MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals, 8th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Newlands, Cape Town
Pretoria Capitals won by 85 runs (MI Cape Town 135, Pretoria Capitals 220/5).
- MI Cape Town: 135 (14.2 ov)
- Pretoria Capitals: 220/5 (20 ov)
Match report
MI Cape Town (MICT) faced Pretoria Capitals (PC) in the 8th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Newlands, Cape Town. Play began on Wednesday, 31 December 2025 at 15:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pretoria Capitals won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Abdoellah Steenkamp and Allahudien Paleker, with Laurence Matroos as match referee.
Pretoria Capitals made 220/5 in 20 overs, with Wihan Lubbe top-scoring on 60 from 36 balls. Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 48. MI Cape Town made 135 in 14.2 overs, with Ryan Rickelton top-scoring on 33 from 17 balls. Sherfane Rutherford was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 24.
Result: Pretoria Capitals won by 85 runs. Sherfane Rutherford was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Pretoria Capitals · 1st innings: 220/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Smeed | c Rashid Khan b George Linde | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 |
| Bryce Parsons | c Ryan Rickelton b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shai Hope | c Dwaine Pretorius b Trent Boult | 45 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 150 |
| Connor Esterhuizen | c Rassie van der Dussen b Corbin Bosch | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wihan Lubbe | c Reeza Hendricks b Kagiso Rabada | 60 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 166.67 |
| Dewald Brevis | not out | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 276.92 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | not out | 47 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 313.33 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tymal Mills, Lungi Ngidi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 12 |
| George Linde | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Corbin Bosch | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 12.67 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
MI Cape Town · 1st innings: 135 (14.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Dewald Brevis b Bryce Parsons | 28 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c Bryce Parsons b Lizaad Williams | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 194.12 |
| Reeza Hendricks | c Bryce Parsons b Sherfane Rutherford | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Will Smeed b Keshav Maharaj | 25 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 416.67 |
| George Linde | c Wihan Lubbe b Sherfane Rutherford | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jason Smith | b Keshav Maharaj | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | c Will Smeed b Sherfane Rutherford | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Corbin Bosch | not out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Rashid Khan | st Shai Hope b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Will Smeed b Sherfane Rutherford | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Trent Boult | c Connor Esterhuizen b Tymal Mills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 6
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tymal Mills | 2.2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 11.57 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Lizaad Williams | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| Bryce Parsons | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 |
Latest overs
- Over 15 (MICT, Tymal Mills): 1 runs, 136/10 – W 1
- Over 14 (MICT, Sherfane Rutherford): 5 runs, 135/9 – • • W • 1 4
- Over 13 (MICT, Keshav Maharaj): 5 runs, 130/8 – • 4 W 1 • •
- Over 12 (MICT, Sherfane Rutherford): 8 runs, 125/7 – W 4 1 2 W 1
- Over 11 (MICT, Keshav Maharaj): 3 runs, 117/5 – 1 • 2 • • W
- Over 10 (MICT, Sherfane Rutherford): 12 runs, 114/4 – • 1 W wd 1 1 nb5 2