MI Cape Town will face Durban Super Giants in the first match of SA20. MICT vs DSG match preview provides today’s match details for the first match of the tournament.
MICT vs DSG Match Preview- SA20 2025-26, Match 1:
Date and Place:
The MICT vs DSG match will be played on 26 December at Newlands, Cape Town. The game will start at 9:00 PM IST.
Squad:
mi cape town
Rashid Khan (captain), Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Dwayne Pretorius, Karim Janat, Jason Smith, Tom Moores, Dane Piedt, Thomas Cobar, Jacques Snyman, Tristan Luus, Dan Lategan, Tian van Vuuren
Durban Super Giants
Aiden Markram (captain), Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Kane Williamson, Sunil Narine, Noor Ahmed, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, David Bedingham, Ethan Bosh, Kwena Mafaka, Tony De Zorzi, Darryn Dupavillon, Evan Jones, Wiaan Mulder, Marques Ackerman, Dayan Gallim, David Wiese, Andile Simelane.
MICT vs DSG key battle:
Reeza Hendrix vs Kwena Mafaka
Reeza Hendricks, who is expected to open the innings for MI Cape Town against Durban Super Giants in the first match of the fourth season of the SA20, will be onus to get the team off to a good start.
Hendricks will have to face the challenge of Kwena Mafaka, who will want to perform better than him in the beginning of the match.
Nicholas Pooran vs Sunil Narine
Aggressive batsman Nicholas Pooran would like to bat in his natural aggressive style to put pressure on the opposition bowlers.
Pooran will have to deal with the bowling of Sunil Narine, which will be worth watching considering what Narine has done in this format of the game.
aiden markram vs trent boult
Durban Super Giants captain Aiden Markram will be expected to lead the side from the front against MI Cape Town’s powerful bowling attack.
Markram will face the challenge of Trent Boult, who will take the new ball for MIC and will try to take early wickets for his team and make things easy for the other bowlers.
Heinrich Klaasen vs Rashid Khan
Heinrich Klaasen, who is known for his ability to play spin, will look to control things in the middle overs against the MI Cape Town spinners.
Klaasen will face opposition captain Rashid Khan, who will play a key role for his team after the first six overs.
MICT vs DSG Key Players:
MICT– Nicholas Pooran, Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan
dsg– Aiden MarkramHeinrich Klaasen, Jos Buttler, Kwena Mafaka, Sunil Narine
MICT vs DSG Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Cape Town with a maximum temperature of 25°C and a minimum of 19°C.
conclusion
The opening match of the fourth season of the SA20 between MI Cape Town and Durban Super Giants promises to be an exciting one as both the teams will look to make a winning start to the tournament.
