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Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds – SA20 2023

Pretoria Capitals and Joburg Super Kings will lock horns on back to back days in the SA20. The two teams will turn up at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday, January 18th. Pretoria Capitals are favourites to win the match with the odds of 8/13 (1.61). Joburg Super Kings are underdogs with 11/10 (2.10) odds to win this fixture.

These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing.

  • Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings, Match 13, SA20 2023
  • January 18, 2023 – 3:30 PM GMT
  • SuperSport Park, Centurion

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

SuperSport Park in Centurion has generally been a very good venue for batting. It has hosted over 50 T20 matches with the average batting first score of 161. Over 390 runs were scored here In the only match played here in the ongoing competition. So you can expect a high-scoring contest.

The Centurion weather is likely to be partly cloudy on Wednesday afternoon and evening. But the chance of precipitation is predicted to be less than 5% in the evening, with the temperature around 20°C.

Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings – Match Predictions

Pretoria Capitals return to their home venue, where they defeated Sunrisers Eastern Cape earlier. They have a destructive batting unit, especially on good batting pitches while the bowling unit looks pretty decent with variety. Joburg Super Kings also have a decent bowling attack but batting hasn’t really clicked. They have needed two outrageous knocks from two youngsters in both their victories.

Probable 6s

Pretoria Capitals boasts of power hitters such as Phil Salt, Will Jacks, James Neesham, Theunis de Bruyn and Wayne Parnell. This team has hammered 27 sixes in three games. On the other hand, Joburg Super Kings have a more traditional top order and depend on Donovan Ferreira and Romario Shepherd to provide six-hitting. Joburg have struck 17 sixes in four games.

Our Prediction: Pretoria Capitals to hit most sixes in this match with the odds of 11/20 (1.55).

Probable Wickets

Anrich Nortje has been superb in the competition, picking five wickets at an excellent economy of 6.75 and is coming off 2 for 26. He has the odds of 13/4 (4.25) to be the top wicket-taker for Pretoria Capitals. From the Joburg Super Kings side, Maheesh Theekshana has the skill set to cause problems for the Capitals. He has the odds of 5/2 (3.50) to be the top bowler for the Super Kings.

Our Prediction: Anrich Nortje to be the highest wicket-taker for Pretoria Capitals at 13/4 (4.25).

Man of the Match

Phil Salt smashed 77 not-out in 47 balls in the first game and looked in good touch on Tuesday with 29 off 15. The hard-hitting batter has the odds of 10/1 (11.00) to be the player of the match. Other top betting options include Faf du Plessis, Alzarri Joseph, Wayne Parnell and Will Jacks.

Our Prediction: Phil Salt to be the Man of the Match at 10/1 (11.00) odds.

Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings Preview

It’s a quick turnaround for Pretoria Capitals and Joburg Super Kings as they face off for the second time in 24 hours. Let’s take a look at two teams ahead of their return clash on Wednesday.

Pretoria Capitals

Pretoria Capitals began their campaign with back to back victories over Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 23 runs and 37 runs, respectively. In the third game, the Capitals fell six runs short of the target against Joburg Super Kings. Eathan Bosch picked 3 for 12 with the ball while several batters had starts but couldn’t keep going.

Phil Salt and Will Jacks have looked in good touch at the top but they’ll need support from Rilee Rossouw. The likes of Jimmy Neesham, Wayne Parnell and Theunis de Bruyn have made handy contributions. Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Eathan Bosch and Adil Rashid have done a decent job with the ball.

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

Joburg Super Kings

Joburg Super Kings started off the tournament with a win but lost the next two. They then pulled off a six-run win over Pretoria in their first home game. Leus du Plooy scored a stunning 75 off 40 while Aaron Phangiso bagged a 4-fer before Romario Shepherd held his nerves to defend 10 off the final over.

Joburg dropped Janneman Malan but batting still didn’t perform to potential. Reeza Hendricks and Faf du Plessis and Donovan Ferreira need to do better. Alzarri Joseph has been superb with the ball along with Phangiso and Shepherd. Maheesh Theekshana strengthens the attack.

Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Faf du Plessis (c), Leus du Plooy, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Donavon Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, Sibonelo Makhanya, Alzarri Joseph, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Aaron Phangiso

How to Watch SA20 in the UK: Live Streaming & Channel List

Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings Prediction

Sky Sports Cricket holds the exclusive rights to broadcast the SA20 competition in the UK. For those who like streaming, you can catch the match live on the online platform SkyGo application.

  • Sky Sports Cricket (TV)
  • SkyGo app (Streaming)


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