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Durban Super Giants Overpower MI Cape Town to Claim SA20 Opener by 15 Runs

Eathan Bosch ended the chase by removing centurion Ryan Rickelton with 22 required from the final over.

Overview

  • Durban posted 232-5 after choosing to bat, built on a 96-run opening stand as Devon Conway hit 64 and Kane Williamson made 40.
  • MI Cape Town finished on 217-5 as Ryan Rickelton blasted 113 off 63 balls with 11 sixes and five fours.
  • Bosch delivered 4-46 and struck with the first ball of the last over to seal the result.
  • Jason Smith, making his MI Cape Town bow, thumped 41 off 14 to ignite the chase before late wickets checked the surge.
  • The loss snapped MI Cape Town’s unbeaten Newlands streak from last season despite a tournament-record second-innings total.