Overview
- Match 26 is scheduled for Friday at Newlands, with Sunrisers already into the play-offs and MI Cape Town bottom of the table with two league games remaining.
- MI Cape Town will be without captain Rashid Khan due to international duty, and West Indies veteran Kieron Pollard has been brought in to bolster experience and power.
- Sunrisers are pushing for a top-two finish after a bonus‑point win over Joburg Super Kings, with Senuran Muthusamy coming off a 3/26 performance.
- CricTracker’s preview highlighted Ryan Rickelton as a probable top batter after a recent SA20 century and Marco Jansen as a likely key bowler with seven wickets in six innings.
- Pitch reports suggest Newlands typically favors the chasing side in high-scoring conditions, and CricTracker predicted the team batting second would win.