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MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan has crossed a great milestone in the 20th match of the ongoing match. SA20 As he completed 500 wickets in T20 cricket, however, Pretoria capitals took away his credit with a dominant display as they defeated MI Cape Town by 52 runs to win the competition. Monday, 23 January at Newlands in Cape Town.
Only Dwayne Bravo of West Indies has taken more wickets than Rashid in T20 cricket. Bravo has snared 614 scalps in his career so far.
Opting to field first, Cape Town captain Rashid Khan and Co. were immediately on the backfoot as Pretoria openers Kushal Mendis and Will Jacks put on a show for the first wicket. The two put on a crucial 88-run stand before Mendis was dismissed for 29 by Rashid Khan. Jacks played a blistering 62 off just 27 balls at a strike rate of 229.62 which included five maximums and a number of boundaries.
However, he too was dismissed in the next over after which Theunis de Bruyne (36 from 26 balls) and James Neesham (22 not out) took control of the innings and took the team to a competitive total of 182 runs at their allotted time. 20 overs of the competition.
One of the highlight aspects of the match was MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan taking 500 wickets in the shortest format of the game. He achieved this milestone by picking up the wicket of Seald Fortune during the competition. Rashid returned sensational bowling figures of 4/16 in his four overs.
M.I Cape Town Skittle out in competitive run chases
In reply to a competitive total of 182 runs set by the visitors, Cape Town lost opener Ryan Rickelton early in the contest which quickly increased the pressure on young Dewald Brevis to play a crucial knock. Despite getting out early, the young sensation held his nerve and got some good touches with the bat before veteran pacer Enrich Nortze claimed his wicket with a 30-ball 46.
Middle-order arrivals Sam Curran and Rasi van der Dusen tried hard to mount a rescue but were sent packing in quick time for 22 and 24 runs respectively. Pretoria captains Wayne Parnell and Nortje and skipper Adil Rashid worked to get wickets and wrap up the contest.
How netizens reacted to this contest-
I expected a lot from MICTπ©π©
β Nhlanhla Hlabisa (@matekihlabisa) January 23, 2023
At the auction I only focused on their bowling department… where are the batsmen? #SA20
β Shreyansh Kesarwani (@shreyanshkesar4) January 23, 2023
When there are players like you @Rassie72 in the team
It should cut your chances of winning a T20 match in half
Seen multiple times
Guy only cares about personal gloryNever a team player
Well bold today 4 MI WKTS #SA20 League #mycapetown #Viddusen#SA20β Jayant Avula (@jayantavula) January 23, 2023
MICT is going nowhere in the tournament. No batting without Brevis. #SA20
β Atheist AF (@atheist__af) January 23, 2023
Rassie’s struggles are unfortunate to watch #SA20 Keep going, he’s a good player. From my observation teams seem to be regularly trying to stifle him with spin, definitely something to work on https://t.co/4Uk2GwRxBP
β Aries (@ariescric) January 23, 2023
Wayne Parnell is the right quality#SA20
β Ameer (@UTDAmeer) January 23, 2023
MI are beating Cape Town right and left. He found a new low in his career because Sam Curran was there.#MICTvPC #SA20 #SA20onJioCinema #SA20 League
β Sharon Solomon (@BSharan_6) January 23, 2023
What a performance @PretoriaCapsA #sa20
β Duane Lawser πΏπ¦ (@dwanzel) January 23, 2023
We are very lucky to have Anrich Nortjeπ#SA20
β Delhi Capitals Fan (@pantiyerfc) January 23, 2023
Pretoria Capitals is a real cheat code!! Super team! MICT has no answer! #SA20 #MICTvPC
β Karthick Ramalingam (@KarthickRam1101) January 23, 2023
I hope the captain @mycapetown Learned a very valuable lesson today. You never choose to bat second at Newlands if you win the toss. You lose! This game has already ended with the coin toss. π€¦π½ββοΈ #MICTvPC #SA20
β βͺββ₯ CΔ§Γ€rLΓ―Ρ β₯ββͺ (@TarrynCharlie) January 23, 2023
