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MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals Predictions - Brevis to end MI Cape Town’s group stage on a high

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

Simon Lewis 01 Feb 2025

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Dewald Brevis hit six sixes in his 32-ball 73* against Pretoria Capitals.
Will Smeed scored 52 off 36 balls against MI Cape Town.
MI Cape Town have won their last four completed matches.

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Dewald Brevis hits through the covers in the IPL. (credit: Indranil Mukherjee / Getty Images)

MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals Predictions

After taking the wooden spoon for the first two seasons, MI Cape Town have won the group stage of the competition with a game in hand. Their batting is firing on all cylinders and their bowlers are in magnificent form.

MI Cape Town’s Dewald Brevis has scored 26* & 73* in his last 2 innings.
MI Cape Town’s Rassie van der Dussen has scored 39, 35*, 24, 48* & 30 in his last 5 innings.
MI Cape Town’s Rassie van der Dussen (330 runs, ave 55.00) tops the SA20 runs list.
Pretoria Capitals’ Will Smeed has scored 54 & 52 in his 3 SA20 innings.
Pretoria Capitals’ Will Jacks has scored 56 & 39 in his last 3 innings.
Pretoria Capitals’ Will Jacks (225 runs) is 9th on the SA20 runs list.

Head-to-Head

The Capitals have won three of their last five matches against MI Cape Town. The Cape side have, however, won two of those last three matches, including their first group stage clash against the Capitals this season on 31 January.

MI Cape Town Form

MI Cape Town have won five of their last six completed games and are in superb form with bat and ball.

MI Cape Town piled on 222/3 off their 20 overs against the Pretoria Capitals at Centurion. Reeza Hendricks (77* off 44 balls, five sixes) and Dewald Brevis (73* off 32 balls, six sixes) punished the Capitals bowlers.

The MI Cape Town bowlers did well to restrict their hosts to 195/8 off their 20 overs. Corbin Bosch (2/40) and Rashid Khan (2/25, econ 6.25) bowled superbly to wrap up the win.

MI Cape Town Team News

MI Cape Town are playing like champions and look really hard to beat. The Capitals are unlikely to challenge them given their poor form.

Pretoria Capitals Form

The Capitals have lost four of their last five matches, including their clash with MI Cape Town on the weekend.

On a good pitch the MI Cape Town batters posted a challenging 222/3 off their 20 overs. Will Jacks (0/22, econ 5.50) bowled incredibly while his team-mates all took a pasting.

Will Smeed (52 off 36) and Will Jacks (39 off 22) got the Capitals chase off to a good start. The lower middle-order played their part are batted well but ended on 195/8 off their 20 overs.

Pretoria Capitals Team News

They have picked up just two wins this season, but their wins both brought bonus points. They have the slimmest chance of making the playoffs. They need Joburg Super Kings to lose their last match and then the Capitals must beat MI Cape Town with a bonus point.

Verdict

MI Cape Town v Pretoria Capitals

I am backing MI Cape Town to win. I am also backing Dewald Brevis to top score for MI Cape Town.

Will Smeed is a good bet to top score for the Pretoria Capitals.

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