Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals SA20 Final Predictions - Brevis to bash the Capitals to maiden SA20 title

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Dewald Brevis scored 75* off 38 balls against the Sunrisers.
James Coles has scored 61, 28, 17 and 45* in his last four innings.
Can the Capitals beat the Sunrisers to claim their first SA20 title?

Dewald Brevis hits out against India (Getty Images).

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals Predictions

It’s a re-run of the 2023 SA20 final where the Sunrisers beat the Capitals by four wickets. The Sunrisers have played in all three previous SA20 finals, winning the first two. I’m backing the Capitals as their top-order is firing impressively and their bowling attack is fine-tuned.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals Predictions
Head-to-Head
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Form
Pretoria Capitals Form
Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals Team News

Pretoria Capitals’ Dewald Brevis has scored 34, 21, 53 & 75* in his last 4 innings.
Pretoria Capitals’ Sherfane Rutherford has scored 42*, 53, 29 & 74* in his last 4 innings.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s James Coles has hit 61, 28, 17 & 45* in his last 4 innings.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s Quinton de Kock (372 runs) is 1st in the SA20 runs list.

Head-to-Head

The Capitals have won two and lost three of their last five SA20 matches against the Sunrisers.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape Form

The Sunrisers bounced back from defeat to the Capitals in Qualifier 1 to beat the Royals by seven wickets to secure their fourth SA20 final spot.

Anrich Nortje (2/31, econ 7.75) and Senuran Muthusamy (3/15, econ 3.75) knocked over half of the Royals batters as they restricted them to 114/7 off their 20 overs. James Coles was incredibly economical, his four overs going for just 15 runs at a rate of 3.75 runs per over.

Quinton de Kock hit 24 of his 25 runs in boundaries to get the Sunrisers off to a flying start, but the star of the innings was James Coles, who slammed three sixes in his match-winning 45* off just 19 balls.

Pretoria Capitals Form

The Capitals made it four wins from five matches when they beat the Sunrisers in Qualifier 1 to reach the SA20 final for a second time.

Keshav Maharaj (2/24, econ 6.00) and Bryce Parsons (3/10, econ 3.33) starred with the ball as the Sunrisers posted 170/7 off their 20 overs.

Bryce Parsons (60 off 44 balls) and Dewald Brevis (75* off 38) shared a match-winning stand of 91 for the third wicket to take their side to the brink of victory. Brevis hit seven sixes and four fours in his innings.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals Team News

Pretoria Capitals’ Bryce Parsons was Player of the Match in the Capitals’ win over the Sunrisers. “I feel really good. I needed it and to perform on a day like this means a lot. I've always been in and out of the team, so it's always about being ready. Luckily, I've played a lot of cricket here. It's nice to come home and bat on a wicket I'm accustomed to,” said Parsons.

Sunrisers’ batting hero James Coles was named Player of the Match for his innings of 45* off 19 balls. “I am chuffed to get into the final. We were fortunate to see what the pitch was doing after bowling first, so I stuck to the plan and committed fully. Muthusamy is unbelievable to bowl behind - watching him go about his business was impressive. The fans have been our twelfth man all trip. They were singing to us when we did a lap of honour, couldn't thank them enough,” said Coles.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape (squad): Tristan Stubbs, Jonny Bairstow, Matthew Breetzke, Chris Green, Senuran Muthusamy, Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Jordan Hermann, James Coles, Lewis Gregory, Marco Jansen.

Pretoria Capitals (squad): Will Smeed, Connor Esterhuizen (w), 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.

Verdict

Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Pretoria Capitals

I am backing the Capitals to win, with Dewald Brevis to top score.

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