Joburg Super Kings vs Pretoria Capitals, SA20 2023, Today Match Prediction

jsk vs pc Match Prediction & Analysis

Joburg Super Kings are hosting Pretoria Capitals in the 11th match of the SA20 league at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on 17th January 2023. Pretoria Capitals are yet to lose a game this season, and  Joburg Super Kings would like to break their winning momentum in front of the home crowd on Tuesday. 

Pretoria Capitals have played 2 matches and won both of them to be in the 2nd place in the points table with 8 points. On the other side, Joburg Super Kings lost 2 games out of the 3 matches played, and they are in the 5th place in the points table with 4 points. 

Pretoria Capitals’ batters are in good touch as the team has scored 190 plus runs in the last 2 matches. Joburg Super Kings’ batting unit is still struggling to score runs as they got restricted below 110 in the last 2 consecutive games. The upcoming match will be a big treat for fans as both teams have power-packed batting units. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Joburg Super Kings Preview

After winning the first game against Durban Super Giants, JSK lost the 2 back to back games against Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town. Now to get back on a winning track again, they will face Pretoria Capitals in the 11th match of the league as a first home game in front of Johannesburg’s crowd. 

While playing the last game against MI Cape Town, JSK’s batting unit failed 2nd time in a row to put a decent score on the board.  Leus du Plooy, who scored 21 runs from 26 balls, was the highest run scorer of JSK’s innings in front of MICT’s pacers. They just managed to put in 105 runs in 20 overs. 

Defending 106 runs against MICT’s power-hitting batting unit was tough for them. Despite Gerald Coetzee, who picked up 2 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs, other bowlers failed to put pressure on the opponents’ batting unit, and as a result, they got defeated by 7 wickets. 

Though the team looks well-balanced on paper, they have not utilized their strength properly so far this season. Teams’ batting unit needs to put up a batting display in front of the home crowd if they want to claim a win against Pretoria Capitals. 

Key players:
Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira,  Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph. 

Joburg Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Donovan Ferreira, Leus du Plooy, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Gerald Coetzee, George Garton, Aaron Phangiso.

Joburg Super Kings Actual Playing XI:

Gerald Coetzee, Sibonelo Makhanya, Faf du Plessis, Kyle Verreynne, Aaron Phangiso, Alzarri Joseph, Maheesh Theekshana, Reeza Hendricks, Leus du Plooy, Donovan Ferreira, Romario Shepherd

Pretoria Capitals Preview

Pretoria Capitals are the only team who are yet to get defeated in the SA20 league so far. They will face JSK on 17th January in the away game at Johannesburg to continue their momentum. 

They have played both games against Sunriser Eastern Cape and registered comfortable wins by 23 runs and 37 runs, respectively, in the last 2 matches. After scoring 193 runs in the first match, PC’s batters scored 216 runs in 20 overs. Will Jacks smashed opponents’ bowlers to score 92 runs from 46 balls. Theunis de Bruyn also played a cameo of 42 runs from 23 balls in the middle order. 

The team’s bowling unit delivered brilliant spells to restrict opponents while chasing  217 runs. Wayne Parnell and Adil Rashid both picked 2 wickets each in the spell of 4 overs, whereas Anrich Nortje and James Neesham claimed 1 wicket each. These superb bowling and batting efforts led them to secure 2nd win of the season by 37 runs. 

The overall team looks balanced, with good depth in the batting and bowling department. The team’s bowling unit is delivering superbly this season, and they would like to maintain that good form against JSK in the upcoming game. 

Key players:
Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje.

Pretoria Capitals Predicted Playing XI:

Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Theunis de Bruyn, James Neesham, Wayne Parnell (c), Shane Dadswell, Migael Pretorius, Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje.

Pretoria Capitals Actual Playing XI:

Rilee Rossouw, Migael Pretorius, Shane Dadswell, Philip Salt, Anrich Nortje, Theunis de Bruyn, Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Wayne Parnell, Will Jacks, James Neesham

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be cloudy on the match day. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 29°C - 17°C. The pitch has seen a high-scoring game here and has added advantages to batters here.

Venue Details

The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg will host this match. The ground can accommodate 28,000 people and has conducted a few domestic games, T20is, and one ODI game.

Toss: To Bowl

The ground has conducted 31 T20I games so far here. Here the general trend is the winning captain chooses to bowl first as the pitch favors batters in the 2nd innings. In the last 10 T20Is played at this venue, the team which preferred to chase the target won 6 times.