13/01Result
6th Match (D/N), SA20 at Cape Town, Jan 13 2025
MI Cape Town won by 33 runs
Player of the Match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso RabadaMI Cape Town
13/01Result
6th Match (D/N), SA20 at Cape Town, Jan 13 2025
MI Cape Town won by 33 runs
Player of the Match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso RabadaMI Cape Town

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | PR: 139/9 (34 runs required, RR: 6.95)

  • Kwena Maphaka22 (19b)
  • Lungi Ngidi4 (5b)
  • Delano Potgieter1-0-13-0
  • Azmatullah Omarzai3-0-32-1

9.18pm: Let's hear from the players at the presentation, starting with Player of the Match Kagiso Rabada: "Joe Root's a fantastic player but I'm claiming that as a nick-off down leg. Every game I play I try my best, hopefully more often than not it comes off. [Mentoring younger bowlers?] I try to instill them with positivity and get them to back themselves. You want youngsters to be free and take pressure off them. I try to do that in whatever way."

Royals captain David Miller: "Very disappointed, the way the guys batted at the end was encouraging, the opening pair gave us a start but in the middle, it wasn't our greatest night. We'll have chat, it comes down to execution. The guys know what to do, we need to take risks at some stage but not our best night. We thought it was a par score and we could have chased it down. Needed someone to hang in there and make the right calls."

MICT's Rashid Khan: "Brilliant win, we haven't had many at home. So a special night. After the powerplay, the way they batted, it was brilliant from the bowlers. Something I love about this team is the hunger. That gives you something special as a captain. [Hendricks] So happy with the way he played, those are the expectations we have, a classical player setting it up for the big hitters. [Leaky opening over?] There were a few bad deliveries, but I found my area and tried my best to keep it there and keep the pressure on."

And that's a wrap from Newlands for tonight. Tomorrow is a double-header day, with Centurion and Durban hosting matches. Be sure to join us for those... Bye!

9.10pm: So that is a second win from three for MICT, and their first in front of the home crowd at Newlands. They go top of the early standings. Reeza Hendricks helped set the foundation with 59 off 37, before Kagiso Rabada's two wicket maidens in the powerplay derailed Royals after a fast start. George Linde claimed his best SA20 figures as the chase fell apart, although Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Kwena Maphaka did at least show enough moxy down the order to deny MICT the bonus point that was theirs for the taking

19.6
0
Potgieter to Maphaka, no run, length ball, goes for the reverse hit! Misses, and it's all over. MICT win by 33 runs!
19.5
1
Potgieter to Ngidi, 1 run, full and straight, clipped through mid-on
19.4
1
Potgieter to Maphaka, 1 run, pitched up and pushed through mid-off, easy does it. So MICT won't quite take all the spoils on offer tonight

MICT need three dots or a wicket now

19.3
4
Potgieter to Maphaka, FOUR, full, wide and slammed! Four more to Kwena the Wonder! Brings Royals level with the magic 137 mark
19.2
6
Potgieter to Maphaka, SIX, kaboomed over long-on! Maphaka brings Royals within a hit of denying MICT the bonus! Rashid was there himself going for the catch but couldn't hold it in his fingertips as he slid into the rope
19.1
1
Potgieter to Ngidi, 1 run, fullish outside off, chopped for a single

Delano Potgieter is to bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PR: 126/9 (47 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.63, RRR: 47.00)

  • Lungi Ngidi2 (3b)
  • Kwena Maphaka11 (15b)
  • Azmatullah Omarzai3-0-32-1
  • Kagiso Rabada4-2-22-2
18.6
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ngidi, 1 run, length on the stumps, chopped to backward point. The throw to the non-striker's is errant and they sneak one
18.5
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ngidi, no run, full, 137kph and tailing back, just misses off stump as Ngidi swings and misses

I think MICT need to keep Royals to 137 or lower for a bonus point...

18.4
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Maphaka, 1 run, full on leg stump, squeezed out through midwicket
18.3
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ngidi, 1 run, hard length, 134kph, shovelled leg side for one

Lungi Ngidi is last man

18.2
W
Azmatullah Omarzai to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, OUT, off stump flattened! Azmatullah does the job, eventually. Low full toss and it tails in late past Mujeeb's lusty swing across the line, splatting the woodwork at around shin height. After some handy defiance, the ninth-wicket stand is broken

Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Azmatullah Omarzai 34 (27m 21b 1x4 3x6) SR: 161.9

18.1
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, SIX, Smashed for six more! Azmat bowls a half-tracker and Mujeeb stays still, swings freely, and lands another on the grass banks!

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | PR: 117/8 (56 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.50, RRR: 28.00)

  • Kwena Maphaka10 (14b)
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman28 (19b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-2-22-2
  • Trent Boult4-0-29-0
17.6
6
Rabada to Maphaka, SIX, and now he thrives... hoyed over deep midwicket! Clears the front leg and blitzes a slog, 83 metres into the crowd, where the catch goes begging!
17.5
0
Rabada to Maphaka, no run, swing and a miss, but again Maphaka survives!
17.4
1
Rabada to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run, back of a length outside off, another change-up. Swatted for one. Mujeeb has surpassed his highest T20 score
17.3
0
Rabada to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, another slower-ball bouncer, this balloons through above the swing
17.2
0
Rabada to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, pace off, flapped to backward point
17.1
6
Rabada to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, SIX, misses the yorker, blazed over extra cover! Mujeeb is playing like AB here. Holds the pose as he makes room and clumps KG beyond the ropes

Rabada. Three to come

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | PR: 104/8 (69 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 23.00)

  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman21 (15b)
  • Kwena Maphaka4 (12b)
  • Trent Boult4-0-29-0
  • Azmatullah Omarzai2-0-23-0
16.6
1
Boult to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run, flung down full and straight, Mujeeb again calmly works it away to the leg side
16.5
1
Boult to Maphaka, 1 run, full on the stumps, 123kph and thick-edged to fine leg
16.4
0
Boult to Maphaka, no run, full, straight... somehow misses leg stump! Another unsuccessful swing from Maphaka, and he's lucky not to lose his poles

Royals 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38JE RootLG Pretorius
2nd15SR HainLG Pretorius
3rd7SR HainM Van Buuren
4th4DA MillerSR Hain
5th5AD GaliemSR Hain
6th9KD KarthikSR Hain
7th0KD KarthikBC Fortuin
8th3BC FortuinMujeeb Ur Rahman
9th42Mujeeb Ur RahmanKT Maphaka
10th16L NgidiKT Maphaka