The Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape are set for another memorable showdown at Centurion on Monday.

Having squared-off eight times, the contest is deadlocked at four wins apiece following the Sunrisers’ 48-run victory at St George’s Park last week.

The Sunrisers also won the most crucial encounter between the sides when they beat the Capitals in the inaugural SA20 final at the Wanderers in 2023.

Since then, the Sunrisers have continued their upward trajectory by winning back-to-back titles and finishing runners-up last season, whereas the Capitals have failed to reach similar heights again.

But despite the Capitals’ struggles the past two seasons, they have remained competitive against the Sunrisers by emerging triumphant in both home encounters at Centurion in 2024 and 2025.

In fact, Tristan Stubbs’ side have yet to beat the Capitals on their home patch, although they did win a semi-final and second playoff qualifier at Centurion in 2023 and 2025 respectively.

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Both teams will be champing at the bit to get back out on the park after having their weekend matches abandoned without a ball being bowled.

After two opening losses, the Capitals bounced back with a crucial 85-run bonus-point victory over MI Cape Town on New Year’s Eve, while the Sunrisers will be eager to return to winning ways after going down to the Paarl Royals at St George’s Park in their last encounter of 2025.

The Capitals are set to unleash new arrival Andre Russell at Centurion on Monday. The West Indian T20 legend is a two-time T20 World Cup champion and a serial franchise T20 league winner all around the world.

The match starts at 5:30pm.

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