in the last three T20s.
- Aiden Markram has a strike rate of 130.88 in the last three T20s.
- Tristan Stubbs has an average of 10.33 in the last three T20s
- In the last three T20s, Marco Jansen has conceded runs at an economy of 8.83 while picking up just 2 wickets.
- In the last three T20s, Adil Rashid has conceded runs at an economy of 4.83 while picking up four wickets.
Expert's Tips
The pitch at the St. George's Park will favour bowling. So mostly keeping pacers and all-rounders, who can bowl a bit of medium pace is advisable.
Team 1: For Head-to-Head contests (Cricket Exchange Fantasy App)
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Adam Rossington
Batters: Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram
All-rounders: Wayne Parnell, JJ Smuts, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje, Joshua Little
Captain: Rilee Rossouw
Vice-captain: Tristan Stubbs
Team 2: For Winner takes all contests (Cricket Exchange Fantasy App)
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Jordan Cox
Batters: Cameron Delport, Rilee Rossouw, Tristan Stubbs
All-rounders: Wayne Parnell, James Fuller, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Daryn Dupavillon, Joshua Little
Captain: Tristan Stubbs
Vice-captain: Wayne Parnell
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