League | SA20 | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Kieron Pollard | |
Coach | Robin Peterson [1] | |
Owner | Indiawin Sports | |
Team information | ||
City | Cape Town | |
Colors | Blue and Gold | |
Founded | 2022 | |
Home ground | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | |
Capacity | 25,000 | |
History | ||
Twenty20 debut | v. Paarl Royals at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023 | |
Official website | https://micapetown.co.za/ | |
MI Cape Town is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that first competed in the SA20 tournament. [2] The team is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is the Newlands Cricket Ground. The team is coached by Simon Katich. [3] [4]
The franchise is owned by Indiawin Sports. [5]
In August 2022, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing six different cities of South Africa, including Cape Town, were put up on auction in South Africa in September 2022. The Cape Town franchise was purchased by Mumbai Indians, led by Reliance Industries. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023 through their social media handles.
The team's squad for the first season of the competition was: [6] [7]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Captain | ||||||
55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Batsmen | ||||||
72 | Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa | 7 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
20 | Grant Roelofsen | South Africa | 26 July 1996 | Right-handed | — | |
All-rounders | ||||||
17 | Dewald Brevis | South Africa | 29 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
23 | Liam Livingstone | England | 4 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin | Overseas |
58 | Sam Curran | England | 20 September 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
George Linde | South Africa | 4 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | ||
Delano Potgieter | South Africa | 5 August 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
44 | Ryan Rickelton | South Africa | 11 July 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
18 | Tom Banton | England | 11 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | |
12 | Chris Benjamin | South Africa | 29 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | UK passport |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
18 | Beuran Hendricks | South Africa | 8 June 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
22 | Jofra Archer | England | 11 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Wild card |
25 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 25 May 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
26 | Olly Stone | England | 9 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |
24 | Duan Jansen | South Africa | 1 May 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | |
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Rickelton | 676 | 42.25 | 98 | 0 | 5 |
Rassie van der Dussen | 571 | 31.72 | 104 | 1 | 2 |
Dewald Brevis | 385 | 22.64 | 70 not out | 0 | 2 |
Sam Curran | 231 | 16.25 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Roelofsen | 198 | 22.00 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
---|---|---|---|
Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 21.00 | 3/22 |
Jofra Archer | 10 | 17.90 | 3/27 |
Odean Smith | 9 | 15.88 | 3/23 |
Rashid Khan | 9 | 30.00 | 3/16 |
Sam Curran | 8 | 27.12 | 3/26 |
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Robin Peterson |
Batting coach | Hashim Amla |
Bowling coach | Lasith Malinga |
Fielding coach | James Pamment |
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2022-23 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
2023-24 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-23 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
2023-24 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [8] |
Note:
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
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2023 | Parimatch | Jio | ||
2024 | TCL |
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