MI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Match Report
In a breath-stopping contest on January 29, 2025, at Newlands, Cape Town, MI Cape Town decimated Sunrisers Eastern Cape by ten wickets in the 25th match of the SA20 series, a moment that will go down in history. MI’s dominance propelled them into a playoff for the first time under SA20.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape took the initiative to bat, but the innings was never really promising: a paltry 107 scored in 19.2 overs, losing all ten wickets. An opening of hope via Dawid Bedingham, who was the top scorer with 45 runs off 45 balls, only ended soon after he was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada. Rabada, at the top of the innings, struck early with 2 wickets for just 14 runs.
However, the torque was applied mostly by Corbin Bosch, who proved most damaging, taking four wickets within just over 3 overs, giving away only 19 runs. Other contributions included Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, and Dewald Brevis, all busy with bowling: Boult and Khan with one wicket apiece; Brevis in with one as well.
Sunrisers’ batting saw captain Markram score a captaincy 10 runs, though they lost key players like Tom Abell, Tristan Stubbs, and Marco Jansen to quick dismissals to sparse resistance. The innings were marked by a lack of partnerships, culminating in the collapse where the last five wickets fell for just 34 runs.
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Set to chase a modest target, MI Cape Town opened up with a commanding performance from their Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton. Van der Dussen finished not out with 48 runs in 30 balls, including four boundaries, and Rickelton was even explosive, finishing with 59 runs not out from 36 balls, smashing 8 fours and a six. Their partnership looked really destructive from the start and, during the powerplay, they raced to 71 runs, not even showing mercy to the Sunrisers’ bowlers.
Marco Jansen, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson, Simon Harmer, Liam Dawson, and Andile Simelane, all bowlers for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, had no responses against the vigorous assault by MI openers. The match concluded early, at 110 runs without a wicket lost, after only 11 overs, a feel that solidly established its dominance.
This victory was not only a win; it paved MI Cape Town’s path to a historic moment in qualifying for the playoffs of the SA20. The match stood out as a tribute to balanced team effort-a match where bowlers set it up and batsmen polished it off artistically! The Newlands spectators could feel it charged and electric with the fans indeed celebrating the historic feat for MI Cape Town in the SA20 series.
