MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals, Live Score and Commentary, SA20, 31 December, 2025
COMPLETED / Match 8 / Newlands
135/10 (14.2 ov)
220/5 (20 ov)
Pretoria Capitals won by 85 runs
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Player of the match
Sherfane Rutherford,
Pretoria Capitals
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Corbin Bosch | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Tymal Mills | 2.2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 11.57 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8.00 |
Pretoria Capitals won by 85 runs
MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC won by 7 wickets) | Match 29 | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (MICT won by 3 wickets) | Match 26 | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Pretoria Capitals (PC won by 53 runs) | Match 22 | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (MICT won by 36 runs) | Match 20 | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (MICT won by 4 wickets (DLS method)) | Match 15 | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC won by 6 wickets) | Final | 25 Jan 2026 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (PC won by 7 wickets) | Qualifier 1 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (PC won by 21 runs) | Match 28 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Paarl Royals (PR won by 6 wickets) | Match 25 | 15 Jan 2026 |
| MI Cape Town (PC won by 53 runs) | Match 22 | 12 Jan 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 1 run (0.4 ov): Trent Boult: 0 (3), Corbin Bosch: 1 (1)
- Last Bat: Trent Boult 0(3) - c C Esterhuizen b TS Mills Tymal Mills
- Fall of Wickets: 60 - 1 Ryan Rickelton, 73 - 2 Rassie van der Dussen, 100 - 3 Nicholas Pooran, 112 - 4 Reeza Hendricks, 113 - 5 Jason Smith, 117 - 6 George Linde, 124 - 7 Dwaine Pretorius, 125 - 8 Rashid Khan, 134 - 9 Kagiso Rabada, 135 - 10 Trent Boult
- Reviews Remaining: MI Cape Town - 2 of 2, Pretoria Capitals - 1 of 2
- Toss: Pretoria Capitals elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Match 8
- Series: SA20
- Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- Time: 09:00 PM
- Venue: Newlands
- City: Cape Town
- Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp (South Africa), Allahuddien Paleker (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Laurence Matroos (South Africa)
End of over 10 (11 runs)
Jason Smith b K Maharaj 1 (2) Keshav Maharaj to Jason Smith, no run, b K Maharaj, Bowled out !! doosra, full length, on the stumps, Jason Smith tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Keshav Maharaj to Dwaine Pretorius, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
Keshav Maharaj to Dwaine Pretorius, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Dwaine Pretorius goes back, tucks push toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Keshav Maharaj to Dwaine Pretorius, 2 runs, Keshav Maharaj delivers off break ball at full length, Dwaine Pretorius hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Keshav Maharaj to Dwaine Pretorius, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot.
Keshav Maharaj to Dwaine Pretorius, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Dwaine Pretorius hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 11 (3 runs)
Sherfane Rutherford to Dwaine Pretorius, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Dwaine Pretorius hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
George Linde c W Lubbe b SE Rutherford 2 (5) Sherfane Rutherford to George Linde, no run, c W Lubbe b SE Rutherford, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, George Linde hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep point, but the ball finds safe hands of Wihan Lubbe, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. George Linde is out.
Sherfane Rutherford to Corbin Bosch, 2 runs, fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Corbin Bosch hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Sherfane Rutherford to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Corbin Bosch hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the long on for 1 run.
Sherfane Rutherford to Dwaine Pretorius, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Dwaine Pretorius goes forward, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dwaine Pretorius c W Smeed b SE Rutherford 8 (8) Sherfane Rutherford to Dwaine Pretorius, no run, c W Smeed b SE Rutherford, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Dwaine Pretorius who hangs in the crease to play it towards long on that goes straight to Will Smeed, who makes the catch for Dwaine Pretorius's dismissal.
End of over 12 (8 runs)
Keshav Maharaj to Corbin Bosch, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, goes back, played it to the mid off.
Keshav Maharaj to Corbin Bosch, no run, Dot ball !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump, Corbin Bosch hangs in the crease and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Keshav Maharaj to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Corbin Bosch hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
Rashid Khan st SD Hope b K Maharaj 0 (1) Keshav Maharaj to Rashid Khan, no run, st SD Hope b K Maharaj, Stumped out !! carrom ball, good length on the off stump, Rashid Khan goes forward, tries to slam it, but Rashid Khan fails to make contact with the ball, and Shai Hope completes the stumping to send Rashid Khan back to the dressing room.
Keshav Maharaj to Kagiso Rabada, Four, Four !! carrom ball, good length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada hangs in the crease, hits it to the third man, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Keshav Maharaj to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
End of over 13 (5 runs)
Sherfane Rutherford to Corbin Bosch, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Corbin Bosch hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sherfane Rutherford to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Sherfane Rutherford to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
Kagiso Rabada c W Smeed b SE Rutherford 4 (4) Sherfane Rutherford to Kagiso Rabada, no run, c W Smeed b SE Rutherford, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Kagiso Rabada as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid off, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Will Smeed for a soft dismissal.
Sherfane Rutherford to Trent Boult, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Sherfane Rutherford to Trent Boult, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
End of over 14 (5 runs)
Tymal Mills to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Corbin Bosch hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards square leg for 1 run.
Trent Boult c C Esterhuizen b TS Mills 0 (3) Tymal Mills to Trent Boult, no run, c C Esterhuizen b TS Mills, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Trent Boult goes back, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Connor Esterhuizen, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Trent Boult is out.