ALL TO PLAY FOR THIS WEEKEND IN ACTION-PACKED BETWAY SA20

Betway SA20 Season 3 action is set to intensify this weekend with all six teams battling for prospective playoffs spots.

In a rematch of last year’s final, defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape face an all-important weekend with two clashes against last season’s runners-up Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead (Friday) and St George’s Park (Sunday).

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Pretoria Capitals also face up to Paarl Royals at Centurion on Saturday afternoon before the second instalment of the ‘El Clasico’ between MI Cape Town and Joburg Super Kings headlines the Saturday evening entertainment at Newlands.

The Sunrisers have yet to open their account this season with batting coach Russell Domingo hoping their luck will change this weekend. 

“We know we haven't played well in these last three games, and we need to make our own luck. We need to do the basics a little bit better, which we're not doing at the moment,” Domingo said.

“Fortunately, there are still seven games to go. We know it's a long competition. We haven't started well in this competition in the previous editions and managed to find our way.

“Hopefully, we can get into that sort of form and that sort of confidence in the next couple of weeks because we're running out of time and we need to make a play.”

Keshav Maharaj’s Super Giants will also be hoping for a return to winning ways after going down to Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers in their last match. 

A mouth-watering clash awaits at Centurion (1pm start) between the Capitals and Royals.

The Capitals’ last encounter against JSK was abandoned due to weather, while the Royals are still feeding off the energy from the Cape derby victory over MI Cape Town at Boland Park.

The Royals hold the edge over the Capitals with three victories from their five meetings. 

Both captains Rilee Rossouw (Capitals) and David Miller (Royals) have been prolific for their teams in the previous encounters with 199 and 186 runs respectively. 

In the bowling department, Lungi Ngidi (Royals) and Jimmy Neesham (Capitals) have been the leading wicket-takers with eight and seven wickets apiece. 

Will Rossouw, Ngidi, Miller and Neesham be the difference-makers for their respective teams on Saturday?

This is the precursor to a sold-out Newlands holding its breath for the much-anticipated clash between MI Cape Town and Joburg Super Kings. 

MI Cape Town are looking to bounce back from their derby defeat to the Royals in front of their passionate home supporters, while JSK will be hoping to preserve their unbeaten record. 

The last time these sides met the weather played a major role at the Wanderers, but with Table Mountain set to shine in its all-sunlit glory a cracking game is expected on Saturday.

HOW TO WATCH

The first ball of Thursday's encounter is scheduled to be bowled at 17:30 (SAST), with viewers around the world able to watch it on the following broadcasters (click map for more information):

For live updates and stats from the match, you can visit the Match Centre.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sunrisers Eastern Cape (4-1 vs Durban's Super Giants), Joburg Super Kings (3-2 vs MI Cape Town) and Paarl Royals (3-2 vs Pretoria Capitals) currently hold the upper hand over their weekend opponents in SA20 clashes.

FULL BETWAY SA20 WEEKEND FIXTURES

Friday

Durban’s Super Giants vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Kingsmead, 17:30 (SAST)

Saturday

Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals, Centurion, 13:00 (SAST)

MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings, Newlands, 17:30 (SAST)

Sunday

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban’s Super Giants, St George’s Park, 15:30 (SAST)