MI Cape Town opener Rassie van der Dussen tore aside Joburg Super Kings’ bowling assault to register a maiden SA20 hundred on Saturday, January 13. The South African veteran registered his fourth T20 century in simply 46 balls, the second-fastest in SA20 historical past, to assist MI Cape Town rating a complete of 243 for five at Johannesburg’s The Wanderers Stadium.
Ryan Rickelton performed one other sensational knock of 98 off simply 49 balls to assist MI Cape Town register their solely second 200-plus complete in SA20 historical past and total the second-highest group complete.Â
Batting first within the fourth match of the SA20 2024, MI Cape Town registered one other 200-plus complete. Rassie and Rickelton added 200 runs for the opening wicket with Rassie scoring 100 in simply 46 balls. Rassie recorded 9 fours and 6 sixes earlier than getting dismissed on 104 off 50 balls. Rickelton, who scored 87 runs within the first recreation against Durban, scored 98 runs off simply 49 balls to play a vital position in MI’s mammoth complete.Â
Rassie, 34, turned the one fourth cricketer after Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and Faf fur Plessis, to register a century in SA20 hundred. Rassie had recorded just one fifty in 10 matches final season with 51 being his highest rating.Â
Joburg Super Kings Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Reeza Hendricks, Ronan Hermann (wk), Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Zahir Khan, Imran Tahir
MI Cape Town Playing XI: Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard (c), Sam Curran, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Olly Stone
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