MI Cape Town produced a clinical performance to beat Joburg Super Kings by four wickets in a rain-affected SA20 match at Cape Town. The result keeps the home team firmly in the playoff hunt amid a tightly contested league phase.
Joburg Super Kings’ innings was built around partnerships after a watchful start. Faf du Plessis’ 41 and Kyle Mayers’ quickfire 33 pushed them to 169/5. However, MI Cape Town’s bowling attack, featuring disciplined seamers and cunning spinners, never let the scoring escalate unchecked.
Heavy showers revised the chase to 142 in 17 overs. MI Cape Town lost openers cheaply but Rickelton’s masterful 68 steadied the ship. His boundary-laden knock, combined with Brevis’ pyrotechnics, brought the equation down to manageable proportions despite regular wicket losses.
In the final over, with six needed, the batsmen displayed composure under pressure, scampering singles and finding gaps to seal victory. Stand-in captain Kagiso Rabada praised his team’s adaptability post-match. With this result, MI Cape Town jumps to second place, setting up intriguing upcoming fixtures in the SA20 spectacle.