08/02Result
Final (D/N), SA20 at Johannesburg, Feb 8 2025
MI Cape Town won by 76 runs
Player of the Match
Trent Boult
Trent BoultMI Cape Town
08/02Result
Final (D/N), SA20 at Johannesburg, Feb 8 2025
MI Cape Town won by 76 runs
Player of the Match
Trent Boult
Trent BoultMI Cape Town

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | MICT: 181/8 | RR: 9.05

  • Kagiso Rabada8 (5b)
  • Delano Potgieter13 (12b)
  • Richard Gleeson4-0-22-2
  • Marco Jansen4-0-39-2

7.13pm End of an entertaining innings. Both sides had their moments. According to ESPNcricinfo's forecaster, MICT have 65.80% chance of winning this final. "Absolutely [we can win]," Brevis tells the host broadcaster. "We will fight on and off the field." SEC need 182 for a three-peat. I'll be back shortly for their chase. Stay locked in

Md: "MICT look 10-15 runs short at the Highveld but hopefully if they bowl tight they could defend this score."

Kishore: "Sunrisers have the advantage here; Cape Town managed to score boundaries but didn't rotate the strike effectively."

Sampath Bandarupalli, our stats king: "MI Cape Town's 181 for 8 is the joint-third lowest total in men's T20s where 15 or more sixes were hit in the innings. Chandigarh's 179 for 6 vs Odisha in 2022 and 180 for 5 by Vanuatu vs Samoa in 2019 are the lower totals."

19.6
2
Gleeson to Rabada, 2 runs, off-stump yorker, jammed out to long-on. Rabada scampers back for the second. MICT finish with 181 for 8 after winning the toss and opting to take first strike
19.5
4
Gleeson to Rabada, FOUR, short and angling across off, Rabada makes room, slogs, and slogs hard. He sends a thick outside edge flying over short third

Aarush: "Such a champion bowler, Jansen, 2 overs for 31 got absolutely smashed then came back to end with respectable figures of 2-39."

19.4
1
Gleeson to Potgieter, 1 run, full-toss on middle, the ball hits the bat as opposed to bat hitting ball, spliced in front of long-on
19.3
4
Gleeson to Potgieter, FOUR, good length on the stumps at 142ks, Potgieter backs away, slogs and edges it past the right of a diving Stubbs
19.2
0
Gleeson to Potgieter, no run, bouncer, sails into the gloves of Stubbs, as Potgieter swings and misses. No bat involved. It gets too big on Potgieter. Not given out. SEC review in vain
19.1
1
Gleeson to Rabada, 1 run, hard-length delivery outside off, Rabada clears his front leg and jabs it away to extra-cover

Gleeson to bowl the last over of the innings. He has been terrific this evening

END OF OVER:
19 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 169/8 | RR: 8.89

  • Delano Potgieter8 (9b)
  • Kagiso Rabada1 (2b)
  • Marco Jansen4-0-39-2
  • Richard Gleeson3-0-10-2
18.6
0
Jansen to Potgieter, no run, short and wide of off, 141ks, Potgieter shapes to ramp it away but does not lay bat on ball
18.5
0
Jansen to Potgieter, no run, sharp lifter from Jansen, pings the glove, fended into the leg side
18.4
1
Jansen to Rabada, 1 run, pitched up delivery just a shade outside off, Rabada drives in the air. Oh dear, Markram shells this skier at long-off! Markram loses his balance, moves around, and drops the catch
18.3
0
Jansen to Rabada, no run, back of a length on middle, blocked to short cover on the back foot
18.2
W
Jansen to Bosch, OUT, Stubbs throws himself to his right to grasp this outside edge. Full and wide of off, possibly a slower one, Bosch throws his bat at ball and nicks it behind, with Stubbs completing a terrific catch behind the stumps

C Bosch c †Stubbs b Jansen 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

18.1
1
Jansen to Potgieter, 1 run, yorker on middle and leg, jammed out to long-on

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 167/7 | RR: 9.27

  • Corbin Bosch0 (1b)
  • Delano Potgieter7 (6b)
  • Richard Gleeson3-0-10-2
  • Aiden Markram3-0-35-1
17.6
0
Gleeson to Bosch, no run, short of a length and outside off, 143ks. Gleeson runs in hard and hits the deck harder. Defended to cover

Bosch at No.9

17.5
W
Gleeson to Rashid Khan, OUT, banged short and outside off, 142ks, gets big on Rashid. He swipes in the air and finds the man at deep midwicket. Gleeson and Rashid exchange words. The umpire intervenes to diffuse the tension

Rashid Khan c Abell b Gleeson 0 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

17.4
1
Gleeson to Potgieter, 1 run, backs away, Gleeson chases the moving batter and keeps him to a single to point
17.3
4
Gleeson to Potgieter, FOUR, full and on middle, Potgieter gets it away to the right of mid-off. Drilled away after manufacturing some swinging room
17.2
0
Gleeson to Potgieter, no run, Potgieter makes room, steps out, exposes all three stumps. Gleeson generates a sharp angle from over the wicket and darts a full ball wide of off
17.1
0
Gleeson to Potgieter, no run, back of a length and jags back in against the angle from over the wicket, Potgieter almost chops it back onto his own stumps

END OF OVER:
17 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 162/6 | RR: 9.52

  • Rashid Khan0 (1b)
  • Delano Potgieter2 (2b)
  • Aiden Markram3-0-35-1
  • Marco Jansen3-0-37-1
16.6
0
Markram to Rashid Khan, no run, chopped only as far as short third as Rashid is cramped for room
16.6
1w
Markram to Rashid Khan, 1 wide, slid across off, too wide, off-side wide

Captain Rashid at No.8

16.5
W
Markram to Esterhuizen, OUT, Jansen runs in from long-off, dives forward, and pouches it. On a length and darted across off off, Connor lofts it in the air, but you can't clear Jansen

C Esterhuizen c Jansen b Markram 39 (49m 26b 2x4 2x6) SR: 150

16.4
4
Markram to Esterhuizen, FOUR, Markram pushes it into the pads of Connor, he goes low and sweeps it away fine enough for another boundary
16.3
6
Markram to Esterhuizen, SIX, slog-swept over midwicket! Connor knows that Markram is going to take the ball away from him. He shuffles across, drops down to one knee, and smokes it over the leg side. A spectator stretches to take the catch, but tumbles

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Eastern Cape 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7DG BedinghamT de Zorzi
2nd1T de ZorziJ Hermann
3rd57TB AbellT de Zorzi
4th3AK MarkramT de Zorzi
5th6T StubbsAK Markram
6th18T StubbsM Jansen
7th5M JansenA Simelane
8th4LA DawsonA Simelane
9th1C OvertonA Simelane
10th3RJ GleesonA Simelane