MI Cape Town will clash against Pretoria Capitals in the 8th match of their SA20 League 2025-26 campaign. The game is scheduled to take place at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday, 31st December. Both teams will be aiming for their first victory this season. MI Cape Town Defending Champions, MI Cape Town, lost the opening match against the Durban Super Giants by 15 runs. While chasing a mammoth total of 233 runs given by the DSG, they started well but couldn't finish the match. Opening batter, Ryan Rickelton scored a terrific hundred in the match, while Jason Smith ended with 14-ball 41. Their second game against the same team was abandoned due to rain. However, they will aim to bounce back in the third match and register their first win this season. Pretoria Capitals Pretoria Capitals are doing no different; they lost both their opening matches against the Joburg Super Kings and the Sunrisers Eastern Cape. While chasing a total of 189 runs in the last game against the Eastern Cape, they were bundled out for just 140 runs. However, they have a stable team that can help them bounce back going forward in the team. They are currently sitting in the fifth spot in the leaderboard. MICT vs PC Match Details MICT vs PC SA20 Match Details Match MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals 8th Match Date and Time Wednesday, December 31; 9:00 p.m. IST Venue Newlands, Cape Town Broadcasting and live streaming TV-Star Sports 2 & Sports 18; Livestream-JioHotstar MICT vs PC Pitch Report The surface at Newlands has traditionally favoured pacers throughout the years, with good pace and bounce. It’s a good track that helps the pacer with the new ball, while the spinners will have to put on extra efforts to get some purchase. As the ball gets older, the pacers might test the batters with hard length bowls and slow deliveries. Overall, it’s a surface that rewards quality pace bowling early and aggressive batting once set, with teams generally preferring to bat first and post a strong total. The average expected score is likely to be somewhere around 150-155. MICT vs PC Weather Report The weather is expected to remain clear throughout the match, with warm and pleasant weather in the evening. The temperature is likely to be around 24-27°C. Skies are likely to be clear to partly cloudy but there is no rain predicted for this match. MICT vs PC Head-to-Head Records MICT vs PC head-to-head (in T20s) Match Played 6 Won by MI Cape Town 3 Won by Pretoria Capitals 3 Tied 0 No Result 0 MICT vs PC 8th SA20 Probable XI MI Cape Town: Rashid Khan (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Jiveshan Smith, Dane Piedt, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Karim Janat, George Linde, Corbin Bosch. Pretoria Capitals: Will Smeed, Connor Esterhuizen, Dewald Brevis, Shai Hoope (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Bryce Parsons, Keshav Maharaj (c), Wihan Lubbe, Lungi Ngidi, Tymal Mills, Codi Yusuf. Players To Watch Out For In the MICT vs PC 8th SA20 Match Ryan Rickelton | MICT: Rickelton is an opening aggressive player of the MICT team, and is one of the crucial players in the team. His ability to play aggressive stroke shots during the power play is what makes him stand out from the rest. He scored a century in the opening game against the Durban Super Giants and is currently the second-highest run-scorer. He will be a player to watch out for in this game. Will Smeed | PC: This 24-year-old opening batter is one of the aggressive players who loves playing attacking cricket in the power-play. His ability to switch gears is what makes him different from the rest. This will be his second season with Pretoria Capitals. He has played 6 matches so far and has scored 197 runs, including two half-centuries. He will be a player to watch out for in this game. MICT vs PC Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last four T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bat thrice and bowl once. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch In 132 men's T20 matches played at this venue so far, the team batting first has recorded 60 victories, while the team chasing has won in 67 matches. This trend suggests that teams should prefer to bowl first and focus on restricting their opponents' under-par score. MICT vs PC Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: MICT (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 38-42 PC Total: 140-160 Match Winner: MI Cape Town Scenario 2 Toss Winner: PC (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 40-45 MICT Total: 165-175 Match Winner: MI Cape Town Who will win today's MICT vs PC 8th SA20 T20 match? Both teams will be aiming for their first victory this season when they clash in the eighth match, but MI Cape Town is likely to win this match. They will have an upper hand going into this match, as this will be a home game for them, and they have won three matches against the Capitals in their last five head-to-head encounters.