These three match-ups could shape the outcome of the SA20 final at Newlands.

Tristan Stubbs vs Keshav Maharaj

The captains will not only be competing in a battle of wits to outsmart each other in a tactical battle but their duel with bat and ball could potentially be a decider.

Stubbs has played within himself throughout the competition, but like a bubbling volcano is now ready to explode. He will no doubt be looking to leave a marker on the final by targeting his opposite number.

Maharaj, though, is a wily competitor. After being taken down by Jonny Bairstow against the Sunrisers at Centurion, the veteran left-arm spinner has been in sublime form since as the leading wicket-taker for the Capitals with 11 scalps at a miserly economy of rate of 6.62.

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Quinton de Kock vs Dewald Brevis

This explosive pair will not ​ face off directly but there are no two individuals who hold their team’s chances in the palm of their hands like De Kock and Brevis.

De Kock has been the talisman for the two-time champions upfront with the southpaw striking 372 runs – the most by anyone in the competition – and could become the first Sunrisers’ batsman to score 400 runs in an SA20 season. When he gets moving upfront, the rest of the Sunrisers tend to follow.

In contrast, Brevis has rescued the Capitals from perilous positions throughout the competition, with the most notable being when the top-order slumped to 7-5 at the Wanderers.

Brevis was at his devastating best in the first qualifier playoff when he smashed the potent Sunrisers attack to all part of Kingsmead during his unbeaten 75 off 38 balls.

The potent right-hander loves playing at Newlands and will embrace the spotlight of a final.

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Lutho Sipamla vs Bryce Parsons

Two unheralded players that have made a big impact in the playoffs for their respective teams.

Sipamla was drafted into the Sunrisers side for the second qualifier playoff and struck early on when he claimed the big wicket of Paarl Royals opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius.

Parsons, meanwhile, delivered the dream all-round performance against the self-same Sunrisers in the first qualifier playoff. He delivered an excellent spell of left-arm spin bowling before taking the attack to the Sunrisers upfront with the bat.

It will certainly be an intriguing battle when they go head-to-head in the powerplay with both eager to put their team on the front foot.

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