On January 12, Sunrisers Eastern Cape (EAC) will play the Pretoria Capitals (PRE) in the third match of the SA20 2023 season at St. George’s Park. Here is everything you need to know about the EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction before the game. There are a lot of hopes that Sunrisers Eastern Cape will begin their SA20 campaign in front of their home crowd.
They did well by signing Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, and Marco Jansen, three of South Africa’s best players, and they will be hoping for a successful campaign. They will face a strong Pretoria Capitals team with a good balance of youth and experience. The Capitals will rely on their bowling unit, led by Anrich Nortje, to step up, despite the explosive firepower of their batting lineup. The Eastern Cape will hope that their home conditions level the playing field, even though they will start as favorites.
Match details
- EAC vs PRE, SA20 2023,
- Date: 12th January 2023
- Time: 9:00 PM IST
- Venue: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Dream11 and fantasy 11 match top picks
With a T20I strike rate of 161.18, top wicketkeeper pick Phil Salt is one of the most explosive openers in this format. Salt had a good year in 2022, scoring 353 runs at a strike rate of 152.8 and impressing in the Hundred. Salt is a good choice for your EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction team because the wicketkeeper-batsman is also capable of scoring a lot of runs.
Aiden Markram, our top pick for a batter, is one of the competition’s best batters from South Africa. He can also contribute with the ball and has a strike rate of 147.73 in T20Is. Markram is a top pick for your EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction team due to his familiarity with the conditions and ability to play both spin and pace well.
Will Jacks, a top all-rounder pick, is another explosive English batter who stood out in last year’s The Hundred. The Oval Invincibles’ Jacks scored 261 runs while striking out 171.71 times. In your EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction team, Jacks is a must-have because he also adds value with his offspin.
One of the big-money signings made by the Sunrisers during the SA20 Auction was Top Bowler Pick Sisanda Magala. Magala is an experienced and well-built pacer who has taken 122 wickets in T20 matches at an average of 23.95. Magala is a good choice for your EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction team because he can also score quickly down the order.
match captain and vice-captain choices
There’s a good reason why Tristan Stubbs is one of the most exciting cricketers in the world. He can also contribute with the ball and has a T20 batting strike rate of over 150. Stubbs is a great captain’s pick for your EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction team because he can play both pace and spin well and is likely to play floater.
In 2022, Rilee Rossouw scored 1095 runs at a strike rate of 166.9, which is excellent for T20 cricket. He also made two hundreds in T20Is last year and showed signs of form in the BBL. In your EAC vs. PRE Dream11 prediction team, Rossouw, who is an experienced campaigner, can be backed as captain or vice-captain.
5 Must-picks Dream11 Prediction Team
| Player | Player Stats |
| JJ Smuts | 168 runs, 11 wickets in 9 CSA T20 matches |
| Ottniel Baartman | 15 wickets in 9 CSA T20 matches |
| Tristan Stubbs | 838 runs in 41 matches |
| Phil Salt | 3817 runs in 167 matches |
| Adil Rashid | 275 wickets in 248 matches |
pitch report
One of the most spin-friendly venues in the country is St. George’s Park. The average first-innings score in the venue’s two Twenty20 Internationals was 169. Additionally, the team that batted first won both games.
Weather report
Playing conditions will be pleasant with temperatures around the 25-degree mark. The humidity will be in the high-70s and there is no chance of rain for now.
probable playing 11
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
- Jordan Cox (wk)
- Jordan Hermann
- Aiden Markram (c)
- JJ Smuts
- Tristan Stubbs
- Tom Abell
- Sisanda Magala
- Marco Jansen
- James Fuller/Roelof van der Merwe
- Ottneil Baartman
- Mason Crane.
Pretoria Capitals
- Phil Salt (wk)
- Will Jacks
- Rilee Rossouw
- Theunis de Bruyn
- Shane Dadswell
- Marco Marais/James Neesham
- Wayne Parnell
- Migael Pretorius
- Anrich Nortje
- Adil Rashid
- Josh Little/Shaun von Berg.
Where to watch
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema