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The wait is over. The ticket counters are open. It’s time to put on that Blue and Gold again, get back on the planning mode with your friends and family, and get into the virtual queue.&nbsp;Tickets for SA20 2025 are now live for all public! Newlands is ready, Kapstaad. Let’s quickly grab them and brace up for an epic home season!&nbsp;Here’s what you need to do: Head over to the ‘Buy Match Tickets’ link on the micapetown.co.za homepage, or <a href="https://bit.ly/mict2025tickets">click here</a>. Tickets range from R135 to R750, with special discounts for under-18 students and 60+ pensioners. For the playoffs and the final, tickets would go live on December 6, 2024.&nbsp;Your calendar and your pass at Newlands:&nbsp;<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Jan 13, 2025</td><td>MI CT vs PR</td><td><a href="https://bit.ly/mictvpr2025">https://bit.ly/mictvpr2025</a></td></tr><tr><td>Jan 18, 2025</td><td>MI CT vs JSK</td><td><a href="https://bit.ly/mictvjsk2025">https://bit.ly/mictvjsk2025</a></td></tr><tr><td>Jan 25, 2025</td><td>MI CT vs DSG</td><td><a href="https://bit.ly/mictvdsg2025">https://bit.ly/mictvdsg2025</a></td></tr><tr><td>Jan 29, 2025</td><td>MI CT vs SEC</td><td><a href="https://bit.ly/mictvsec2025">https://bit.ly/mictvsec2025</a></td></tr><tr><td>Feb 2, 2025</td><td>MI CT vs PC</td><td><a href="https://bit.ly/mictvpc2025">https://bit.ly/mictvpc2025</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

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Tickets are live!! Grab your seat at SA20 2025 now

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Call yourself the ultimate fan? Here’s your chance to prove it! Jump the queue and grab your tickets for the third season of SA20 before it opens up for the general public. Here are the dates you need to remember:Pre-sale window for group-stage matches: Friday, October 25, 2024 to Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The public sale of tickets is set to open on November 7. What’s more, we have exclusive limited tickets for R20 available for the first home match at each stadium.&nbsp;Pre-sale window for play-off matches: Monday, December 2, 2024 to Thursday, December 5, 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;All you need to do is register <a href="https://www.sa20.co.za/pre-register-to-buy-season-3-tickets?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=static_post&amp;utm_campaign=form">here</a>. The league would send you an email as soon as the pre-sale window opens, and book your seat to watch us paint SA20 2025 in Blue and Gold.&nbsp;

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SA20 season 3 pre-registrations are now LIVE

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Usually auctions start slowly, with teams taking their time to look around before pulling out the big guns. Not tonight though. Just the second name out of the bag on the night of the SA20 2025 Auction was enough to create a flutter around the room.&nbsp;Reeza Hendricks is coming in on the back of a stellar year with the South African T20I side, where he’s established himself as the first choice opening batter. Unsurprisingly, he drew interest, and what followed was a bidding war.&nbsp;And we weren’t stopping until we got him.&nbsp;MI Cape Town raised the first bid, at 175k Rand. The Pretoria Capitals upped it, MICT upped it further, and it refused to stop. He soon became a millionaire, a double-millionaire in half the them, a three-time-millionaire in lesser than a minute. And he wasn’t done yet.&nbsp;Amid discussions and strategies, the paddle kept going up. Four million Rand was touched. 4.20 million shortly after. We took it up to 4.3 million. And that was it. The Capitals were done. They’d run out of their purse and were forced to pull out. And Reeza got himself into the #OneFamily. &nbsp;He's going through his career’s purple patch, and with loads of experience behind him, is all set to set the Newlands on fire. Welcome to the Blue and Gold, champ!&nbsp;

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Reeza Hendricks, the R4.3million guy MI Cape Town snapped up

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Three gun, experienced, Protea campaigners have been added to our roster for 2025, along with an exciting rookie. And to throw some light on the way things went for MI Cape Town at the SA20 Auction for season three, here’s our Head Coach, Robin Peterson, throwing some light on the strategies going into the Auction in a chat with MICT. Excerpts ..&nbsp;On MI Cape Town’s plan going into the auctionThe aim was to get a bit of experience into the group and Reeza Hendricks adds a lot to the group in terms of skill. He is an international quality opener with experience, and then Colin Ingram's career speaks for itself. He brings in a lot of experience. Dane Piedt, who is in the Test match team and a quality off-spinner. We have filled the gaps in terms of quality and experience.&nbsp;On having Ben Stokes don the Blue and GoldHaving Ben Stokes in any dressing room is great. He is the type of player Cape Town folks will flock to watch. We just want Ben to have fun, play his brand of cricket and bring some experience to the group. We are very excited to have him part of MI Cape Town.&nbsp;On working with Trent Boult at MICT after MINYBoulty is a legend. He comes in with a lot of pedigree. Wherever he goes he wins a lot of titles. We have a history of working together for MI New York and looking to bring the experience here.&nbsp;Thoughts on the players purchased at the auctionThe players we bought today, besides their skills and leadership, is that they are great guys in the dressing room. In high pressure tournaments, you need guys to have fun and not get bogged down. We need guys to keep their spirits up when things get tough, and those three signings definitely do that. Looking forward to that.&nbsp;Filling the gaps after the previous season&nbsp;A lot can change in T20 cricket. We’ve shown a lot of faith in the guys we retained. We want them around going forward, and just adding a few pieces around them to make them successful going ahead. &nbsp;

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“Aim was to add experience to the group”: Coach Robbie on MICT’s plan at the Auction

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That would be all then, Kaapstad! We've added two batters, a spinner, and a rookie pacer. The gaps have been filled. The squad is set. The platform is ready. Bring on season three already!&nbsp;<hr>6:15 SAST | 9:45 IST: It's Rookie Draft time, and we have the first pick - &nbsp;Tristan Luus, the 19-year-old fast bowler, who's impressed everyone with his accuracy in the SA Emerging squad, and then as part of the South Africa A squad against Sri Lanka A recently.&nbsp;That should it be for us at the Auction. The five sets are done, there is set to be an accelerated round in a bit, but we have our three picks. We've picked three Lions, Highveld boys, who'll be joining us - Reeza Hendricks, Dane Piedt and Colin Ingram. It's an exciting squad we're putting up, with three experienced heads, people who've been there and done that, joining us, and what we wait for now is the Rookie pick. Let's take a bit of a break, get our breath back, and regroup ..&nbsp;<hr>Right, and we have some more experience added to our squad, with the smart, wily, fighter of a off-spinner in Dane Piedt coming into the Blue and Gold, at his base price of 175k Rand.&nbsp;Colin Ingram, immediately after, comes to MI Cape Town as well. This one was a lot calmer though, having snapped him up at his base price of R175k. He's travelled the world, is vastly experienced at 39 years of age, and he comes in with a wealth of wisdom about the South African conditions. Welcome to Newlands, Colin!&nbsp;REEZA HENDRICKS IS OURS! At 4.3million Rand, the Capitals have been forced out as they run out of their purse money. The Cape boy, the big-hitter, the experienced T20 pro, is all set to don the Blue and Gold.&nbsp;Reeza Henricks comes in, and he's caused a fierce bidding war. MI Cape Town and The Pretoria Capitals just don't seem to be slowing down, and just like that, from his base price of 175k Rand, Reeza's become a four-time millionaire. Just two teams, and neither of them seem to be wanting to slow down. Oh, this is nail-biting stuff!&nbsp;The first round is set to go on for 40 minutes, followed by a 20 minute break for teams to regroup, before we move onto a 20-minute Express Round, at 5:30pm local time, followed by a quick five-minute Rookie Draft starting at 6:00pm. Lot's to think about, lot's to fight for. The ball goes rolling!4:30pm SAST | 8:00pm IST: Ohhhh yesssss, it's here. It's time. Let's count it down….threeeeeee…twooooo….oneeeeee!<hr>Here’s the event running order for the evening:Round 1 – Five sets, with the players coming into the auction being divided as per their playing roles – Batters, Wicket-keepers, All-rounders, Fast Bowlers, Spin BowlersRound 2 –&nbsp;The Express Round, where the franchises will submit a list of players from the remaining unsold players, who will be presented until each team as 17 players (excluding Wildcard and Rookie)Round 3 – The Rookie Draft, where 89 Rookie players, who haven’t been picked up at the Auction, are available to be selected, and MI Cape Town would have the first pick.&nbsp;<hr>4:00pm SAST | 7:30pm IST: Howzit Kaapstad! Hello, hello! It’s the SA20 2025 Auction, and we, at MI Cape Town, are super excited to bring you the buys, the misses, the steals, the strategies, and everything else under the sun (or rather the lights of The Westin Ballroom in Cape Town) on this special night from our Blue and Gold lens as we spruce up our squad. Right then, here’s the math for you: Three slots including one overseas player and one rookie player. The purse is at 8,275,000 Rand. Bring. It. On.&nbsp;

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MI Cape Town's SA20 2025 Auction -- As it happened 

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We have news, folks! Corbin Bosch, South African all-rounder, who was a part of the winning under-19 squad of 2014, is all set to join the Blue and Gold.&nbsp;A solid right-handed middle-order batter, and a nippy right-arm fast bowler, this Durban-born 30-year-old is a high-utility cricketer for any side. Representing the Titans in the domestic circuit, he has been one of the consistent performers in the last few seasons with a career First Class batting average of 37.44 and having picked 62 wickets in his 31 matches.&nbsp;In T20s, he’s transformed himself into a death-overs specialist with the ball, with multiple variations under his sleeve. He was a part of the Pretoria Capitals in the 2023 season of the SA20, and the Paarl Royals in 2024.&nbsp;We are super excited to have him over at MI Cape Town as our wild card signing. Welcome to Newlands, Bosch!&nbsp;

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Say hello to Corbin Bosch, MICT’s wild card signing for SA20 2025

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Let’s start the countdown to season three. And what better way to do it than with some Auction news. Much awaited, much anticipated, with three months to go until the action kicks off, it’s time to get the ball rolling with the first step.&nbsp;The SA20 2025 Auction dates are here. Mark your calendars: 1st October 2024 at 4:30pm SAST (8:00pm IST). Richard Madley, the renowned auctioneer with his experience and his typical style, will be the one conducting the proceedings.&nbsp;“I’m thrilled to be back at the helm of the Betway SA20 Season 3 player auction,” Madley was quoted as saying by sa20.co.za. “I have fond memories of the marathon 10-hour auction we had in the first season, so it’s great to be back in charge of proceedings and to wield my gavel.“There are some fantastic local and international players who have put their names into this auction, I’m expecting some competitive bidding as the teams finalise their squads.”&nbsp;&nbsp;"We're delighted to have Richard back on board for the Betway SA20 Season 3 auction," League Commissioner, Graeme Smith said. "His passion and professionalism bring an extra layer of excitement to the auction process, and we can't wait to see the drama unfold on 1 October."

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Get ready, Newlands Faithful! SA20 auction on October 1

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The extravaganza in the Rainbow Nation. The month-long carnival. Try your hardest, there’s no better way for you to begin 2025. Mark your calendars, block your schedules, SEASON THREE OF THE SA20 IS HERE..&nbsp;There’s plenty for MI Cape Town to avenge. After a couple of disappointing finishes in 2023 and 2024 where we missed the playoffs, it’s time for us to set the record right, it’s time to plant the Blue and Gold&nbsp;flag in&nbsp;South Africa!&nbsp;MI Cape Town kickstart the season with a mouth-watering clash against the defending champs, Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Gqeberha on January 9. We come home, to Newlands, on January 13, in front of our Faithful, to make it our fortress. Each team is set to play ten league games (five home and five away), followed by the playoffs. Wanderers, Jo’burg will be hosting the final this time around, on February 8, a super Saturday evening. Oh, we cannot wait. Here’s the MICT schedule for you to bookmark:<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td style="border:1.0pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">Date</td><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">Home Team</td><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Away Team</td><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Venue</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">9 Jan 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">SEC</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">MICT</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Gqeberha</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">11 Jan 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">JSK</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">MICT</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Johannesburg</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">13 Jan 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">MICT</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">PR</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Cape Town</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">15 Jan 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">PR</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid 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5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">29 Jan 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">MICT</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">SEC</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Cape Town</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">31 Jan 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">PC</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">MICT</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.9pt;">Centurion</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">2 Feb 2025</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:116.85pt;">MICT</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid windowtext;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid 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Gear up! SA20 2025 schedule is here, and MICT will kick things off

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It’s 2016. England have come over to tour South Africa, and Newlands has just finished hosting the New Year’s Test. Now a normal glance at that scorecard would tell you it was a dull draw, with both teams scoring over 600 runs in the first innings, and at the end of five days, not for one point, was there a chance of either team forcing a result. Five full days couldn’t accommodate three full innings.&nbsp;Hah. Don’t be fooled.&nbsp;A 25-year-old English all-rounder had chosen the stage to announce himself to the world. On Cape Town’s hallowed turf, which that season was at its flattest best, he decided to go on a rampage with the bat. From 167/4 to 622/6, he decided to give us a glimpse into what he’d make the entire England team do six years later. Bazball was spotted! &nbsp;&nbsp;198 balls, 30 fours, 11 sixes, 258 runs. It really was carnage. Nobody had ever dared take down the great Proteas bowling lineup like he did that one afternoon. It was not a slogfest, or a case of him just swinging for the hills. There was enough method, and an immense amount of self-belief behind that batswing, which was already monstrous. The Newlands grassbanks, the grand stand, the carpark, nothing was spared. From watching in awe to ducking for cover, it was a loop.&nbsp;He's now a certified legend, a double World Cup winner, and he’s coming back to where it all began. He is coming to make it his home. He is coming into the Blue and Gold in the third season of the SA20. Welcome to Newlands, welcome to MI Cape Town, Ben Stokes. We cannot wait to have you over.&nbsp;

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Big Ben comes home, to Newlands, where it all began! 

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Huge news! Three absolute legends of the game are all set to don the Blue and Gold at the SA20 come season three. WOOHOO!!!!The pre signed overseas players are Afghan star all-rounder Rashid Khan, New Zealand legend Trent Boult, playing for his fourth MI franchise and making their debut for the MI Family are England captain Ben Stokes, and Afghan All Rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. They are joined by Nuwan Thushara&nbsp;and Chris Benjamin who are retained from the 2024 season.&nbsp;The players join the existing pre signed domestic players of Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Thomas Kaber&nbsp;and Connor Esterhuizen.

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Ben Stokes, Trent Boult, Azmatullah Omarzai all set to join MI Cape Town for SA20 2025

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Let's start building up to season three, shall we! And let's do it with some player news. MI Cape Town announced the signing of domestic South African players ahead of the 2025 season.&nbsp;The pre-signed players include Kagiso Rabada, who continues to lead the bowling attack, and joining him is Dewald Brevis.&nbsp;The retained domestic players have played a key role for MI Cape Town over the past 2 seasons - the opening duo - Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton, all-rounders - George Linde and Delano Potgieter, and exciting talents from the 2024 season - Thomas Kaber and Connor Esterhuizen, putting in impressive performances and continuing their MI #OneFamily journey. MI Cape Town would like to thank the following players for their support and contribution over the last 2 seasons and wish them the very best – Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Grant Roelofsen and Neelan van Heerden.

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ANNOUNCED: MI Cape Town's preliminary squad for SA20 2025

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9 January to 8 February 2025, it’s time for the annual cricket festival in the rainbow nation. The third season of the SA20 is nearing us, and you better mark out the window!&nbsp;MI Cape Town have a lot to avenge after a couple of tough seasons. This is our year, this is our season, and we cannot wait for it to begin.&nbsp;“Following two successful seasons, our plan is to continue to own the South African summer and provide an opportunity for everyone to enjoy some of the biggest names in world cricket, whether in packed stadiums or via the global broadcast. Our fixtures, auction, and player announcements will be revealed over the coming months and planning is already fully in motion. We can’t wait to bring another incredible sport and entertainment event to life for players and fans,” Graeme Smith, the SA20 League Commissioner said.Start the six month countdown! It’s time to bring that Blue and Gold out again. See you at Newlands.&nbsp;

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SA20 2025 window announced: MARK YOUR DATES! 

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We weren’t prepared for this. We really thought the winning momentum and the confidence from the previous game will take us through. But there was nothing lacking in the fight MI Cape Town put up on the field out there in front of the Newlands Faithful, who’ve showed up in huge numbers game after game.&nbsp;The fact that we’ve lost at least five close games in the tournament is a hard pill to swallow. And our Head Coach, Robin Peterson, agreed it was the difference at the end. “Losing close games has been the tale of the season. We haven’t been able to get over the line in any of the close games. It’s hard to explain. We know where the margins are, and unfortunately we repeated errors, which cost us in the end,” he said at the post-match press conference following the four-wicket defeat to the Pretoria Capitals in the final league game at Cape Town on Saturday (February 3).&nbsp;We thought we were 20 runs short. 20 runs is three shots away from winning the game. I’m sure we could have found it somewhere in the powerplay off a guy like Will Jacks bowling off-spin. 18 runs in three overs in the powerplay is hard to take sometimes. Disappointing that we couldn’t get over the line.”But a look back at these ten games will throw up a number of positives. From captain Polly’s stellar onfield leadership, to the amazing consistency of our openers, to the discovery of form by young Dewald Brevis, to Thomas Kaber and George Linde strangling oppositions, to our quicks turning up the heat; there’s been a lot for us to cheer about. &nbsp;“As a combination, Rassie (van der Dussen) and Ryan (Rickelton) got us to consistent starts, which is all you can ask of your openers. But I have to compliment Ryan, he went to another level because he is open minded. At his age, he’s played a lot of cricket, to have an open mind and to try and improve and actually execute and implement, I can’t compliment high enough in terms of what he’s achieved in this tournament. The next best batsman is 150 runs behind him. He’s been outstanding, willing to learn. He had to take a few knocks on the chin after last season, but he has come back better, and hopefully he can go on from strength to strength,” Peterson said.&nbsp;“DB has been part of winning teams with the MI brand before in the MLC. We saw he was able to find his feet at the end. Pity that there are no more games for us. He has got to enjoy his cricket too. He’s only 21. He’s learning, he’s developing, and has a long way to go. The experience will need to catch up with the talent, which will happen in the next two years. I have no doubt that he will be one of the best players in the world. “For now, looking back at the learnings can wait. The season analysis can wait. We’re allowed to be sad today. And our coach says the same.&nbsp;“The reflection process if still raw at the moment. At the moment you have to have a grieving process, be sad first, before you can start coming up with solutions. We’ll just enjoy each others’ company tonight. It could be the last time. You never know, life is short and this is professional sport, so let’s celebrate the good times we had. But realistic, we didn’t achieve what we came here to do.”It's been a wonderful month full of new experiences and of people rolling back the clock. And until next year, stronger, better, it’s time we thank the best fans in the world. Thank you, Kaapstad! &nbsp;

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MI team, MI Cape Town - Coach Robbie reflects on team’s campaign

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It just wasn’t meant to be. We fought. We tried. We gave it our all. We stretched it right until the very end, but it just wasn’t our day, our season.&nbsp;Senuran Muthusamy steals it in the 19th overThe game kept switching hands all through. The equation was down to 24 runs being needed off the last 12 balls for the Capitals. Remember, it was a must-win for both teams. Sam Curran ran in, Muthusamy was facing. The first ball was a proper tight length delivery at pace, but Muthu managed to reverse-lap it over the fence. And then off the last ball of the over, reverse-scooped another proper Yorker for another six. It was his day. It was a gem of a knock. And sadly, we were on the wrong side of it.&nbsp;Rassie-Ryan and Kieron: Our big three rise againThe big stage brought out another super show by our openers, who’ve added feather after feather to their hats through this season. Ryan Rickelton was the aggressor with a 24-ball 35, Rassie van der Dussen was the anchor, batting until the 19th over with a 24-ball 35, and Kieron Pollard finished it off in style, like he’s made a habit of doing for the last 15 years, with a 16-ball 33, lifting MI Cape Town to a solid 163.The act of sharing, ft. our bowlersAll our bowlers were among the wickets. Curran struck first to dismiss the dangerous Phil Salt, Rabada followed it up, before Linde grabbed a couple himself. It was Kyle Verreynne who once again gave the Pretoria Capitals’ innings some impetus, but still, at 133/6 in 17.3 overs, we were on top. Unfortunately Muthusamy and his 18-ball 38 had other plans.&nbsp;Nevertheless, there’s plenty for us to be proud of in this campaign. Over the last month, MI Cape Town have given us plenty to cheer about and be proud of. Today’s a day of what if, but once the dust settles down, we can look back at it with pride as we call upon 2025!&nbsp;

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MICTvPC Report: We gave it everything, but alas, SA20 2024 ends in heartbreak

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In case you’re yet to recover from the batting blitz that MI Cape Town put up on Thursday (February 1), you’re not alone. But let’s not take our eyes off the road. We got the win we needed to get our campaign on track, and now, with a win in the final league game more or less guaranteeing us a spot in the play-offs, assuming Joburg Super Kings don’t win with a bonus point and some astronomical margin, we have a return clash against the Pretoria Capitals, who are in with a chance of qualifying themselves. Kyle Verreynne's century that denied us the bonus point in the last game has done them a world of good.&nbsp;A win for them and a loss for JSK could take them through. But we have our task cut out. A loss will mean curtains. We simply have to win, the bigger the better. Our middle-order seems to have hit its groove, the openers are back among the runs, the bowling seems sorted. It’s just down to everything clicking again. And what better place than our home, in front of&nbsp; 25000 screaming fans, to seal a playoffs spot.&nbsp;What: MI Cape Town vs Pretoria CapitalsWhen: February 3 | 1:30pm local, 5:00pm IST Where: Newlands Stadium, Cape Town What to expect: A sea of Blue-and-Gold, and in typical MI fashion, we seize the moment, peak at the right time, and streamroll everyone in our way.&nbsp;

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MICTvPR Preview: One win done, four more to go. Next hurdle: a return clash against the Capitals

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The warning bells are sounded. MI Cape Town are in a virtual knockout zone, and Rassie van der Dussen set up the 248-run mountain with his seven-ball 21. Here he is, at the post-match press-conference, looking back, ahead, at the younger boys, and backing us to get better and better. Excerpts..&nbsp;On not managing to get the bonus pointI was saying to someone in the changing room, because on a pitch like this, a team can chase 300 with one small boundary, the altitude. We came here to win, a bonus point would have been nice, but you don’t get many opportunities as a team to go into a must-win. It’s good for the competition. If I have it correct, whoever wins on Saturday goes through, and we wait for the JSK result. It’s a fair situation we are in, let’s see if we can pull it together, and how much we want it.&nbsp;On what has been missing from MI Cape Town’s campaign in this seasonWe may have had one good showing against the Royals at home, but apart from that we haven’t had one complete performance. Today was close to it. We have had good starts with the bat but we fell away in the middle and at the end. Today we had a solid batting performance all through. With the ball, it has been tough for us. We haven’t been great with the ball this competition so far.&nbsp; We sort of got it right today. I still feel we haven’t played a good 40 overs yet. We played very well for 30 overs today. If we get it right in all departments, I don’t think anybody can touch us. If we managed to get Kyle our earlier, I don’t think they would have got to 100. If we can get a good 40 overs on Saturday and further on, I don’t think anyone is going to touch us.&nbsp;On Ryan Rickelton’s stellar run of formRyan started really well. He has been the most consistent batter in the tournament. He has put a lot of work into his T20 batting. He went back to the drawing board and put a lot into his batting. It’s great to open the batting with him, because we really bat well together. We communicate well, and at time we are talking to each other when we are not at our best. Today we put on 60-odd in about five overs, which in any situation is a good start for the team. Really happy with that. Let’s hope for Ryan’s sake since he got 500 runs in nine games, that we can get to the playoffs. If he can put in a few more performances, he’s definitely a Player of the Tournament nominee.&nbsp;On Dewald Brevis joining the partyWith Brevis, we saw what he could do. The challenge for him is to put it together. He has learnt a lot through the season. In the last season he started well and then fell off a bit. He is still very young. People forget how young he is. He will take a lot of confidence from tonight, coming from that slump of not putting runs in the first eight matches. Let’s hope for our sake we make it to the playoffs because we have players, guys like Brevis, brings a lot of x-factor, and he is a guy who can win the game on his own.&nbsp;On the Capitals’ performance tonightThey’ve got match-winners in their lineup. All teams are so strong. They played an extra batter as well today. They were happy chasing. So looking objectively, winning a high-scoring match by 30 runs is massive for us, away from home in their conditions. We were put under pressure in some situations, but we were landing that first punch right from the start. But at the halfway stage, the game was won. I didn’t see them chasing 250. I was backing us, because once they lose a wicket, it gets very tough. I was thinking when I got out that we must get to 220. 250 was a great score. The way we fell away at the back, putting in a complete performance, and finding a way to get over the line, is the challenge for us in the next 48 hours.&nbsp;

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Rassie van der Dussen: “If we get it right for 40 overs, nobody can touch us”

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Cometh the hour, cometh the performance! It was a must-win. It was a do or die. And in true MI #OneFamily style, we’ve nailed it. A thumping 34-run win, and more importantly, a jump up to fourth spot on the points table. Here’s how the madness transpired ..&nbsp;&nbsp;It wasn’t batting, it was a rampage..There are times when the scorecard tells you the story, and you really need to add any further colour to it. This was that day.&nbsp;Rassie van der Dussen: 21(9)Ryan Rickelton: 90(45)Dewald Brevis: 66(32)Sam Curran: 22(12)Kieron Pollard: 27(7)MICT: 248/4 (20 overs)It’s simple. We won the toss, chose to bat, and absolutely smashed the Pretoria Capitals out of this one.&nbsp;Dewald is here, and so are the no-look sixesIf the last game against JSK was a trailer, this one was a proper commercial blockbuster. There are few sights in cricket as special as watching DB smoke those no-look sixes down the ground. The spectators at Centurion were in for a treat tonight. He walked into bat in the tenth over with the platform set at 87/2, and took it up a fair few notches in his 21-ball 66, studded with three fours and six sixes.&nbsp;The Rassie start, the Rickelton middle, the Polly finishSo RvdD came out all guns blazing, laid the scene, signaled MI Cape Town’s intentionals, and left. Captain Polly came out carrying on from where he left in the previous game, and ensured we didn’t just stay happy with the 200-run mark, and make a chase for 250. Through it all was the trusted Rickelton, who continued his rich vein of form, and although was more measured, was striking it at 200!&nbsp;Verreynne spoils the bonus point partyWith the Capitals down and out at 129/8, the bonus point looked nearly certain in our kitty. It took a stunning one-man show from Kyle Verreynne, who just kept swinging for the hills, and finding them regularly as he batted with the tail, scoring a century, and denying us the bonus point, which could have been very crucial come the next game.&nbsp;That's what we're talking about, #BELIEVE. It's happening. The stars are aligning!&nbsp;

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PCvMICT Report: Oh yeah! We’re back to winning ways, and back in the top four

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The knockouts are here. The playoffs may still be a week away, but for MI Cape Town, every game now is a virtual knockout, every game is a virtual eliminator. There’s no point starting a tournament well and losing steam midway. It’s always about how you finish. We have five games. But for that, we simply have to win on Wednesday (February 1).&nbsp;We are also in a situation where we need a bit of help from the other sides, Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals in particular, and JSK, on Tuesday (January 31), losing to the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, was one such sign of the stars aligning for us. It’s simple now, win, and hopefully win with a bonus point, and let everything else just take care of itself.&nbsp;The Capitals are up, in back-to-back encounters. They are in the same boat as us, just as desperate to turn the campaign around. While we might not have seen a W against our name in the last four games, there’ve been plenty of positives. They’re clicking, one at a time. It’s just a matter of exploding together. And what better occasion than to do it on the batting paradise that is the SuperSport Park.&nbsp;What: Pretoria CapitalsWhen: February 1, 2024 | 5:30pm local, 9:00pm ISTWhere: SuperSport Park, CenturionWhat to expect: Two teams battling for survival. Remember, in the 2023 edition of the SA20, the eventual champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, scraped through to the play-offs on the back of winning just four league games. There’s no reason why we cannot do it in 2024. It’s all about that word the MI #OneFamily is known for: Believe..

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PCvMICT Preview: It’s simple, JUST WIN EVERYTHING! 

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An understandably miffed MI Cape Town Head Coach, Robin Peterson was at the post-match press conference tonight. He wasn’t too pleased with the side having to bowl with a wet ball and on an outfield that was soaking after the rain break. Here are excerpts from his chat..On the umpires resuming play despite a wet outfieldWe obviously want the fans to get what they want, but when we play a game of cricket, you want a fair contest. That’s what we all want. Was it one tonight? I’m not sure. That’s for other people to decide. Obviously our boys tried hard. It was a wet ball for four out of their eight overs at the back end in the rain. It is a hard one to take. You feel hard done by. But you don’t get everything in life. We will gather and hope to win our next two. We tried to keep everybody happy, despite feeling that we weren’t looked after a little bit, this game.&nbsp;The chances of qualification after this loss?We can still qualify, so we are still positive. Two games where we have to win, two venues where I would think, our bowlers’ points have come from – Centurion and Newlands. Everybody can beat everybody. We are still alive and that is what makes this tournament so great. The boys tried their best. Sometimes your duty of care has to be that there should be a contest. That’s for the umpires to decide. If they can sleep tonight, it’s fine. At the end of the day, we tried our best as a team, and that is all I can ask of the boys.&nbsp;On Pollard’s influence in the dressing roomWe are talking about one of the all time greats in our dressing room. He gives it his all. For him to step out there and walk out when it wasn’t his batting position, shows a lot of leadership. That is what he has brought, a lot of calm, cricket savvy, and plays with his heart. That’s all we can ask for. Outstanding leader, you can’t fault his commitment to this team. He has tried everything and will continue to try everything till the last ball is bowled. We are just privileged and happy that he is a part of this dressing room. A lot of the local guys are learning from him, not just from a cricket perspective, but how to be a professional. If you want to succeed, he’s the guy to talk to, and he has been great in the dressing room.&nbsp;On the learnings from this gameThere is nothing you can take from a game like that. To analyse, we just lost the toss. The rain came and unfortunately, the game got shortened. That’s why Duckworth Lewis in t20 cricket doesn’t seem fair. It should be relooked at. It could be like, you score 97, but you have only four wickets in hand. We know T20 cricket is about swinging freely. They got the luck tonight, and maybe we could be on the right side in the next two games. There has to be a duty to get a fair contest for the fans, not just get a game of cricket.&nbsp;Thoughts on the preparations for the next gameThe preparations are all done behind the scenes. The guys are focused on one game at a time. Every game dishes out new challenges from a mental and data perspective, and we just have to be prepared. I don’t think we learnt anything from this game of cricket. One team took the points home, that’s all about it. We’ll just focus on the next game, we still have a chance. All you want is a chance in these types of tournaments.&nbsp;On the mood in the changing roomTo be honest, the changing room energy has been good. The guys enjoy each others’ company, which is remarkable from where we sit. We would have liked a couple of more wins, but that is T20 cricket. We still have a chance. It’s probably the two venues, where if we want to win with a bonus point, these are the two venues. I’ve been in dressing rooms where we’ve been in better situations, but it hasn’t been that great. We have been in a tough situation, but the boys have been in good spirits. That’s all you can ask for, to believe.&nbsp;

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“Was tonight a fair contest? I’m not sure”: Robin Peterson on the decision to resume play after rain

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No, no, noooo. Exactly what we didn’t want. Rain, the DLS, a wet outfield, conditions and the equation completely against us, and then Faf du Plessis and Leus du Plooy in the mood.&nbsp;A good platform set, only for the rain to interveneOur openers found their groove again, with a measured 31-run stand in 4.3 overs, setting the stage for a big final assault. Sadly, the heavens opened up at the stroke of the sixth over, and refused to stop for two hours straight. And then by the time the groundsmen could mop the outfield, the match ended up being reduced to an eight-overs-per-side contest.&nbsp;Skipper Polly to the rescue, like only he can4, 6, 0, 1, 6, 0, 2, 2, 6, 6 – 10 balls | 33 runs from Kieron Pollard’s bat post the rain, and suddenly MI Cape Town were lifted to 80 in their eight overs, with a DLS total of 98 to play with. Not the best you could ask for on a soggy outfield and with a soaking ball to play with, but at least, this was something to play with.&nbsp;Du Plessis and du Plooy go on a six-hitting spreeIt was almost as if they were competing with Polly, and well, they won it. Faf’s 20-ball 50 and Leus’ 14-ball 41 took them home in a hurry, with a bonus point as well.&nbsp;So what this means is that we simply have to win our next two games, and win them big. We might need a bit of luck from some of the others as well. We know it’s been hard, but our favourite buzzword in the MI #OneFamily – BELIEVE – is what is need. All it takes is one game to turn things around, and when they do, when we get the W against our name, we will be unstoppable!&nbsp;&nbsp;

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MICTvJSK report: Rain, DLS and a rampant Faf turn out to be our nemesis, again!

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Right then, things haven’t quite gone entirely to plan. There’ve been a few too many heartbreaks to take. We’ll concede that. What’s made it harder is the fact that we were right within touching distance in most of these defeats.&nbsp;Never mind. The equation is now simple: We win our remaining three league games, and we will control our fate. With the top three teams having broken away from the bottom half of the table, another three wins will guarantee a spot in the playoffs, given that two of those three games are against the Pretoria Capitals, another side that’s won just two games so far.&nbsp;Let’s focus on this one then: It’s the big one. It’s from the family of the IPL El Clasico. It’s Blue and Yellow taking each other on. We have fond memories from when these two teams clashed earlier, with us securing a bumper bonus point win, thanks to Rassie van der Dussen’s 104 and Ryan Rickelton’s 98. With the Newlands Faithful now right behind us, let’s make Cape Town a cauldron, shall we?What: MI Cape Town vs Joburg Super KingsWhen: January 29, 2024 | 5:30pm local time, 9:00pm ISTWhere: Newlands Stadium, Cape Town&nbsp;What to expect: Apart from the sea of Blue, well, a surface that will aid our style of play, and a pumped a MI Cape Town will give the Newlands Faithful a reason to keep the party going from the stands to their homes!&nbsp;

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MICTvJSK Preview: It’s that time again: Blue vs Yellow, in front of our Newlands Faithful

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A game of the barest of bare margins. There was absolutely nothing to separate the two teams until the final delivery. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be ours. Speaking to the media in the post-match press conference post the four-run loss to the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, MI Cape Town Head Coach, Robin Peterson, backed his boys to come back strong, spoke about the areas the team needed to work on, and the opportunities of making it to the play-offs.&nbsp;Thoughts on the second loss to SEC this seasonTough, obviously. We have had a couple of close encounters in this campaign, and we haven’t come out on the right side of it. We have to go back to the drawing board. Sunrisers, all in all, outran us. They were a little bit hungrier than we were today. With the ball, on the field, with the bat. They got those extra 15-20 runs, and we lost by four runs. We are going to have to look at ourselves and reflect, every individual in the group. Fortunately, this campaign is still in our hands. We will have to do a bit of soul searching and find something within. This is a franchise where there is a lot of expectation on is and the players, so we know we have the talent, it is about summoning the will.&nbsp;On where MICT lost the gameThis is a tight competition. It is a game of small margins. If you look at the data, they had 20 twos, we had around four. From that perspective, it is a hard one to take. We are still in a position to qualify, which is a positive. But we have to start entering the race now.&nbsp;Whether the toss made a difference&nbsp;We would have batted first as well. We would have liked a little more. The difference was the running between the wickets. We got out-run today. I don’t think it was a case of skill. We hit boundaries at different times, but they had a bit more twos. We have to find a way to lower our dot ball percentage, and that will give us the extra 20-30 runs.&nbsp;On the positives from the gameThere’s always positives, but we didn’t get over the line for the second time against the same team. We need to go back and find out why that is. Dewald Brevis getting runs was a positive. Hitting a few boundaries. He hasn’t had a great tournament, and for him to see the ball sail will give him a lot of confidence. We stayed up with the rate exactly the way we wanted to. Patrick Kruger and Ottniel Baartman closed their overs down well. They got way too many twos, showed their willingness to do the tough stuff today.&nbsp;On the areas the players need to work on going ahead&nbsp;I can’t question their commitment. They are pretty motivated as a group. Once you lose close games, the soul searching starts. But we are going to stick as a group. Win or lose, you need to stick together. These matches come thick and fast. Players play all around the world. For me, they need to stick together and show resilience in the competition.&nbsp;Whether the coach needs to do anything differentI don’t need to do anything. There are a lot of proud cricketers in that room. They need to reflect and see what they can bring to the team to get us over the line. We will look inside, come up with solutions and look to implement them. But it is still in our own hands. Last year Sunrisers qualified with four wins, so with a bit of luck, inspiration, and getting the little things right, we can do it.&nbsp;

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“The difference was they took 20 twos, we took only four”: Robin Peterson

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A nerve-wracker, a potboiler, a blockbuster. A heartbreak. We fought, we tried, we gave it everything. Our blood, our sweat, but sadly, it’s ended in tears. It’s a bit hard to take, but we we will fight on.. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That&nbsp;19th over:&nbsp;Six balls, 18 runs, Daniel Worrall the bowler, Delano Potgieter on strike, Kieron Pollard at the non-striker’s. Delano fell first ball, George Linde walked in. Smacked the over’s second ball over long-off, carved a wide Yorker into the point boundary, and suddenly, just like that, the equation was down to a very solid-looking eight off three. Next ball, Polly was back on strike.&nbsp;19.5: Heaved to deep mid-wicket, and Polly ran across. He was always coming back for the second. In that final stretch, he flung himself at the crease, every ounce of his body desperate to make it in. It just wasn’t his day. The throw from Marco Jansen came at his end, a flat one too, and Tristan Stubbs whipping the bails had him a yard short.&nbsp;19.6: Thomas Kaber, the new man in, tried, swung, but sadly, could only miscue.&nbsp;The positives – The batters find their groove&nbsp;Ryan Rickelton was back among the runs. Liam Livingstone, promoted to number three, had a good solid swing. Sam Curran continued his fine form, and it was probably his dismissal that opened the gates for SEC to come back in. And Dewald Brevis, after a couple of tough games, found his groove, smashing three sixes in his 26-run stay.&nbsp;Thushara-Rabada pull things back superblyThe Sunrisers were at 163/3 after the 18th over. Kagiso Rabada got rid of the set Markram and gave away just eight runs in the 19th. Nuwan Thushara then went a step further, nailed his yorkers with his wide slingy action, and got a couple of poles himself, conceding just four runs to restrict SEC at 175/6.Okay, we know this will take a bit of time to get over, but the good thing is that the matches here are coming thick and fast for us to put this loss behind us. We are heading back to our Newlands, and up next are the Joburg Super Kings, who are below us in the points table. Come on Newlands Faithful, let’s get back to 12th man duties, and engulf the Yellow in our Blue and Gold.&nbsp;

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SECvMICT report: Oh dear! Polly inches short of his crease, MICT millimeters short of a W

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We’re entering the business end. We might be fourth on the points table, but let’s face it, we could do with a win after the two back-to-back losses And the Sunrisers, against whom we’ve been on the wrong side of the result in each of the three matches against them, offer the perfect opportunity to tick both boxes, and reverse both trends.&nbsp;There’s a lot that’s gone right for MI Cape Town in the six matches so far: the form of the openers, skipper Pollard’s captaincy, Nuwan Thushara’s super form on debut, Sam Curran’s batting transformation, George Linde’s miserly bowling act, Thomas Kaber coming in like a breath of fresh air. There’s also a lot that can go right, and it’s only a matter of time before it clicks, the middle-order in particular, and boy, oh boy, when it will, trust it to explode and make us an unstoppable force to deal with.&nbsp;&nbsp;What: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town&nbsp;When: January 27, 2024 | 1:30pm SAST, 5:00pm IST&nbsp;Where: St George’s Park, Gqeberha&nbsp;What to expect: A slightly slower than usual pitch, but a high-scoring one given the trend. Also, MI Cape Town doing an MI New York by finding momentum at the right time, and then peaking to bring home the title!&nbsp;

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SECvMICT Preview: Opportunity to avenge three Sunrisers-inflicted heartbreaks 

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Our bowlers were right on the money, the Cape Town Faithful were in their element, Durban’s Super Giants were restricted to 157, and Sam Curran and Dewald Brevis were looking good. But alas, on a turning pitch, their bowlers bowled their cutters into the pitch, and we fell short.&nbsp;The Linde-Kaber web&nbsp;After choosing to bowl first on a dry pitch, George Linde, with his left-arm orthodox spin, struck twice off consecutive deliveries in the third over to get rid of the dangerous Tony de Zorzi and Quiton de Kock. Thomas Kaber, with his left-arm wrist spin, then joined the act, dried up the runs, and dismissed JJ Smuts and Heinrich Klaasen in quick succession. At 94/5 in the 15th over, MICT were well on top.&nbsp;Mulder’s cameo the difference?&nbsp;Just when it looked like DSG would end up with a score around 130, Wiaan Mulder struck a 20-ball 38 at the death, lifted them to 157, and perhaps, made the ultimate difference in the game, setting us our batters a tricky target on a tricky pitch.&nbsp;An early wobble and the Sam-infused recoveryRyan Rickelton and Rassie van der Dussen didn’t find their usual rhythm, Connor Esterhuizen, promoted to number three, didn’t last long either, and suddenly, MI Cape Town were 39/3 in the seventh over. But Sam Curran – promoted to number four – seemed to have found his timing. In Dewald Brevis, he found a solid ally, as the dup put on 48 runs in 39 balls. Sadly, a full toss from Marcus Stoinis brought about Curran’s downfall, and Noor Ahmed just cleaned up the lower middle-order. And before we knew it, it was it.&nbsp;Chin up, folks. Remember, in the 2023 season, Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the title after winning only four league games. We still have four games left, and there is still a long way to go in this tournament. It needs just one day where once things click, they’ll stay clicked.&nbsp;

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