League | SA20 | |
---|---|---|
Personnel | ||
Captain | Rashid Khan | |
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 competes in the SA20 tournament. [2] The team is based in Cape Town, 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, Cricket South Africa announced the establishment of the SA20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing six different cities, including Cape Town, were put up for auction in September 2022. The Cape Town franchise was purchased by Mumbai Indians, led by Reliance Industries.
Player | Runs | Batting average | High score | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rassie van der Dussen | 725 | 34.52 | 104 | 1 | 3 |
Ryan Rickelton | 684 | 40.23 | 98 | 0 | 5 |
Dewald Brevis | 478 | 22.76 | 70* | 0 | 3 |
George Linde | 260 | 21.66 | 63* | 0 | 1 |
Sam Curran | 231 | 16.50 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
Source: [6] as of 15 Jan 2025
Player | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
---|---|---|---|
Kagiso Rabada | 24 | 24.62 | 3/22 |
George Linde | 17 | 28.64 | 3/15 |
Sam Curran | 14 | 38.07 | 3/26 |
Rashid Khan | 12 | 30.08 | 3/16 |
Olly Stone | 11 | 22.63 | 4/28 |
Jofra Archer | 10 | 17.90 | 3/27 |
Source: [7] as of 15 Jan 2025
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 |
2024-25 | TBC | TBC |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-23 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
2023-24 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [8] |
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