MI Cape Town v Pretoria Capitals, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 8, SA20, 2025

SA20 Match 8: MI Cape Town v Pretoria Capitals at Cape Town, December 31, 2025

MI Cape Town

MICT

135/10 (14.2)

Pretoria Capitals

220/5 (20)

Finished

PC won by 85 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Trent Boult	0	3	0	0	0.00
Corbin Bosch	10	8	1	0	125.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Tymal Mills	2.2	0	27	1	11.57
Sherfane Rutherford	3	0	24	4	8.00

Current Partnership: 1 run (0.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Trent Boult 0 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 135/10 (14.2 ov)

CRR: 9.42 | Last Ten Overs: 90/10 8.44

Recent: W1··W·14·4W1··W412

Commentary

14.2

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.

14.1

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.

End of over 14 (5 runs)

Trent Boult 0 (2)

Corbin Bosch 9 (7)

MI Cape Town 134/9

Sherfane Rutherford 3-0-24-4

Keshav Maharaj 4-0-28-3

13.6

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.

13.5

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.

13.4

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.

13.3

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.

13.2

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.

13.1

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.

End of over 13 (5 runs)

Kagiso Rabada 4 (2)

Corbin Bosch 4 (5)

MI Cape Town 129/8

Keshav Maharaj 4-0-28-3

Sherfane Rutherford 2-0-19-3

12.6

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.

12.5

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.

12.4

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.

12.3

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.

12.2

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.

12.1

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.

End of over 12 (8 runs)

Dwaine Pretorius 8 (8)

Corbin Bosch 3 (2)

MI Cape Town 124/7

Sherfane Rutherford 2-0-19-3

Keshav Maharaj 3-0-23-2

11.6

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.

11.5

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.

11.4

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.

11.3

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.

11.2

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.

11.1

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.

End of over 11 (3 runs)

Dwaine Pretorius 3 (5)

George Linde 2 (4)

MI Cape Town 116/5

Keshav Maharaj 3-0-23-2

Sherfane Rutherford 1-0-11-1

10.6

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.

10.5

Keshav Maharaj to Dwaine Pretorius, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot.

10.4

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.

10.3

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.

10.2

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.

10.1

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!

End of over 10 (11 runs)

George Linde 2 (4)

Jason Smith 1 (1)

MI Cape Town 113/4

Sherfane Rutherford 1-0-11-1

Keshav Maharaj 2-0-20-1

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