Pretoria Capitals host Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the 14th match of SA20 2025-26 at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on January 5. Sunrisers hold a slight edge in recent form and head-to-head battles, but Capitals seek a home boost to climb the table.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape sit second with 12 points from 4 matches (2 wins, 1 loss, 1 no result), boasting a strong net run rate of +3.035. Pretoria Capitals languish in fifth with 7 points from 4 outings (1 win, 2 losses, 1 no result), holding a modest NRR of +0.250. A win propels either side toward playoff contention in the tight mid-table race.
Sunrisers lead recent clashes 3-2 over the last five encounters, including a dominant 48-run victory earlier this season. In their latest meeting at St George’s Park, Sunrisers posted 188/6 before restricting Capitals to 140. Capitals struggle chasing against Sunrisers’ pace attack, losing by margins of 52 and 48 runs previously.
PC vs SEC, SA20 2025-26: Match details
- Date and Time: January 5 (Monday); 9:00 pm IST / 03:30 pm GMT / 5:30 pm Local
- Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
PC vs SEC, Head-to-Head Record in SA20 2025-26:
Matches played: 8 | Pretoria Capitals won: 4 | Durban’s Super Giants won: 4 | No result/Tied: 0
SuperSport Park Pitch Report
SuperSport Park offers pace, bounce, and true carry, favoring batters with quick outfields and average first-innings scores around 160-180 in T20s. Chasing teams have won 64 of 110 T20s here, though recent SA20 games show teams batting first succeeding with 180+ totals. Expect pacers like to exploit early movement, while spinners find limited turn.
Squads
Pretoria Capitals: Will Smeed, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Shai Hope, Dewald Brevis, Roston Chase, Andre Russell, Bryce Parsons, Codi Yusuf, Gideon Peters, Keshav Maharaj (c), Lungi Ngidi, Tymal Mills, Lizaad Williams, Sibonelo Makhanya, Wihan Lubbe, Keith Dudgeon, Junaid Dawood, Sherfane Rutherford, Jordan Cox, Daniel Smith, Meeka eel Prince
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs (c), Lewis Gregory, Matthew Breetzke, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Senuran Muthusamy, Adam Milne, Anrich Nortje, Chris Wood, Allah Ghazanfar, JP King, Christopher King, Jordan Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, Tharindu Rathnayake, James Coles, Beyers Swanepoel, Lutho Sipamla
PC vs SEC, SA20 2025-26: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape wins the toss and bowls first
- Pretoria Capitals’ powerplay score: 45-55 (6 overs)
- Pretoria Capitals’ total score: 165-175
Case 2:
- Pretoria Capitals wins the toss and bowls first
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s powerplay score: 55-65 (6 overs)
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s total score: 175-185
Match result: Team bowling first to win the contest
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