Pretoria Capitals and Super Giants of Durban square off at high stakes SA20 2025-26 The clash at SuperSport Park, with both sides needing consistency after explosive but uneven starts to the season. Expect a tight contest between two power-packed batting units at a venue that generally rewards batsmen and pace bowlers.
Pretoria Capitals sit in mid-table after a third win, but their campaign has reignited with an 85-run win. MI Cape Townwhere they piled up 220 and ran out the champions cheaply. Durban Super Giants have six points from four games but are coming off the back of a heavy defeat Joburg Super Kings and a winless run in their last three, which turned into a pressure cooker to regain momentum
Capitals’ batting template is finally at Newlands, with runs on the order and Shefane Rutherford playing with both bat and ball, hinting at a more rounded threat than his first loss. The Super Giants have already passed 200 twice this season, but their fragility was exposed when early wickets fell, highlighted by being bowled out for 86 in their previous outing. recent meetings have typically produced big finishes and sharp momentum swings.
PC vs DSG, SA20 2025-26: Match details
- Date and Time: January 3 (Saturday); 21:00 IST / 15:30 GMT / 17:30 Local
- Location: SuperSport Park, Centurion
PC vs DSG, Head to Head Record in SA20 2025-26:
Matches played: 5 | Pretoria Capitals won: 3 | Durban’s Super Giants won: 2 | No Results/Closed: 0
SuperSport Park Pitch Report
SuperSport Park has become one of the faster-scoring SA20 venues, with average first-innings scores in recent T20s hovering in the mid-160s, with many games comfortably past 180. batsmen are out of order. Historically chasing has often been attractive in Centurion, recent SA20 data shows that defensive ends are very reasonable; With scattered thunderstorms forecast for the evening, the Captains will still go out on top to keep DLS in the game.
Teams:
Pretoria Capitals: Will Smeed, Bryce Parsons, Shai Hope (wk), Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Sherfane Rutherford, Wihan Lubbe, Keshav Maharaj (c), Jodi Yusuf, Tymal Mills, Lungi Ngidi, Daniel Smith, Roston Chase, Lizaad Williams, Sibonei Makhan, Sibonei Makhan Dudgeon, Junaid Dawood, Gideon Peters, Mika Eel Prince
Super Giants of Durban: Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Josh Buttler, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klasen (WK), Evan Jones, David Wiesse, Eathan Bosch, Simon Harmer, Kwena Maphaka, Noor Ahmad, Sunil Narine, Taijul Islam, Dayyan Galim, Daryn Dupavillon, Tony de Zorzi, Marques Ackerman, Geerald Coetzem, Andiles Simelane G,
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PC vs DSG, SA20 2025-26: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Pretoria Capitals go first in the shootout
- Durban’s Super Giants powerplay score: 50-60 (6 overs)
- Total score for Durban Super Giants: 165-175
Case 2:
- Durban Super Giants win the toss first
- Pretoria Capitals power play score: 40-50 (6 overs)
- Pretoria Capitals Total Score: 150-160
Match result: The first bowling team to win the competition
