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The MI Cape Town (MICT) and Joburg Super Kings (JSK) faced each other in Match No. 7 of SA20 a🧸t the Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday (Januar♛y 14).
MI Cape Town won the toss and opted to field first and it proved to be the right decision as they restricted Super Kings to a below-par score of 105/9. Leus du Plooy 21 (26) was the highest contributor for JSG. Meanwhile, leg-spinner Rashid Khan and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took two wickets each for MICT.
In the second innings, the Faf du Plessis-led side failed to defend the set target and lost the game by 7 wickets. Dewald Brevis 42 (34) shined for MICT and hel🍒ped his team finish the run chase inside 17 overs.
During his match-winning knock, Brevis hit a huge no-look six, which became the talking point on social media. The 19-year-old opener, on the first ball of the eighth over, smashed left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso for a six with his lightning-fast bat flow.
Brevis is currently the hig🌸hest run scorer in SA20, with 112 runs to his name in 3 matches.
Here’s the video:
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Rabada, for his exceptional bowling performance, was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’. He gave away just 12 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
This was consecutive defeat for JSK in last three games. Speaking about the JSG’s back to back losses, Du Plessis said: “T20 cricket is like a lottery, you can ride the momentum at times, two bad days, we will have to go back to Joburg and start over again. It could be a matter of confidence (on the struggling batting unit), you have 3 games from 4 days and it could be enough time to go back and work out (during the upcoming break).”
In the points✤ tally, MICT are currently placed on the top while JSG are at the last position.