Mi Cape Town Vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape 25th Match 29 January 2025

25th T20 • Newlands • Cape Town

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

107 (19.2)

MI Cape Town

110/0 (11)

MICT won by 10 wickets

Info

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Mini Games

Date & Time

29 Jan, 09:00 PM IST

Venue

Newlands, Cape Town

Match

25th T20,

SA20

Umpires

Arno Jacobs (South Africa), Mazizi Gampu (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa, TV)

Referee

Laurence Matroos (South Africa)

Toss

MI Cape Town elected to bowl

Pitch Report

Facing as a right-hander from the Kelvin Grove End, 74 meters down the ground. 59 meters square on the leg side and 69 meters towards point. 11 sixes in the last game were hit towards the short boundary. 7 of them would have been caught on the longer boundary. This was a fresh pitch the last game. Same track again. The spikes go in from the bowlers around the popping crease. Doesn't happen towards the centre. Surface is quite firm underneath, might be tacky and sticky. Pitch has had a good sprinkling of water, would have compacted the pitch a little bit. It might be just a bit tricky initially, won't come onto the bat. Will be much better batting under lights, reports Mike Haysman.

1st Innings

150Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

128.13Avg SR

2nd Innings

134Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

129.77Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

MICT

1- 4

SEC

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

MI Cape Town

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Rassie van der Dussen

MICT . BAT

252 Runs

7 Matches

Aiden Markram

SEC . ALL

243 Runs

8 Matches

Ryan Rickelton

MICT . WK

178 Runs

4 Matches

Top Bowlers

Marco Jansen

SEC . ALL

12 Wkts

8 Matches

Richard Gleeson

SEC . BOWL

11 Wkts

8 Matches

Liam Dawson

SEC . ALL

9 Wkts

7 Matches

Player of the Match Corbin Bosch

4/19

Player of the Series Marco Jansen

SEC

MICT

Info

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

107/10 (19.2)

Batters

David Bedingham

100.00

c Hendricks b Rabada

Tony de Zorzi

25.00

c Rickelton b Rabada

Tom Abell

50.00

c Brevis b Bosch

Aiden Markram

52.63

c Khan b Brevis

Tristan Stubbs

100.00

b Khan

Marco Jansen

233.33

c & b Bosch

Andile Simelane

95.45

runout (Bosch / Brevis)

Liam Dawson

150.00

c Hendricks b Boult

Simon Harmer

50.00

b Bosch

Craig Overton

66.67

b Bosch

Richard Gleeson

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(19.2 Ov, RR: 5.53)

107/10

Bowlers

EXT

Kagiso Rabada

4.67

Trent Boult

6.25

Corbin Bosch

3.2

5.70

George Linde

3.33

Rashid Khan

6.00

Dewald Brevis

7.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tony de Zorzi

c Rickelton b Rabada

1-13

2.6

Tom Abell

c Brevis b Bosch

2-20

3.6

Aiden Markram

c Khan b Brevis

3-40

9.4

Tristan Stubbs

b Khan

4-47

10.5

Marco Jansen

c & b Bosch

5-63

12.1

David Bedingham

c Hendricks b Rabada

6-77

15.1

Liam Dawson

c Hendricks b Boult

7-90

16.4

Simon Harmer

b Bosch

8-93

17.1

Craig Overton

b Bosch

9-98

17.6

Andile Simelane

runout (Bosch / Brevis)

10-107

19.2

MI Cape Town

110/0 (11)

Batters

Rassie van der Dussen

160.00

Not out

Ryan Rickelton

163.89

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(11 Ov, RR: 10)

110/0

Did not Bat

Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Corbin Bosch, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada

Bowlers

EXT

Marco Jansen

12.50

Craig Overton

9.00

Richard Gleeson

13.00

Simon Harmer

7.00

Liam Dawson

6.50

Andile Simelane

12.00

Match Info

Date & Time

29 Jan, 09:00 PM IST

Venue

Newlands, Cape Town

Match

25th T20,

SA20

Umpires

Arno Jacobs (South Africa), Mazizi Gampu (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa, TV)

Referee

Laurence Matroos (South Africa)

Toss

MI Cape Town elected to bowl

1 0 2 1 2 1

Over 8

Runs: 7

4 1 1 0 1 1

Over 9

Runs: 8

1 1 1 1 1 1

Over 10

Runs: 6

0 6 1 1 0 4

Over 11

Runs: 12

All Overs

Player of the Match Corbin Bosch

4/19

Player of the Series Marco Jansen

Commentary

That brings us to the end our coverage from another SA20 contest. We have several matches lined up tomorrow. Do join us then for all the action but for now this is myself (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) signing off also on behalf of my fellow commentator and good mate Rajarshi Das. Goodnight!

Rashid Khan (MI Cape Town captain): Yeah I think catching is very important in T20s. Last game it was fielding which gave us confidence. Today before the game we had a discussion of how good effort in the field gives confidence, especially catching. With the sun there, it was one of the best catches from Brevis. Reeza is the most experienced here. As I said earlier, it's important to contribute in the field. The ground fielding was amazing as well. Yeah I think finishing with a bonus points it's very important. The way Rassie and Rickelton is batting over the last five six games, it's great for the team. Well you know to be honest, we had a tough couple of years as a team. We talked about making sure to do the basics right and field well. I feel the way everyone stood up, that's the beauty of this year. We haven't been dependant on one batter or a bowler. It's the contribution of all the players. The crowd came in numbers which gave us that extra energy. Thanks to them for supporting us.

Aiden Markram (Sunrisers Eastern Cape captain): Yeah another one unfortunately. Again got to give credit to the Cape Town team. A day we wanna forget, address it and move forward. I mean you don't wanna give any excuses. We weren't able to put pressure on the bowlers. The wicket was a bit too paced but nowhere close to what we made it look like scoring 100 odd. Yeah always nice to play there, hopefully we can put on a good show for the crowd which has been quite epic.

Corbin Bosch has been adjudged Player Of The Match for his 4 for 19! Here's what he has to say: (On the caught and bowled) I'll be honest, I didn't see it for long. Just one of those days where everything went to plan, super grateful, Brevi took a magnificent catch to start. The crowd has been absolute incredible, I heard it's four sold-out games here now. So supportive, they really watch the cricket. Glad I could put out a performance for them. We just went with various discussions to different batters, nothing different, one of those days where everything went my way.

MI Cape Town won by 10 wickets (with 54 deliveries to spare)

Ryan Rickelton 59*(36) | Corbin Bosch 4/19(3.2)
David Bedingham 45(45) | Andile Simelane 0/12(1)

The target of 108 was never going to challenge the MI Cape Town but not many would have predicted them to chase this down as comfortably as they did in the end. It looked as if they were batting on a different surface so it will be safe to say that the MI bowlers were on a different level today bowling the Sunrisers out for a paltry 107 runs. Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton came out all guns blazing and there was no looking back from there on.

Rassie smashed a four and a six in the opening over of Marco Jansen while Rickelton got going with a couple of exquisite shots. Rassie continued the onslaught in the next over and boundaries just kept flowing from the blade of both batters. Rickelton took the charge in the final over of the powerplay as they raced to 70 in the first six overs. The match was sealed by then and it required something extraordinary from the Sunrisers bowlers to claw their way back from that hopeless situation.

The openers decided to shut shop and take their time a bit, ensuring they didn't lose a single wicket while chasing down the target. Rickelton went on to complete yet another half-century as he smacked Andile Simelane for a massive six and a four in the 11th over to seal the deal for MI. This also was the third hundred-run partnership between Rassie and Rickelton who is having a season to remember. The Sunrisers Eastern Cape will have a lot to ponder on. It will be the Paarl Royals and the MI Cape Town who will be playing the first qualifier.

overs

110 /0 score

runs

Ryan Rickelton *

59 (36)

Rassie van der Dussen

48 (30)

Andile Simelane

0 /12

10.6 Andile Simelane to Ryan Rickelton, PUMPED DOWN THE GROUND, and that'll be it! A statement 10-wicket-win for MI Cape Town, and they march into the playoffs! Simelane goes full on off stump, Rickelton meets it on the half-volley and drills it between the stumps and the non-striker

10.5 Andile Simelane to Ryan Rickelton, pitched up on leg stump. Rickelton punches it back at the bowler, who gets down and gets both his hands to it

10.4 Andile Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen, pace-off, into the pitch outside off. Van der Dussen checks himself and swats this towards deep square. One more

10.3 Andile Simelane to Ryan Rickelton, pace-off, length on middle. Hacked down towards long on for a single

10.2 Andile Simelane to Ryan Rickelton, GETS HOLD OF THIS ONE! That's 100 runs for the first wicket, and a half-century for Rickelton! On a hard length around the same line, Rickelton has another heave, middles it this time. The ball flies close to the electronic scoreboard at deep square

10.1 Andile Simelane to Ryan Rickelton, pace-off, fuller length around leg stump. Rickelton looked to heave it out of sight, toe-ended it towards the man at mid wicket. Doesn't carry to the fielder

Andile Simelane, right arm medium fast comes into the attack.

We are halfway through the run chase and Rickelton and Van der Dussen are applying to the closing touches at the moment. This has been a clinical performance both with bat and ball from MI which will give them a huge confidence booster going into the next round of the competition.

overs

98 /0 score

runs

Ryan Rickelton *

48 (31)

Rassie van der Dussen

47 (29)

Liam Dawson

0 /13

9.6 Liam Dawson to Ryan Rickelton, on a length around leg stump. Rickelton backs away, cuts hard, hits it towards the man at long off. One more

9.5 Liam Dawson to Rassie van der Dussen, length around off, van der Dussen rocks back and cuts this towards sweeper cover. One more

9.4 Liam Dawson to Ryan Rickelton, fired in full on middle. Drilled down towards long on for a single

9.3 Liam Dawson to Rassie van der Dussen, length on off, stops on the pitch a touch. Chipped past the non-striker, the batters collect one. There's a direct hit at the bowler's from the deep, but VDD was well home

9.2 Liam Dawson to Ryan Rickelton, tossed on a length around off. Rickelton shimmies down, looks to heave it down the ground, doesn't get all of it. Single to long on

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