10.34pm That's all from us at ESPNcricinfo. Hope you enjoyed the inaugural MSL match from Cape Town. See you tomorrow for the contest between Stars and Giants. Till then, it's adios.
10.30pm Time for the presentation.
Mohammad Nawaz is the Man of the Match: "good pitch to bat on. Wanted to give myself time in the middle and then take the chances. New ball was swinging, but later on when the ball got older, it got easy. When AB was there, it was still nail-biting for us, but I'm really proud of my team and myself."
AB de Villiers: "Good time batting out there. Always love playing at Newlands, but credit to Dawid and Blitz. They adapted better to the conditions, but we'll get better. I won't say we batted poorly. We just didn't get the partnerships going. Nortje bowled really well for Blitz, but all their bowlers did well."
Dawid Malan: "Pleasing win. I thought the young guys played well. We were slightly in a sticky position, but the way they bowled was exceptional. I thought we used the conditions well. Piedt bowled well in the Powerplay, and early wickets gave us the leeway later on."
10.20pm A memorable victory for Cape Town Blitz. All their bowlers contributed in this victory, and the team walk back with smiles plastered on their face. This was a historic game, and the Blitz have ensured that they've turned out victorious in the tournament opener. While de Villiers was around, Spartans had a chance of a victory, but after the double-wicket over that also sent Rossouw back, it was all over for the team from Tshwane.
Verraynne: "Feeling good to get a good start. Great crowd at Newlands. As a youngster, it was good to bat with Mohammad Nawaz. Learnt from him and learnt about my game too. As a 21-year old, most kids are probably studying, but for me to play on TV, it's a dream come true."
L Sipamla c & b Adams 1 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
END OF OVER:19 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 128/9 (53 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 53.00)
- Andrew Birch1 (3b)
- Lutho Sipamla0 (0b)
- Anrich Nortje4-0-21-1
- Ferisco Adams3-1-25-2
Karthik : "@Husnain,in that case verreynne also scored a half century and took a wicket(runout) for MoM"
BMAJ Mendis c Smith b Nortje 1 (10m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.50
END OF OVER:18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | TS: 126/7 (55 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 27.50)
- Jeevan Mendis1 (4b)
- Ferisco Adams3-1-25-2
- Malusi Siboto3-0-13-1
S von Berg run out 3 (17m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 27.27
Husnain : "So Who do you think gets there MoM award, for me personally it's Muhammad Navaz, because he started the momentum for Cape town Blitz in the batting, scored a Half century, and also took a wicket!" -- Easy choice I'd say
END OF OVER:17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 125/7 (56 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 18.66)
- Shaun von Berg3 (7b)
- Jeevan Mendis1 (2b)
- Malusi Siboto3-0-13-1
- Mohammad Nawaz4-0-30-1