Champions MI Cape Town dominate the SA20 Team of Season 3 with five players selected. Opening batter and wicket-keeper Ryan Rickelton leads the charge up front, along with dynamic batter Dewald Brevis, allrounder George Linde and seam bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult.
Rabada's performance was fitting of the grand occasion with the fast bowler claiming 4/25 to dismiss the Sunrisers Eastern Cape for just 105 in response to MI Cape Town's 181/8 - the second-highest score in a SA20 Final, as per a press release from SA20.
With thundershowers prevalent all day on the Highveld, the match was interrupted at various stages. A lengthy stoppage after the dinner interval caused JSK's chase to be reduced to 19 overs with the initial target of 141 revised to 136.
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan reflected on leading MI Cape Town in the upcoming SA20 Season 3 and said that the players need to give 100 per cent on the field and only then they can get the right results in the tournament.
The Proteas closed out their bilateral cycle with a 10-wicket win over Pakistan in Cape Town, completing a clean sweep against Shan Masood's side following their earlier two-wicket win in Centurion.
Having compiled 615 runs in their first innings, the Proteas managed to claim three wickets in the final session as Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada continued leading the charge of the pace attack, Pakistan was left 64/3, with Babar Azam (31*) and Mohammed Rizwan (9*) unbeaten.
During the fourth day of the ongoing boxing-day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and India on Sunday, the right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah surpassed legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble to become the second-highest wicket-taker from Asia in South Africa, England, New
South Africa continued their brilliant run in ICC tournaments as after the final of ICC T20 World Cup this year, they have booked for themselves a spot in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's next year.
With a dejected look in their eyes, Pakistan walked out of the SuperSport Park in a whirl after going three down on Day 2 of the opening Test against South Africa on Friday.
Ayub was one of the frontline stars for Pakistan with two brilliant centuries, including one in the third ODI as the Asian side completed first-ever clean sweep series win in South Africa after a win in the third and final ODI at Johannesburg on Monday.