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MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Predictions - MI Cape Town to win again at home

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 28 Jan 2025

John Eastwood 28 Jan 2025

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MI Cape Town backed to remain unbeaten at home.
Ryan Rickelton in stellar form, essential for MI Cape Town's success.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape need at least one win from remaining matches.

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Ryan Rickelton has been in sublime form this season (Getty Images)

MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Predictions

This is a huge clash for both sides sitting second and third on the SA20 table. MI Cape Town are, however, unbeaten at home this season and with the form of Ryan Rickelton, I am backing the hosts to take the points at Newlands.

MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Predictions
Head to Head
MI Cape Town Form
MI Cape Town Injuries & Team News
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Form
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Injuries & Team News

MI Cape Town have won their last 4 home matches.
MI Cape Town have lost just 1 of 7 matches this season.
MI Cape Town’s Ryan Rickelton has scored 89 & 63 runs in 2 of his last 3 matches.
MI Cape Town beat Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 97 runs earlier this season.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape have won 4 of their last 5 matches.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s David Bedingham has scored 37 & 48 runs in his last 2 matches.

Head to Head

These sides have met five times before with the Sunrisers winning the first four encounters. However, in the opening SA20 game of 2025, MI Cape Town thrashed the Sunrisers by 97 runs.

MI Cape Town Form

MI Cape Town are second on the table after seven games with four wins, two defeats and a no result. They have a game in hand on the Royals at the top but will need their neighbours to slip up in a few games to catch them.

Last time out, MI Cape Town defeated the Durban Super Giants on home soil. Bowling first, they held the Super Giants to 149 in 20 overs.

Ryan Rickelton continued his good form in the chase, scoring 63 at the top of the order to anchor the Cape Town side to victory with more than five overs to spare. George Linde scored a blistering 29 off 8 balls to secure the bonus point towards the end.

MI Cape Town Injuries & Team News

With three games to go, MICT have some room for error, but they will know a victory here secures them a place in the playoffs. Expect them to field a very strong side.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape Form

The Sunrisers have had a strange season as they go for their third successive title. They lost their opening three games, then won four in a row before losing in their last fixture.

Currently, the Sunrisers are third, two points off MI Cape Town but they have played a game more. The Sunrisers had early season issues with their batting, but they sorted that out before collapsing to 118 all out against the Super Kings over the weekend.

David Bedingham scored 48 of those runs while Tristan Stubbs added 37. In total, only three batsmen got over the 10-run mark. The Super Kings cruised to victory in 14 overs for the loss of just one wicket.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape Injuries & Team News

The Sunrisers are well placed to make the playoffs but will need at least one result from their remaining two games. I don’t see them making too many changes to their side.

Verdict

MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern Cape

MI Cape Town to retain their unbeaten home record with Ryan Rickelton tipped to top score at Newlands.

For the Sunrisers, David Bedingham has found some form, so he carries some value.

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