DSG vs MICT T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, SA20 2024
Match 2 of the 2024 SA20 tournament sees Durban Super Giants go head to head with MI Cape Town at Kingsmead on Thursday evening. These sides were the bottom two teams in last season’s SA20 although the Super Giants only missed out on the play-offs due to net-run-rate. Read on as we preview this day-night game. This match begins at 17:30 local time in Durban.
Durban Super Giants finished level on points in the group stage with eventual competition winners Sunrisers Eastern Cape last year. Therefore, it’s fair to say that they were not far from having a successful tournament. We are backing them to get off to a winning start.
The loss of skipper Rashid Khan to injury is a blow for MI Cape Town who were the most disappointing side in the debut season of the competition. However, their team is full of top level T20 players and their homegrown bowling attack will cause problems.
Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket, Sports18 and Supersport.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Sky Go, Now TV and JioCinema.
DSG vs MICT Match Toss Prediction
Teams fielding first have a far superior record in T20s at Kingsmead so we predict that both sides will choose to bat second and field first if they win the toss ahead of this game.
DSG vs MICT Pitch Report
The average T20 score at Kingsmead in 2023 was only 140 but we expect a quicker pitch this year and a par score of over 160 from this surface.
Durban Weather Report
The weather forecast is for mostly cloudy conditions across this game with high humidity levels. The temperature will be in the mid-twenties throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town, SA20 2024
Durban Super Giants Team News & Playing 11
DSG Team News
After failing to make the top five places in last season’s competition, the Super Giants have replaced Quinton de Kock as skipper with Keshav Maharaj in SA20 2024. It will not take much for the team to improve on their placing from 2023 and they have a fully fit squad to select from in this game.
DSG Key Players
- Heinrich Klaasen - The powerful middle order batter announced his Test retirement earlier this week and we can expect him to show off his white ball skills in this game.
- Quinton de Kock - The left-handed keeper-batter did not have the best of times in this year’s BBL but he is a proven short format player and he will be keen to produce in his home country.
- Reece Topley - The England international is a white ball specialist who always extracts bounce and movement from any pitch. He will cause problems throughout the innings.
- Keshav Maharaj - The all-format South Africa international spinner has taken on the captaincy for this year’s tournament. He has a strong T20 record with 111 dismissals.
DSG Team Form
Durban Super Giants won their final game of last season by 151 runs and were unbeaten from their last three matches.
Durban Super Giants Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzkee, Nicholas Pooran, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (c), Reece Topley, Junior Dala
MI Cape Town Team News & Playing 11
MICT Team News
With none of their first choice players taking part in this year’s BBL, MI Cape Town have been able to benefit from having their squad together for longer than some other sides ahead of their opener. Kieron Pollard will captain the side with Rashid Khan currently injured.
MICT Key Players
- Rassie van der Dussen - The right-hander is likely to bat at number three in this game and although he may not score quite as quickly as others, he has a reliable average of 35.72 in T20 cricket.
- Liam Livingstone - The English international all-rounder had a disappointing 2023 Cricket World Cup but he impressed for England in the West Indies afterwards and could be back in form.
- Kagiso Rabada - The all-format South African pace bowler is simply one of the best in the world. He has 230 T20 wickets from 176 innings and has delivered across the globe.
- Beuran Hendricks - The 33 year old left-arm fast medium bowler has an impressive strike-rate of 16.3 and best figures of 6/29 in T20 cricket.
MICT Team Form
MI Cape Town won only three matches across the entire tournament last season and lost all of their last four games.
MI Cape Town Predicted Playing 11
Dewald Brevis, Tom Banton, Rassie van der Dussen, Grant Roelofsen (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Duan Jansen, Beuran Hendricks
Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town Head to Head
MI Cape Town were beaten by Durban Super Giants by 5 wickets in both of their clashes last season. This will be the third head to head between the teams.
DSG vs MICT Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
DSG Won |
MICT Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town Betting Odds
The bookies can not separate these two sides ahead of this game on Thursday. Both Durban Super Giants and MI Cape Town can be backed at 1.83.
Who will win Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town T20 Match?
We agree with the bookies that the teams are very well matched but we think Durban Super Giants have the edge in the batting department. Therefore, we have them as the top team ahead of this game.
🏆 Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town Prediction
We agree with many cricket pundits that this game is likely to be very close and we see the key battle being between Kagiso Rabada and Durban Super Giants batting line-up. If Rabada can dismiss some big names then his team will have an excellent chance. Overall though, we think Durban Super Giants have the slightly stronger line-up and we are backing them to win this game.
Durban Super Giants to beat MI Cape Town
Jan 11, 2024
21:00 IST / 15:30 GMT
Kingsmead Cricket Ground - Durban, South Africa
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