13th match of SA20 2026 will be between mi cape town And Paarl Royals On 04 January. The match will be hosted at the prestigious Newlands in Cape Town.
The situation is becoming bleak for home team MI Cape Town. Bottom of the table with zero wins from four matches (3 losses, 1 no result), they are in urgent need of points to keep their playoff hopes alive. Their narrow defeat on Friday showed fighting spirit, but they failed to finish out games when it mattered most.
Paarl Royals, currently sitting comfortably in third place with 8 points, will be brimming with confidence. Their ability to defend the total under extreme pressure in the last match has validated the depth of their bowling, and their young batting stars are beginning to fire.
MICT vs PR, SA20 2025-26: Match Details
- date and time: 4 January (Saturday); 7:00 PM IST / 01:30 PM GMT / 3:30 PM local
venue: Newlands, Cape Town
MICT vs PR, head-to-head record in SA20 2025-26:
Matches played: 8 | MI Cape Town won: 5 | Paarl Royals won: 3 | No result/tied: 0
newlands pitch report
Newlands has been a batting paradise this season. In the two matches completed here so far, the first innings scores were 232 and 220. MI Cape Town themselves lost by 217 runs. Expect a high scoring encounter where 200 is par. Bowlers will have to rely on variation, but pace and bounce are generally true.
Squad:
MI Cape Town: Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Rassie van der Dussen, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Smith, Jacques Snyderman, Tom Moores, George Linde, Rashid Khan (captain), Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Dane Piedt, Karim Janat, Thomas Cobber, Tianan van Vuuren, Tristan Luus, Daniel Lategan, Reeza Hendricks, Dwayne Pretorius, Corbin Bosch
Paarl Royals: Luan-Dre Pretorius, Asa Tribe, David Miller (c), Sikandar RazaDelano Potgieter, Rubin Harman, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Bjorn Fortuyn, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqobani Mokoena, Otniel Bartman, Vishen Halmbage, Dan Lawrence, Hardus Viljoen, Gudakesh Moti, Okuhle Cele, Nkabayomji Peter, Ishan Malinga, Thomas Reve, Keegan Lyon Cachet.
MICT vs PR, SA20 2025-26: Today Match Prediction
Case 1:
- MI Cape Town won the toss and batted first
- MI Cape Town’s powerplay score: 50-60 (6 overs)
- MI Cape Town’s total score: 190-200
Case 2:
- Paarl Royals won the toss and batted first
- Paarl Royals Powerplay Score: 40-50 (6 overs)
- Paarl Royals Total Score: 170-180
Match Result: The team batting first wins the competition.