MI Cape Town

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MI Cape Town
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League SA20
Personnel
Captain Kieron Pollard
Coach Robin Peterson [1]
OwnerIndiawin Sports
Team information
City Cape Town
ColorsBlue and Gold
  
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
Home ground Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Capacity25,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Paarl Royals at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official website https://micapetown.co.za/
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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]

Contents

The franchise is owned by Indiawin Sports. [5]

Franchise history

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.

Current squad

The team's squad for the first season of the competition was: [6] [7]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Captain
55 Kieron Pollard Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 12 May 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Batsmen
72 Rassie van der Dussen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7 February 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
20 Grant Roelofsen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26 July 1996 (age 28)Right-handed
All-rounders
17 Dewald Brevis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 April 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
23 Liam Livingstone Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm spin Overseas
58 Sam Curran Flag of England.svg  England 20 September 1998 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast Overseas
George Linde Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 December 1991 (age 32)Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Delano Potgieter Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 August 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
44 Ryan Rickelton Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 July 1996 (age 28)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
18 Tom Banton Flag of England.svg  England 11 November 1998 (age 26)Right-handed
12 Chris Benjamin Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium UK passport
Spin bowlers
Pace bowlers
18 Beuran Hendricks Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8 June 1990 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
22 Jofra Archer Flag of England.svg  England 11 April 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast Wild card
25 Kagiso Rabada Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 May 1995 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm fast
26 Olly Stone Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas
24 Duan Jansen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 May 2000 (age 24)Right-handedLeft-arm fast

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerRunsBatting averageHigh score100s50s
Ryan Rickelton 67642.259805
Rassie van der Dussen 57131.7210412
Dewald Brevis 38522.6470 not out 02
Sam Curran 23116.253800
Grant Roelofsen 19822.005602

Most wickets

PlayerWicketsBowling averageBest bowling
Kagiso Rabada 1121.003/22
Jofra Archer 1017.903/27
Odean Smith 915.883/23
Rashid Khan 930.003/16
Sam Curran 827.123/26

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head Coach Robin Peterson
Batting coach Hashim Amla
Bowling coach Lasith Malinga
Fielding coach James Pamment

Seasons

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2022-23 6th out of 6League stage
2023-24 6th out of 6League stage

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR
2022-23 10370
2023-24 10370
Source: ESPNCricinfo [8]

Note:

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

YearKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest branding
2023 Parimatch Jio
2024 TCL

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