MICT vs SEC Dream11 Prediction – Match 26, SA20 2025-26

MI Cape Town will square off against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the 26th match of the SA20, 2025-26, scheduled to be played on Friday, 16th January at 9:00 PM IST. The match will take place at Newlands in Cape Town. Check out the best Dream11 team tips, player stats, pitch report, top fantasy picks and dream11 prediction team for today’s MICT vs SEC clash.

Match Preview

MI Cape Town find themselves at the bottom of the points table after losing five of their eight matches and are now out of contention for the qualifiers. They will be aiming to finish their campaign on a positive note in this final phase of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Sunrisers Eastern Cape have already secured qualification, registering four wins from eight games and sitting at the top of the points table. They come into this match on the back of a dominant 61-run victory over Joburg Super Kings and will be keen to maintain their strong form.

Marco Jansen, who has been impressive with the ball by picking up 7 wickets so far and has also chipped in with 34 runs, stands out as the top choice for the captaincy role. Ryan Rickelton, who has been in outstanding form with the bat and has scored 324 runs in the tournament, shapes up as a strong option for vice-captaincy in this game.

Newlands, Cape Town Pitch Report

*The stats are based on the SA 2025-26 matches played at Newlands.

Pitch type – Generally balanced / batter-friendly

Batting 1st Won – 2 matches

Batting 2nd Won – 2 matches

Average 1st innings score – 166 runs

MICT vs SEC Probable Playing XI

MI Cape Town: Ryan Rickelton(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Smith, Karim Janat, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Rashid Khan(c), Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult

Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock(w), Matthew Breetzke, Jordan Hermann, Tristan Stubbs(c), Marco Jansen, Lewis Gregory, James Coles, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Adam Milne