SA20 Match 7: MI Cape Town thump Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets

In SA20 Match 7, at Six Gun Grill Newlands, Cape Town, today MI Cape Town thumped Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets

 

Match Summary

MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super Kings, 7th Match, SA20

MI Cape Town 107/3 (16.2 ov)

Joburg Super Kings 105/9 (20 ov)

Result - MI Cape Town won by 7 wickets

Scorecard

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Match Analysis - SA Media

 

MI Cape Town utilised high-quality spin and raw pace to dismantle the Joburg Super Kings in their Betway SA20 clash at Newlands on Saturday evening.

The home side returned to winning ways after their slip up against the Durban Super Giants on Friday with a commanding seven-wicket victory.

It was MI Cape Town’s bowling unit that set it all up with Kagiso Rabada making his Betway SA20 debut after Jofra Archer and Olly Stone were rested. West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith and Afghanistan wrist-spinner Waqar Salamkheil were also drafted into the MI Cape Town starting XI to play their first games of the competition.

Rabada seemed to enjoy the extra week of rest after the flight from Australia as he bristled in from the Wynberg End. His reward was bountiful as he sent Proteas teammate Reeza Hendricks’ off stump cart wheeling.

This set in motion a procession in the Joburg Super Kings dressing room with the visitors suffering yet another top-order collapse.

After Rabada’s initial strike, the three-pronged MI Cape Town’s spin arsenal took centre stage on a turning Newlands pitch.

George Linde (2/25), Waqar Salamkheil (1/19), and captain Rashid Khan (2/18) delivered their collective total of 12 overs for sum total of 5/63.

And when the pacemen returned Rabada (2/25) and Smith (2/10) combined to restrict the Super Kings to just 110/9.

The MI Cape Town openers Dewald Brevis and Ryan Rickelton then played like they were batting on an entirely different surface as they raced to 65 without loss.

Rickelton (23) gave his wicket away though with a wild swing to a Gerald Coetzee outswinger, but Brevis continued to swing freely as he struck three sixes and two boundaries in his 34-ball 42.

Coetzee, who was also making his Betway SA 20 debut, picked up both wickets and finished with 2/24.

Rassie van der Dussen and Sam Curran ensured there was no further damage as they took MI Cape Town to their second victory of the competition. 

Player of the Match - Kagiso Rabada

Match Stats

Joburg Super Kings Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Reeza Hendricks - 3.4 ov), 2-27 (Janneman Malan - 4.4 ov), 3-31 (Kyle Verreynne - 4.6 ov), 4-41 (Faf du Plessis - 7.4 ov), 5-54 (Donavon Ferreira - 10.2 ov), 6-75 (Leus du Plooy - 14.1 ov), 7-79 (Romario Shepherd - 14.6 ov), 8-83 (Alzarri Joseph - 16.2 ov), 9-84 (Gerald Coetzee - 17.1 ov)

MI Cape Town Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Ryan Rickelton - 8.4 ov), 2-75 (Dewald Brevis - 10.6 ov), 3-87 (Grant Roelofsen - 14.1 ov)

 

Playing XIs

MI Cape Town - Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Sam Curran, Grant Roelofsen(wk), Delano Potgieter, Odean Smith, George Linde, Rashid Khan(c), Kagiso Rabada, Waqar Salamkheil

Joburg Super Kings - Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Faf du Plessis(c), Kyle Verreynne(wk), Leus du Plooy, Donavon Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Gerald Coetzee, Aaron Phangiso

 

Match Details

Start Time: 15:30

Toss: MI Cape Town won the toss and decided to field

Venue: Six Gun Grill Newlands, Cape Town

Officials: Adrian Holdstock, Marais Erasmus, Shaun George, Lubabalo Gcuma, Laurence Matroos

 

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