- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 Holes out to deep midwicket! That's a huge success for Pretoria. They've got both openers back in the hut now. Shorter in length, angling in from outside off, he tries to clobber that and didn't get enough distance. Picks it from outside off, stayed deep in the crease and launched it but got bit more height than the required distance 54/24.4 Knocks him over! His fearless methods brings his demise! Perishes while trying to pull that one and it was pitched on a hard length and it seamed in just enough to beat his lusty swing. That's a massive wicket that'll cheer up Pretoria; much-needed to slow down the scoring rate 45/18.5 And Muthusamy gets the last laugh, what a riposte! Tossed up fuller as she shimmies down leg a little and just chips it back to the bowler who takes an absolute stunner leaping low to his left and grabbing it one-handed. That's amazing reflexes 80/3Extras4 (nb 1, w 3)TOTAL222/3 (20 Overs, RR: 11.1)Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Ryan Rickelton, 4.4 ov), 2-54 (Rassie van der Dussen, 6.1 ov), 3-80 (Colin Ingram, 8.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WG Jacks 4 0 22 0 5.5 16 1 2 1 0 TS Rogers 4 0 54 1 13.5 6 6 3 1 0 M Pretorius 4 0 69 0 17.25 3 4 7 0 0 S Muthusamy 4 0 34 1 8.5 8 2 2 1 0 GG Peters 4 0 43 1 10.75 6 4 2 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 Jacks departs! Big moment in the game. Fraction short in the channel, swings it big but lost his shape a bit while trying to muscle it downtown and ends up giving a regulation catch to long-on. Picked it wide of off and send it miles into the night-sky. Things were going so well up until this moment 87/22.3 Miscues the skier! Hostile delivery dug into the pitch and got big on him at off-stump line, leans back to pull and got a top-edge that has caught with ease at mid-off. Looks to the heavens in dismay; got a sharp bumper and he was rushed into that shot 15/113.2 Change in bowling works, it was swooping at Hendricks at deep midwicket but he takes a superb tumbling catch charging in from deep. Good length on off with barely any turn across him, flicked and connected well but not with much power and there was a man there stationed for this shot. Third umpire taking a look from several angles and got to the conclusion that the fingers were underneath the ball so it will remain out. It's time for strategic timeout 115/410.3 Zingers are alight and Rrrrrrrrrrashid strikes! Subtle googly spins in a tad at middle as he shuffled across to scoop and ended up messing up his stumps. Verreynne goes without troubling scorers much 94/314.2 Undone by Rashid's brilliance. Gets the big fish! Rattles the stumps with a fuller one on middle, he lunges at it for a slog sweep and misses it, goes between his legs and lights up the zingers. Falling apart quickly now, staring into the abyss 127/516.5 Around, shorter on middle, stands tall and tugs it away to deep midwicket, he was struggling while running for the second even though he was sprinting in and the throw was spot-on, too quick, hard and flat, keeper makes sure to keep his gloves behind the stumps and he is well short of his crease. Some throw that! 159/616.6 Over the wicket, low full-toss looping away in the channel, casual waft at it and it's a soft dismissal, guided to point who gets low and swallows it down his waist. the deluge is getting suffocating 159/719.2 Sold him a dummy. Slower leg-cutter on a fuller length, he wanted to flog him over midwicket region and ended up getting a leading-edge that goes straight into the hands of the keeper 187/8Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL195/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.75)Did not bat: GG PetersFall of wickets: 1-15 (Steve Stolk, 2.3 ov), 2-87 (Will Jacks, 9.2 ov), 3-94 (Kyle Verreynne, 10.3 ov), 4-115 (Will Smeed, 13.2 ov), 5-127 (Marques Ackerman, 14.2 ov), 6-159 (Ashton Turner, 16.5 ov), 7-159 (Migael Pretorius, 16.6 ov), 8-187 (Senuran Muthusamy, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 43 1 10.75 9 7 1 0 0 MJ Potts 4 0 38 0 9.5 5 1 2 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 1 0 7 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 C Bosch 4 0 40 2 10 8 5 1 2 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 25 2 6.25 8 1 1 0 0 D Potgieter 2 0 27 1 13.5 2 2 2 1 0 D Brevis 1 0 12 1 12 2 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pretoria Capitals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.30 start, First Session 17.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.50
Match days
31 January 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI Cape Town 4, Pretoria Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 3.2: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - TC Mokorosi, Batter - HE van der Dussen (Struck down)
- MI Cape Town: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
- Over 7.4: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - TC Mokorosi, Batter - CA Ingram (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Cape Town - 80/3 in 8.5 overs (RR Hendricks 12)
- MI Cape Town: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (RR Hendricks 21, D Brevis 30, Ex 1)
- MI Cape Town: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: MI Cape Town - 155/3 in 16.0 overs (RR Hendricks 47, D Brevis 38)
- RR Hendricks: 50 off 32 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- D Brevis: 50 off 23 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 52 balls (RR Hendricks 47, D Brevis 51, Ex 3)
- Bad Weather: MI Cape Town - 196/3 in 18.2 overs (RR Hendricks 69, D Brevis 56)
- Rain: MI Cape Town - 196/3 in 18.2 overs (RR Hendricks 69, D Brevis 56)
- MI Cape Town: 200 runs in 18.6 overs (115 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: MI Cape Town - 222/3 in 20.0 overs (RR Hendricks 77, D Brevis 73)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 1 wicket)
- Pretoria Capitals: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (WG Jacks 28, WCF Smeed 21, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 86/1 in 9.0 overs (WG Jacks 39, WCF Smeed 33)
- Pretoria Capitals: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 2
- WCF Smeed: 50 off 31 balls (9 x 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 115/4 in 13.2 overs (MJ Ackerman 7)
- Pretoria Capitals: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 5
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