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MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals, 8th Match, SA20, 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Kagiso Rabada 2-48(4 ov)
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20
6
Rabada to Brevis, SIX, this is some end. It's full and cramping Brevis on middle and leg, but he clears his front leg, makes room slightly and lofts all the way over long-off, to get the elevation from there to that delivery is saying something. Sheer power and muscle. PC end on a massive 220
19.5
Rabada to Rutherford, 3 runs, dropped by Pooran at mid-on. Short and pacy delivery outside off, Rutherford goes on the back foot to pull, the top-edge goes straight up, came in and then the wind took it behind him, he tries to reverse-cup as he stretches backwards, gets both hands and drops it. Overran it and misjudged it badly, they run three
19.4
6
Rabada to Rutherford, SIX, Rutherford on fire. This is a full and wide delivery outside off, he reaches for it and carves it, off the bottom of the bat but such is the power of this man, flies all the way square of the wicket on the off-side, that's some hit
19.4
Rabada to Rutherford, wide, another wide. The wide line is too wide outside off, Rutherford drives and misses
19.4
Rabada to Brevis, 2 wides, slower-ball off-cutter and dug in short, too short, Brevis forehands and misses, they sneak a bye, called a wide for height
19.3
Rabada to Brevis, 2 runs, short on off, Brevis with a no-look pull and it's a massive top-edge, went to the moon and back, dropped by Bosch at deep backward square-leg, the wind holds the ball up, he runs in and then got both hands on it, drops it
19.2
4
Rabada to Brevis, FOUR, short fine is inside and it's four to the deep backward square-leg fence. A length delivery and sliding down leg, whipped away
19.1
Rabada to Rutherford, 1 run, wide length delivery outside off, Rutherford reaches for it to drive, mistimes it to mid-off
16
Rabada to Brevis, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Brevis goes on the back foot and punches so well, high-elbow and all that, but sweeper cover gets across and cuts it off to his right
15.5
Rabada to Brevis, no run, short of length just outside off, Brevis goes on the back foot and defends to backward point, as he opens the face of the bat
15.4
Rabada to Rutherford, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Rutherford taps it wide of cover
15.3
W
Rabada to Wihan Lubbe, out Caught by Reeza Hendricks!! Magnificent from Reeza. He runs in and keeps his eyes on it from long-on, then dives forward to catch it. There was Rabada also and one more in his eyeline, Reeza sprinted in and takes it with both hands. Full on middle and off, Wihan Lubbe gets forward to loft, skies it and that is an exceptional catch. The bat turned on impact and it hit the wrists of Reeza and then he clutched it on to his body as he fell to ground. Just about hung on. Wihan Lubbe c Reeza Hendricks b Rabada 60(36) [4s-7 6s-2]
15.2
Rabada to Wihan Lubbe, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Wihan Lubbe goes on the back foot and forces it wide of sweeper cover, they take two as Jason Smith cuts it off to his left
15.1
4
Rabada to Wihan Lubbe, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Wihan Lubbe reaches for it and cuts, the top-edge clears Rickelton to his left
4
Rabada to Will Smeed, 1 run, a slower-ball and the leg-cutter on middle, Will Smeed makes room and drives to the left of mid-off for one
3.5
Rabada to Will Smeed, 2 runs, the attempted yorker but it's a low full-toss and sliding down leg, Will Smeed inside-edges the flick on to the pad, runs away to the vacant mid-wicket area, they take two as Rabada chases
3.5
Rabada to Will Smeed, wide, slower-ball and short on the stumps, Will Smeed backs away to slash, too high and called a wide as Smeed misses
3.4
Rabada to Will Smeed, no run, a slower-ball and the leg-cutter just outside off, full, Will Smeed gets forward to drive hard and straight to short cover
3.3
Rabada to Shai Hope, 1 run, short on the stumps, rising, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and pulls it down to deep backward square-leg
3.2
6
Rabada to Shai Hope, SIX, a slower-ball on a good length on middle, Shai Hope gets forward and swipes it from there, clean strike and it flies into the crowd at deep mid-wicket
3.1
Rabada to Will Smeed, 1 run, full just outside off, Will Smeed gets forward to drive hard and short cover dives to his right and gets a hand on it, takes pace off it
2
Rabada to Will Smeed, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to middle, Will Smeed moves forward, the thick inside-edge hits the leg and rolls to cover, they take a quick single
1.5
Rabada to Will Smeed, no run, full just outside off, Will Smeed comes down the track and makes room outside the leg-stump, drives and misses, just passes the bat and the off-stump
1.4
Rabada to Will Smeed, no run, short outside off, rising, Will Smeed slashes and misses, extra bounce, flies over the bat
1.3
Rabada to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length outside off, Shai Hope gets forward and and cuts, wide of cover who dives to his right, stops it, does well to save more runs
1.2
W
Rabada to Bryce Parsons, out Caught by Rickelton!! Lovely length and angled across Bryce Parsons just outside off, he gets forward to drive on the rise, the angle keeps taking it away, the bottom-hand comes off and he outside-edges it, easy catch for Rickelton. Rabada strikes 2nd ball. Bryce Parsons c Rickelton b Rabada 0(2)
1.1
Rabada to Bryce Parsons, no run, good length and pitches probably just outside the leg-stump, Bryce Parsons flicks across the line, misses, rapped on the pads, the stifled appeal for LBW dies down