Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) lock horns with Pretoria Capitals (PC) in Qualifier 1 in the SA20 2025-26 at Kingsmead, Durban, on Wednesday, January 21.

Tristan Stubbs-led Sunrisers Eastern Cape finished at the top of the points table after the round-robin phase of the tournament. They won five matches, lost three, while two ended without a result. In their most recent clash, the two-time champions defeated MI Cape Town by seven wickets.

On the other hand, Pretoria Capitals sealed the second spot in the standings with five wins and four defeats from 10 games. One of their matches was abandoned due to rain. The Capitals will be high on confidence, having won four out of their last five matches.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals twice in two meetings in the league phase of the tournament this season.

Kingsmead, Durban Pitch Report

In the three completed games at Kingsmead, Durban, this season in the SA20, the average first-innings total has been around 159. Two out of the three games have been won by teams batting first. The new ball might swing around for the first couple of overs, and pacers will want to make early inroads. Batters willing to give themselves a bit of time in the middle can score a lot of runs.

SEC vs PC Head to Head Record in T20s

SEC vs PC Predicted Playing XIs Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC):

Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock (WK), Matthew Breetzke, Jordan Hermann, Tristan Stubbs (C), James Coles, Marco Jansen, Chris Green, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Adam Milne.

Shai Hope (WK), Bryce Parsons, Connor Esterhuizen, Dewald Brevis, Roston Chase, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Keshav Maharaj (C), Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Gideon Peters.

Sherfane Rutherford has been in magnificent form this season. The Caribbean batter has amassed 317 runs in eight innings at an average of 79.25 and a strike rate of 166.84. Rutherford smashed two fifties in his last three games and will be oozing with confidence heading into the playoffs.

When Anrich Nortje is fit and bowling at full tilt, he can make life difficult for the batters. In SA20 2025-26, the right-arm pacer has bagged 14 wickets in eight matches at an average of 14.36. For someone who bowls the difficult overs, an economy rate of 7.05 is quite commendable.