Match Details

JSK vs MICT 7th Match, SA20 League 2023

MICT

107-316.2

MI Cape Town won by 7 wickets 🏆

JSK

20.0105-9

Match info

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Scorecard

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	45	43
10 Over	74	72

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	46	34
10 Over	59	53
15 Over	90	79
20 Over	111	105

Commentary

That also wraps up our coverage and it was a comprehensive victory for MI Cape Town as they defeat Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets. For now, this is Megh Mandaliya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Arijit Kundu, and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. Cheers and have a good night!

Rashid Khan (MI Cape Town Captain): "It was amazing, especially the way we started with the ball. KG, Linde, and then Waqar. I think it was a great team effort and happy to get over the line. So happy for Waqar as well. Waqar and I have played one test before and he has done an amazing job in the past. Linde also bowled well in the powerplay and he and KG gave us the platform early on. I think we have the best bowling unit and as a captain, it makes it a little difficult to choose which one to use and at what time. The crowd has been fantastic here."

Kagiso Rabada (Player of the Match): "Good way to start. George got some early wickets. That helped us. I tried to keep it simple. It was a lovely game to play. Always, lovely playing at home. Lovely playing at Newlands. Always a whole new level of energy. Yeah, the tournament looked fantastic. Every game has been sold out and the crowd has been amazing. I will be looking to make bowling as simple as Joff (Jofra Archer), and Olly has been amazing as well."

Player of the Match: Kagiso Rabada

Faf du Plessis (Joburg Super Kings Captain): "T20 game is all about confidence. A few days now to go back to Joburg and get some training. The pitch was pretty slow and worn out. We were a spinner less but hopefully, Theekshana would fill that gap next week. Our team has some really good fast bowlers and hopefully, the pitches will be good enough at the Wanderers."

Time for the presentation ceremony...

12:13 AM IST | Arijit: And there are the winning runs from the highest-paid star of the IPL auction 2023. The MI Cape Town wanted to wrap the game within the 16th over but to their disgrace, it didn't happen. Although they failed to bag the bonus point, the Cape Town-based franchise would be contented with the performance that they glittered today.

While chasing, Dewald Brevis and Ryan Rickelton came out encapsulated as left and right-hand combos. It did work for MI as they got off to more than a par start with respect to the target.

Rickelton played the role of a grafter and Brevis attacked the bowlers on seldom occasions. They notched up 43 runs inside the powerplay and stuck a 65-runs opening stand. A few wickets fell which included both the openers, but it was Rassie van der Dussen who hung around at one end.

Dussen struggled to time the ball and seemed in terrible touch. But he managed to tinker around with Sam Curran oozing a quick cameo. The all-rounder smacked 11 runs from the 7 balls he faced and managed to take the side over the line.

Earlier, MI Cape Town won the toss and elected to bowl first. A top order full of international exposure failed to deliver successively for the Joburg Super Kings. They lost their first wicket at 25 in the form of Reeza Hendricks, and soon followed Janeman Malan, Kyle Verreynne, and Faf du Plessis. Leus du Plooy ate up balls looking to ease the pressure and eventually, sustained more pressure. Wickets kept on tumbling on regular occasions and a last-wicket partnership of 21 runs helped the Super Kings go past the 100 runs mark.

Spinner George Linde opened the bowling attack with Sam Curran today. Kagiso Rabada was the most economical bowler conceding just 12 runs off his full quota and bagging two wickets. George Linde, Rashid Khan, and Odean Smith extracted the same number of wickets as well.

Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony.

16.2 R Shepherd to S Curran

4 FOURRRR!! And that is it!! Here come the winning runs for the MI Cape Town!! Back of a length delivery outside the off. This one angles into the left-hander but Curran had the width to waft it uppishly in the gaps between long-off and deep extra cover. An emphatic win for the Cape Town-based franchise and they win the game with 7 wickets in hand.

16.1 R Shepherd to S Curran

0 Length and slow wide outside the off. Curran is early on the whack and gets the thickish underedge back to the turf. Romario follows up and collects the ball.

OVER 16

MI Cape Town

103/3

Rassie van der Dussen

14(23)

Sam Curran

11(7)

George Garton

0-13(2.0)

Time for a strategic time-out! The MI Cape Town are on the verge of attaining their second victory in the tournament. They require 3 runs in the last 24 balls and Sam Curran will be on the strike for the next over.

15.6 G Garton to S Curran

1 Back of a length delivery into the left hander and the latter pulls it towards deep square leg region for a single.

15.6 G Garton to S Curran

WD Short and goes over the batter's head who leaves it alone. Wide called!

15.5 G Garton to R van

1 Short ball from the bowler and the batter swings and gets the under edge to the body. It deflects towards the off side and they get a single.

15.4 G Garton to Curran

1 Pace off and outside the off. The batter mistimes it to extra cover this time. A single taken in haste.

MI Cape Town

Scored 100 in 15.3 overs

100

15.3 G Garton to S Curran

0 Length delivery over the leg stump line and the batter plays and gets beaten. Slower one from the bowler.

15.2 G Garton to R van

1 Good length delivery around the fifth stump line and Dussen looks to go across the line for a heave and gets the inside edge to the left of the keeper. Single taken!!

15.1 G Garton to S Curran

1 Garton comes for an over. Back of a length delivery outside the off and the batter dabs it lately towards third man region.