MI Cape Town play XI against Durban Super Giants – SA20 2025-26, Match 1

MI Cape Town play XI against Durban Super Giants – SA20 2025-26, Match 1

Openers: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks

MI Cape Town are hoping for a winning start to the new SA20 season as they aim to defend their title, which they won after beating two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the last edition.

MI Cape Town will face the Durban Super Giants, whose captain will be Aiden Markramand will also look forward to a positive start to the tournament.

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Rashid Khan-led MI Cape Town would rely on their opening overs to give the team a good start and put the opposition bowlers under pressure with an attacking style of play in the first six overs.

The opening pair of Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks would look to fulfill their role both in partnership and as individual batters by getting runs under their belt to build confidence for the upcoming matches in the competition.

Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Dwaine Pretorius, Rashid Khan (c)

The opening matches will be followed by a middle order which presents a good mix of youth and experience with the presence of hitters like Nicholas Pooran, Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde and Corbin Bosch.

One interesting thing about the MICT team is that they have many all-rounders, which brings depth and balance to a team, especially in the T20 format of the game.

As for all-rounders other than the two names mentioned above in George Lunde and Corbin Bosch, the reigning champions also have at their disposal their title-winning captain Rashid Khan and Dwayne Pretorius.

That said, despite the depth of MICT’s batting order, the onus will be on the team’s top five hitters to score the majority of runs for them and not depend on the lower middle order to get the job done in the next game.

Bowlers: Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult

When it comes to MICT’s bowling attack, it consists of names like Rashid Khan, Danish PiedtKagiso Rabada and Trent Boult, all of whom have a wealth of experience in the game of T20 cricket and will put it to good use.

Alongside them, the winner of the third edition of the league also has three all-rounders in George Linde, Corbin Bosch and Dwaine Pretorius, taking the number of bowling options available to seven.

The availability of seven bowling options is a luxury for any captain in this format of the game, as it provides much-needed flexibility to the team, and the skipper can make changes to the bowling depending on the game situation.