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9:19 PM local time (12:49 AM IST): So, with this win minus a bonus point by MI Cape Town, Pretoria Capitals join Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape as the teams to have qualified for the playoffs. Now, the battle is among three teams for one last spot in the top 4! Who will it be? We will soon find out, in three days' time! For now, this is Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!
9:10 PM local time (12:40 AM IST): MI Cape Town win by 3 wickets with 4 balls to spare!
Reeza Hendricks 41 (43) | Corbin Bosch - 4/34 (4)
Marco Jansen 42 (23) | Marco Jansen - 2/23 (4)
Phew! What a game! It wasn't going to be an easy run chase and Sunrisers Eastern Cape sure made it as tough as it could get for MI Cape Town! The home side hasn't had the best of seasons, and their lack of confidence was visible tonight! However, they managed to scratch and scathe their way to victory in the end!
Reeza Hendricks anchored the innings really well, all be it that he didn't finish it off and left the scene at an interesting time! But, he was the glue of the innings. A couple of important contributions from George Linde and Kieron Pollard, helped immensely in getting to the target.
Bowling-wise and fielding-wise, it was a pretty good effort! All the bowlers played their part and Tristan Stubbs' captaincy shone through again! But, that front-foot no-ball from Senuran Muthusamy in what was the penultimate ball of the match, didn't help the visitors one bit!
Reeza Hendricks 41 (43) | Corbin Bosch - 4/34 (4)
Marco Jansen 42 (23) | Marco Jansen - 2/23 (4)
Phew! What a game! It wasn't going to be an easy run chase and Sunrisers Eastern Cape sure made it as tough as it could get for MI Cape Town! The home side hasn't had the best of seasons, and their lack of confidence was visible tonight! However, they managed to scratch and scathe their way to victory in the end!
Reeza Hendricks anchored the innings really well, all be it that he didn't finish it off and left the scene at an interesting time! But, he was the glue of the innings. A couple of important contributions from George Linde and Kieron Pollard, helped immensely in getting to the target.
Bowling-wise and fielding-wise, it was a pretty good effort! All the bowlers played their part and Tristan Stubbs' captaincy shone through again! But, that front-foot no-ball from Senuran Muthusamy in what was the penultimate ball of the match, didn't help the visitors one bit!
19.2 Senuran Muthusamy to Corbin Bosch, FREE HIT! MI CAPE TOWN KEEP THEIR HOPES OF REACHING THE PLAYOFFS ALIVE WITH THIS WIN! Flighted on middle-stump. Bosch made room and reached out to swipe it across the line. The ball didn't get middled, and went as far as mid-wicket. But Bosch was off and running to complete the single! The throw to the bowler was good, Muthusamy did take the bails off after collecting it but Bosch by then was well home!
19.2 Senuran Muthusamy to Kagiso Rabada, full, wide and slow outside off. Rabada lunges forward and bunts it down to long-off for a single again. Oh! It is a front-foot no-ball from Muthusamy at this stage! 1 run to get off 4 balls.
19.1 Senuran Muthusamy to Corbin Bosch, round the wicket, full and slow on leg-stump. Driven down to long-on off the front foot for a single. 3 runs needed off 5 balls.
Kagiso Rabada batting at 9th position
19Ov136/7Score
Reeza Hendricks has been dismissed for 41 runs off 43 balls
18.6 Anrich Nortje to Reeza Hendricks, HUGE WICKET AT THIS STAGE OF THE INNINGS! Full around off-stump at 147 kph. Hendricks scythes it away from the crease but does not get a good piece of it. Deep backward point comes in from the deep, slides and takes a nice catch!
18.5 Anrich Nortje to Reeza Hendricks, hard length and around off-stump. Hendricks tried to pull that away to deep square-leg but failed to connect. Dot ball!
18.4 Anrich Nortje to Corbin Bosch, pitched right up on off-stump. Bosch knocks it down to the left of mid-on. But Jansen dives and shies at the stumps but misses out on the direct hit! Bosch runs through for one!
18.3 Anrich Nortje to Reeza Hendricks, full and a bit wide outside off-stump. Stroked away off the front foot to deep cover point for a single.
18.2 Anrich Nortje to Reeza Hendricks, good length and slow outside off-stump. Slapped away on the up to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.
18.1 Anrich Nortje to Reeza Hendricks, good length and on off-stump. Hendricks stays on the back foot and taps it to short cover point for no run.
Corbin Bosch batting at 8th position
18Ov132/6Score
Jason Smith has been dismissed for 1 runs off 3 balls
17.6 James Coles to Jason Smith, BOWLED HIM! Into the pitch on middle-stump with the arm. The attempted back-cut gets beaten and the middle pole goes for a toss! Still some life left?
17.5 James Coles to Reeza Hendricks, OHH! ALMOST A RUN OUT! Good length and on the pads. Tucked around to the left of deep square-leg off the back foot. Smith tried to run on a fumble but almost got himself run out with a direct hit at the non-striker's end, looking to get back!
17.4 James Coles to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR RUNS! Short and wide outside off. Cut away hard and off the back foot to the right of deep cover point. Breetzke's effort to stop the boundary went in vain there!
Sunrisers Eastern Cape139/9 (20 ov, RR 6.95)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c RD Rickelton b T Boult | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
lbw b K Rabada | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 150.0 |
c R Hendricks b C Bosch | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
c JF Smith b GF Linde | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
b T Boult | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 103.7 |
Tristan Stubbs (c) c DL Piedt b C Bosch | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
c JF Smith b C Bosch | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 182.6 |
Not out | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 |
b T Boult | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
c N Pooran b C Bosch | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
Not out | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 |
Extras4 (b 0, lb 1, w 3, nb 0, p 0)
Total139/9 (20 ov · 7 fours, 6 sixes)
Yet to bat
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7.00 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |
| George Linde | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Corbin Bosch | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| Dane Piedt | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
Fall of wickets
| Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
c RD Rickelton b T Boult | 0-1 | 0.1 |
lbw b K Rabada | 24-2 | 3.6 |
c R Hendricks b C Bosch | 32-3 | 5.4 |
c JF Smith b GF Linde | 57-4 | 10.1 |
c DL Piedt b C Bosch | 69-5 | 12.1 |
James Coles 28 b T Boult | 114-6 | 16.5 |
Marco Jansen 42 c JF Smith b C Bosch | 123-7 | 17.5 |
b T Boult | 128-8 | 18.4 |
c N Pooran b C Bosch | 135-9 | 19.4 |
P1 0.1 – 6 ov
MI Cape Town140/7 (19.2 ov, RR 7.24)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c T Stubbs b M Jansen | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
c S Muthusamy b M Jansen | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.7 |
c (sub M V Buuren) b A Nortje | 41 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 95.4 |
Nicholas Pooran (c) c MP Breetzke b S Muthusamy | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 154.6 |
c M Jansen b A Milne | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 172.2 |
c T Stubbs b S Muthusamy | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 142.9 |
b J Coles | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
Not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Extras7 (b 0, lb 4, w 2, nb 1, p 0)
Total140/7 (19.2 ov · 12 fours, 4 sixes)
Did not batDane Piedt, Trent Boult
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Adam Milne | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Lewis Gregory | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 3.2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7.50 |
| James Coles | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
Fall of wickets
| Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
c T Stubbs b M Jansen | 10-1 | 2.5 |
c S Muthusamy b M Jansen | 19-2 | 4.1 |
c MP Breetzke b S Muthusamy | 52-3 | 8.2 |
George Linde 31 c M Jansen b A Milne | 96-4 | 13.4 |
c T Stubbs b S Muthusamy | 125-5 | 16.6 |
b J Coles | 132-6 | 17.6 |
c (sub M V Buuren) b A Nortje | 136-7 | 18.6 |
P1 0.1 – 6 ov
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Playing XI

Ryan Rickelton WKWK

Reeza Hendricks BAT

Rassie van der Dussen BAT

Nicholas Pooran CWK

Jason Smith BAT

Dane Piedt BOWL

Kieron Pollard AR

George Linde AR

Corbin Bosch AR

Kagiso Rabada BOWL

Trent Boult BOWL
Bench

Tom Moores WKWK
DL
Daniel Lategan BAT
JS
Jacques Snyman AR

Karim Janat AR

Tiaan van Vuuren AR

Dwaine Pretorius AR

Thomas Kaber BOWL

Rashid Khan BOWL
TL
Tristan Luus BOWL
MatchMI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Match 26
SeriesSA20 League
Date & timeFri, 16 Jan 2026 · 9:00 PM IST
VenueNewlands, South Africa
TossSunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and chose to bat
FormatT20
UmpiresAdrian Holdstock (South Africa), Brad White (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa, TV)
Match refereeBarry Lambson (South Africa)
Pitch
PitchFast & Bounce
BattingAverage
PacePace & Bounce
SpinSlow Spin
Weather
ConditionClear sky
Temp18°C
Humidity69%
Wind22.9 km/h
Rain chance0%
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