Paarl Royals came up short against MI Cape Town's terrific bowling attack in the last game. Having played them already in the ongoing SA20, the Royals will hope to be better equipped to handle MICT as they take them on again in the reverse fixture in Paarl on Wednesday.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape have had a slightly off start to their SA20 campaign with two back-to-back defeats and will be eyeing their maiden win of the season against the Pretoria Capitals, who haven't had an ideal start themselves so far with a defeat and a washed-out game.

MI Cape Town will take on Paarl Royals in their third match of the SA20 on Monday, January 13 in their first home game of the 2025 edition. The Cape Town outfit will have to be wary just a bit from the Royals as the Men in Pink announced themselves in some style with a revamped squad.

MI Cape Town, who haven't been at their best in a couple of seasons in the SA20 began their campaign on a thunderous note with a magnificent 97-run win against the two-time defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Against them on Saturday will be the Super Kings from Johannesburg.

Paarl Royals will begin their SA20 2025 campaign on Saturday, January 11 in a day game against the two-time defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The Sunrisers suffered a massive 97-run loss to the MI Cape Town in the tournament opener in Gqeberha.

New Zealand registered a comfortable victory in the ODI series opener in Wellington against Sri Lanka and will be looking to seal the series on Wednesday in Hamilton. Matt Henry and Will Young were sensational as the Kiwis won the low-scoring clash while Sri Lanka aim for an improved show.

Perth Scorchers have blown hot and cold in the ongoing season of the Big Bash League. With the reinforcements in the form of Mitchell Marsh and Jhye Richardson, the Scorchers will hope to push for a top-four spot as they take on the Melbourne Renegades at the Optus Stadium.

Sydney Thunder are losing their resources to injuries at a rapid rate, so much so that, they had to bring in their assistant coach Daniel Christian as a replacement player. Thunder are still well-placed on the table and they face Brisbane Heat, who haven't won a game since December 22.

NZ vs SL 1st ODI Dream11 Prediction: After a thrilling 2-1 T20I series win, New Zealand will look to a positive start to the three-match ODI series starting on Saturday. Sri Lanka will look to take positives from their recent ODI series triumph against the Kiwis ahead of the first game.

SA vs PAK 2nd Test Dream11 Prediction: South African cricket team will look to clean sweep the two-match series against Pakistan after a thrilling win in the opener in Centurion. Kwena Maphaka is set for his Test debut and will be a good pick for the Dream11 team on Friday.

With World Test Championship (WTC) points at stake and an outside chance of making it to the final, the Indian team will be keen to square the five-match series against Australia in Sydney. Australia are 2-1 ahead after an 184-run win in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.