MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape SA20 2025 Final, The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg Pitch Report

Another thrilling edition of South Africa’s flagship tournament has reached its business end. The SA20 2025 final is going to be played between MI Cape Town (MICT) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 8th February, Saturday.

In this article, we are going to see the recent performance of both the sides and Wanderers Stadium pitch reports ahead of the SA20’s final match of this tournament.

Preview

Rashid Khan-led MI Cape Town side finished at the top of the table with 35 points in their bag. In the 1st Qualifier, MI Cape Town locked horns with David Miller-led Paarl Royals where they comfortably defended the total of 199 runs in the allotted time.

Considering their recent performance, MI Cape Town’s unit is looking well-balanced with both the bat and the ball and will be looking forward to do the same in the final as well.

On the other hand, defending champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape will be entering into this game in search of their third consecutive title in SA20 tournament. Their previous clash with Paarl Royals would have boosted their confidence as they chased down the target of 175 runs with 8 wickets in hand.

Apart from their victory in the 2nd Qualifier, Aiden Markram and his men will be looking forward to their third consecutive win in this SA20 tournament.

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Pitch Report ahead of SA20 2025 Final:

The surface here at the Wanderers stadium had given a tough chance for the batters in this edition of SA20 2025. Fast bowlers have enjoyed some success on this surface as they gained some extra bounce and pace.

Batters have to spend some time before changing the gear in the middle of the game. Spinners were forced to bowl tight lines as the ball might travel easily over the boundaries due to high altitude.

Toss winner

Hence, the teams which wins the toss will look to bowl first as the second half of the game is likely to be batters friendly, winning 3 out of fours games while chasing at this venue.