The Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals get their South Africa T20 league campaigns going at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Thursday and we take a look at the game from a betting angle.
At the time of writing these two teams are the outsiders in the competition with the Pretoria Capitals priced at 5/1 and the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at 10/1. MI Cape Town are currently trading as 18/10 favourites.
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SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE
The Sunrisers Easter Cape are based in Gqeberha and play out of St George’s Park. Despite being underdogs there is plenty of quality in the batting ranks and Aiden Markram is the 17/10 favourite to be the top Sunrisers Eastern Cape batsman while big hitter Tristan Stubbs is second in the betting at 4/1 and you can get 9/2 about Adam Rossington and Smuts with 11/2 and better the balance.
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The Sunrisers have a low profile bowling unit compared to some of the opposition and Magala heads the betting as the Top Wicket taker in the team at 28/10. You can get 7/2 about Baartman and Crane with Protea Jansen priced at 9/2 and then there is 7/1 and better the balance.
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PRETORIA CAPITALS
The Pretoria Capitals team will be playing out of Centurion Park.
Rilee Rossouw is favourite to be the Top Pretoria Capitals Batsman at 9/4 and you can get 33/10 about Mendis and Salt with Jacks 5/1 and Delport and de Bruyn are priced at 6/1 with 14/1 and better the balance.
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Protea Anrich Nortje is expected to lead the charge for the Capitals as far as wicket taking is concerned and he is the 28/10 favourite ahead of Little at 33/10, Rashid is 4/1 and you can get 9/2 about Captain, Parnell with 5/1 and better the balance.
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MATCH BETTING – Click here to bet
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 11/10
Pretoria Capitals 8/11
As I have done with the first two previews I am going to steer clear of the match betting at this point.
Please note there will be in-running betting throughout the games so plenty of time to get on if you first want to see how the teams look and how they adapt to conditions. I am though going to get involved in some of the other markets on offer.
Suggested Bet: Aiden Markram, Total Runs over 20.5 at 17/20
Markram is a man who has shown good form in T20 cricket and I suspect he is going to be playing like someone who has something to prove.
Suggested Bet: Pretoria Capitals Top Bowler, Anrich Nortje at 12/5
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Nortje is one of the few players who came out from the Australian series holding his head up high and he reverts now to the shorter format where his speed should once again be a major asset. Nortje is the sort of player who regular gets 3 or 4 wickets in an innings and I am hoping for something along those lines here.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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