MI Cape Town opener Rassie van der Dussen tore apart Joburg Super Kings' bowling attack to register a maiden SA20 hundred on Saturday, January 13. The South African veteran registered his fourth T20 century in just 46 balls, the second-fastest in SA20 history, to help MI Cape Town score a total of 243 for 5 at Johannesburg's The Wanderers Stadium.
Ryan Rickelton played another sensational knock of 98 off just 49 balls to help MI Cape Town register their only second 200-plus total in SA20 history and overall the second-highest team total.
Batting first in the fourth match of the SA20 2024, MI Cape Town registered another 200-plus total. Rassie and Rickelton added 200 runs for the opening wicket with Rassie scoring a hundred in just 46 balls. Rassie recorded nine fours and six sixes before getting dismissed on 104 off 50 balls. Rickelton, who scored 87 runs in the first game against Durban, scored 98 runs off just 49 balls to play a crucial role in MI's mammoth total.
Rassie, 34, became the only fourth cricketer after Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and Faf fur Plessis, to register a century in SA20 hundred. Rassie had recorded only one fifty in 10 matches last season with 51 being his highest score.
Joburg Super Kings Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Reeza Hendricks, Ronan Hermann (wk), Leus du Plooy, Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Zahir Khan, Imran Tahir
MI Cape Town Playing XI: Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard (c), Sam Curran, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Olly Stone
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