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Brevis, Rutherford Power Pretoria Capitals to 85-Run SA20 Win at Newlands

A 72-run burst in the final three overs set up a commanding total that Sherfane Rutherford reinforced with a career-best bowling display.

Overview

  • Pretoria Capitals surged from 137 for 5 to 220 for 5 with an unbeaten sixth-wicket stand of 86 off 27 balls by Dewald Brevis and Sherfane Rutherford.
  • Brevis and Rutherford struck six consecutive sixes across two overs, with Brevis finishing 36 not out off 13 and Rutherford 47 not out off 15 including six sixes.
  • MI Cape Town were dismissed for 135 in 14.2 overs, handing the Capitals their first win of the season and leaving MICT with a third straight defeat.
  • Rutherford completed a decisive all-round performance with figures of 4 for 24 from three overs, supported by Keshav Maharaj’s 3 for 28.
  • Wisden reported that Rutherford set SA20 and wider T20 benchmarks, including hitting five sixes without a four in the league and achieving a 45-plus score at a 300-plus strike rate alongside a four-wicket haul.