SA20 2025-26: Match 10, PR vs MICT Match Prediction – Who will win today’s SA20 match between Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town?

Match 10 of SA20 2025-26 will be played between Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town at the Boland Park in Paarl on January 2. The Cape Town have won five out of seven matches played against the Royals in the history of the SA20 so far.

It wasn't a pleasant start to the season for the Royals, who lost by a whopping 137-run margin to Sunrisers Eastern Cape in their season opener. Only two players from the Royals managed to score in double digits that evening. The reverse fixture was won by the David Miller-led

unit, courtesy of a remarkable half-century by the captain himself.

The Cape Town's first two matches were against Durban's Super Giants. Even a Ryan Rickelton ton was not enough to track down the 233-run target set by the opposition. The next match was washed out after only four overs. In their third game, Rashid Khan's men conceded another 200-plus total, this time against Pretoria Capitals. The high-tempo chase was not directed in the correct manner as Cape Town were bundled out for 135 in 14.2 overs, losing the game by 85 runs.

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PR vs MICT Match Details

Match	Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town, Match 10, SA20 2025-26
Date and Time (IST)	Friday, January 2; 9:00 pm
Venue	Boland Park, Paarl
Broadcast and Live-Streaming Details	JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App and Website)

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Boland Park, Paarl — Pitch Report

In the only match played at the venue this SA20 season, hosts Paarl Royals were bowled out for 49 while chasing 187. In the 11 T20s played here, seven have been won by the team batting first. Due to this statistic, the captain winning the toss may be tempted to set a target.

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PR vs MICT Head-to-Head Record in T20s

Matches Played	7
Won by Paarl Royals	2
Won by MI Cape Town	5
Tied	0
No Result	0
First-ever fixture	January 10, 2023
Most-recent fixture	February 4, 2025

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PR vs MICT Predicted Playing XIs

Paarl Royals (PR):

Asa Tribe, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann, Kyle Verreynne (wk), David Miller (c), Keagan Lion Cachet, Delano Potgieter, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqobani Mokoena, Ottneil Baartman

MI Cape Town (MICT):

Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Jason Smith, Nicholas Pooran, Dwaine Pretorius, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult

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PR vs MICT Probable Best Performers

Probable Best Batter: Ryan Rickelton

Ryan Rickeltonmade a belligerent start to the season with a 113 off 63 in the Cape Town's opening fixture. Despite his knock coming in a losing cause, he won the Player of the Match award. Rickelton is one of those batters who can take the game away from the opposition. 

Probable Best Bowler: Ottneil Baartman

Despite being on the expensive side so far, Ottneil Baartman has been amongst the wickets, having scalped five wickets in two matches. Baartman is coming off a successful white-ball leg of the India tour. His pace and bounce is likely to play a crucial part for the Royals.

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Today's Match Prediction: Team batting first to win the match