The Sunrisers Eastern Cape will be enjoying their rise back to the top after a shaky start to the SA20, and they will hope to keep going against the Joburg Super Kings on Friday.

David Miller and Lungi Ngidi become the latest additions to South Africa's growing list of injury concerns ahead of the 2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy slated to take place in Pakistan and UAE next month. Both players are currently facing fitness uncertainties after sustaining injuries during the ongoing SA20 tournament.

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South Africa has already lost Anrich Nortje for the Champions Trophy after suffering a back injury last week. Nortje was due to play in South Africa's white-ball series against Pakistan but broke his toe in the nets and the back injury has put him out for the next 6-8 weeks.

( MENAFN - IANS) Johannesburg, Jan 17 (IANS) South Africa's bowling resources have taken another blow, with Gerald Coetzee, anticipated to replace Anrich Nortje in the Champions Trophy squad, missing the Joburg Super Kings' (JSK) SA20 match against Pretoria Capitals.

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MI Cape Town were simply better than Sunrisers Eastern Cape in all three departments at Newlands on Wednesday evening to secure their place in the SA20 playoffs.

PROTEAS captain Temba Bavuma believes South Africa’s batters will have to dra the team in next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

The 25th clash of the SA20 2025 is set to take place between MI Cape Town and Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Newlands Cricket Ground. Cape Town has emerged to be one of the most probable contenders to win the ultimate glory of the season since they are placed in the 2nd spot in the points table with 21 points in 7 matches.

Lungi Ngidi last played on 18 January and has been surrounded by a fitness cloud for most of the summer. He and Nortje were both named in South Africa’s original Champions Trophy squad. No replacement has yet been named for Nortje, with coach Rob Walter hoping Coetzee will recover in time from his hamstring strain.

Two matches remain, in Pune and Mumbai, with India’s lead now 2-1. Sanju Samson will look to bounce back in the remaining games.

Varun Chakaravarthy continued his brilliant form with the ball as he bagged a five-wicket haul in the third T20I of the ongoing series against England in Rajkot on Tuesday, January 28.