MI Cape Town SA20 2025 Squad Preview

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 08 Jan 2025

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Simon Lewis 08 Jan 2025

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Skipper Rashid Khan has a strike-rate of a wicket every 13.6 balls in T20Is.
Rassie van der Dussen scored the fourth century in SA20 cricket, hitting six sixes in his 104 off 50 balls.
MI Cape Town finished bottom of the table in both seasons of SA20 cricket.
The Betway SA20 takes place from 9 January to 8 February 2025.

Rassie van der Dussen plays to leg against Australia. (credit: Arun Sankar / Getty Images)

MI Cape Town looking to finally make an impact

MI Cape Town will be desperate to make an impact this season, after ending up with the wooden spoon in 2023 and 2024. Both seasons saw them lose seven of their 10 matches, winning just three.

Ryan Rickelton enjoyed a masterful season, scoring 530 runs at an average of 58.88 runs, with a highest score of 98. MI Cape Town twice scored over 240 (winning both those matches), winning two of their opening four games, but they didn’t win again until their second last game of the season on the way to finishing last for the second year running.

The loss of Ben Stokes to injury is a big blow for a squad that has the player power to challenge for the title. All-rounder Corbin Bosch is their wildcard pick who is high on confidence after his superb international debuts, and the players bought on auction include Dane Piedt, Reeza Hendricks and Colin Ingram.

MI Cape Town has a powerhouse bowling line-up that can call on talent such as Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Nuwan Thushara, Dane Piedt and George Linde. Their batting is equally powerful, with Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brewis, Reeza Hendricks, Colin Ingram and Ryan Rickelton. It would be a huge surprise to see them finish bottom again… but the big question would be if they can finally make the playoffs.

MI Cape Town team list (as at 1 Jan 2024)

Rashid Khan (captain, allrounder)

Chris Benjamin (wicketkeeper-batter)

Corbin Bosch (wildcard, allrounder)

Trent Boult (bowler)

Dewald Brevis (batter)

Connor Esterhuizen (wicketkeeper-batter)

Reeza Hendricks (batter)

Colin Ingram (batter)

Thomas Kaber (bowler)

George Linde (allrounder)

Tristan Luus (rookie, bowler)

Azmatullah Omarzai (allrounder)

Dane Piedt (bowler)

Delano Potgieter (batter)

Kagiso Rabada (bowler)

Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper-batter)

Ben Stokes (allrounder)

Nuwan Thushara (bowler)

Rassie van der Dussen (batter)

MI Cape Town Fixtures

9 January 2025, 17:30 (D/N)

Sunrisers Eastern Cape v MI Cape Town

St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha

11 January 2025, 17:30 (D/N)

Joburg Super Kings v MI Cape Town

Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

13 January 2025, 17:30 (D/N)

MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals