In an exciting New Yr’s Eve conflict at Newlands Stadium in Cape City, Pretoria Capitals crushed MI Cape City by 85 runs within the eighth match of SA20 2025-26 on Wednesday. Batting first, the Capitals posted a formidable 220/5, powered by explosive ending from Dewald Brevis and Sherfane Rutherford, earlier than their bowlers dismantled the hosts for simply 135 in 14.2 overs. This victory marked the Capitals’ first factors of the season, opening their account on the factors desk with a bonus-point win.
Six-hitting spree! Dewald Brevis, Sherfane Rutherford demolish MI Cape City assault
Brevis and Rutherford turned the demise overs right into a spectacle, smashing 10 sixes of their mixed unbeaten stand of 86 runs off 27 balls, propelling Capitals previous 200. Earlier, Wihan Lubbe anchored with 60 off 36 (7 fours, 2 sixes), whereas Shai Hope contributed 45 off 30 (3 fours, 2 sixes), serving to attain 100 in 11.5 overs regardless of early jolts shedding three wickets within the Powerplay for 39. The fireworks ignited within the 18th over from Corbin Bosch, the place Brevis sliced a brief broad ball over third man for six, then shuffled to hammer a low full toss straight for an additional most.
Chaos peaked within the penultimate over from Dwaine Pretorius. Brevis had already dealt in boundaries, however Rutherford erupted with 4 straight sixes: a widish cutter smashed over long-off, a slower bouncer over sq. leg, an tried yorker muscled over deep cowl for 74 meters, and a size ball hammered straight. This sequence of six consecutive sixes throughout Bosch and Pretorius overs silenced the house crowd, with Pretorius leaking 36 in two overs with out a wicket, as Kagiso Rabada and George Linde sat out the essential section. Capitals hit 200 in 19.2 overs, sealing a frightening whole regardless of a sluggish over-rate penalty.
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Rutherford’s blistering all-round heroics
Rutherford stole the present, incomes Participant of the Match for his unbeaten 47 off 15 balls—all sixes, at a staggering 313.33 strike price—after a quiet begin to the event. His Caribbean aptitude dismantled MI Cape City’s chase; opening with a 63/1 Powerplay, the hosts raced to 50 in 4.6 overs by way of Ryan Rickelton‘s 33 and Rassie van der Dussen‘s 28, however Rutherford struck again with 4/24 in three overs.
He dismissed Reeza Hendricks (18), George Linde (2), Pretorius (8), and Rabada (4), collapsing MICT from 100/2 to 135 all out, with Keshav Maharaj grabbing 3/28 together with Nicholas Pooran (25, 4×6). Tymal Mills (1/27) and Lizaad Williams (1/19) supported, as MICT misplaced eight wickets for 35 runs post-strategic timeout at 125/8. Rutherford’s twin affect—ending the innings and main the bowling—confirmed Capitals’ dominance, boosting their SA20 marketing campaign amid a aggressive desk the place MI Cape City slipped after the loss.
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