JSKS vs MCT Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 13, 2024

The Joburg Super Kings and MI Cape Town will play the fourth match of this season's SA20 at the Wanderers. Joburg will go into this fixture after sharing a washout with the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, while Cape Town lost their first match of the tournament against Durban's Super Giants.

There will be plenty to bet on before and during this fixture. It's important to know what the betting odds and cricket markets have in store for this key SA20 fixture.

Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town head-to-head record

The Super Kings and MI Cape Town have a brief history. They played each other twice in the inaugural SA20 in 2023. Joburg won once and MI Cape Town once.

Joburg Super Kings vs MI Cape Town live streaming and broadcast

You can watch this match and the rest of the 2024 SA20 on the JioCinema app in India. This is a great way to stream SA20 fixtures live online. The tournament is also being broadcast on the Sports18 television channel in India.

JSKS vs MCT Team Previews

Joburg Super Kings

Joburg's 2024 SA20 campaign had to weather a false start earlier this week, when they and the Sunrisers sat through a no-result amid plenty of rain in Port Elizabeth. Robbed of an opportunity to beat the reigning champions early in the tournament, the Super Kings now have the chance to beat the team that ended at the bottom of last season's points table.

The Super Kings have a formidable collection of local talent for this match and the rest of the tournament. Captained by batter Faf du Plessis, and spearheaded by seamers Nandre Burger and Gerald Coetzee, Joburg will pose a hefty challenge to Cape Town at the Wanderers.

England's Moeen Ali is among the best all-rounders in T20 cricket around the world. He has joined Joburg this season after opting for the SA20 ahead of the International League T20 in the United Arab Emirates. Last year, he withdrew from MI Cape Town's squad to play in the ILT20.

With the backing of the Chennai Super Kings franchise in the Indian Premier League and the Lions in South African domestic competition, the Joburg team have plenty of personnel and resources at their disposal. But they need to ensure that support off the field translates to victories on the field.

Joburg Super Kings Playing 11

Faf du Plessis, Reeza Hendricks, Ronan Hermann, Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Zahir Khan, Imran Tahir.


MI Cape Town

MI Cape Town were looking good for victory in their first match of the SA20 season, after posting a total of 207 for four against Durban's Super Giants. But ultimately Heinrich Klaasen had the final say with a crunching 83 to consign Cape Town to a 11-run defeat.

With a relatively short turnaround time between that defeat and this match, Cape Town need to promptly right those wrongs and put in a big performance against the Super Kings. A second successive defeat at the start of the tournament wouldn't be becoming of the Mumbai Indians-backed Cape Town team.

Opener Ryan Rickelton was their top performer with the bat against Durban. He hit 87, which included six sixes, before captain Kieron Pollard and England all-rounder Liam Livingstone put the finishing touches on a big total. These three could be key for MI Cape Town again.

England fast bowler Olly Stone was disappointing against Durban. He didn't vary his pace much - and coughed up expensive figures of one for 41 in three overs. It will be interesting to see if he is retained in the XI this time. The same can be said for MI Cape Town wrist spinner Thomas Kaber.

MI Cape Town Playing 11

Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard, Connor Esterhuizen, Sam Curran, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Olly Stone.

JSKS vs MCT Toss Prediction

The Wanderers hosted seven matches in last year's SA20. On six occasions, the toss-winning captain opted to bowl first.

It's highly probable the team to win the toss this time will follow suit. This will allow them to chase - rather than set - a target.

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

The last three first-innings totals at the Wanderers in the SA20 have been 189, 153 and 135. A first-innings score of approximately 170-plus can be considered competitive here.

The Wanderers pitch generally proves seam friendly, but it can be well worth playing two specialist slow bowlers here as well. 

Rain is forecast in Johannesburg on matchday, but hopefully not enough to wash out the match. We might be in for a shortened fixture, though.

JSKS vs MCT Betting Tips

Joburg are in a stronger position than MI Cape Town to win this match. They have homeground advantage, plenty of batting firepower and a balanced bowling unit.

The tussle between MI Cape Town's new-ball bowlers and the Super Kings' top-order batters could be particularly intriguing.

The Super Kings and MI Cape Town are both priced at 1.90 to win this match.

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Rickeltonis holding his own as a standout local talent among a string of stars from abroad in the MI Cape Town XI. He was their top-scorer with 87 in their first match of the season and is well placed to maintain this status this time. He will likely open the batting again and have the opportunity to score quickly and freely inside the powerplay.

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Rabada admittedly wasn't at his best during MI Cape Town's recent defeat to Durban. But he still took two wickets to be their top bowler. Rabada knows how to succeed in Wanderers conditions.

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    Faf du Plessis to be top Joburg Super Kings batter

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Du Plessis is arguably the best local batter in the 2024 SA20. He has played T20 cricket around the world and could be pushing for a return to the Proteas' squad ahead of this year's T20 World Cup. Anticipate a telling performance from the Joburg captain.

Today Match Prediction

Joburg Super Kings To Win the Match, 1.86

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Who will win JSKS vs MCT

Joburg Super Kings 78.95% (75)
MI Cape Town 21.05% (20)
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