Brevis knock lifts MICT to competitive total
Dewald Brevis smashed a brilliant 57 from just 29 balls to help Mumbai Indians Cape Town to a competitive total of 174-7 after being asked to bat first against the defending champions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, in the opening match of the SA20 at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Thursday evening.
Brevis was in scintillating form, reaching his 50 from only 23 balls before finally holing out against Marco Jansen having belted two fours and six sixes in a virtuoso performance.
The visitors’ innings began poorly when Reeza Hendricks (0) toe-ended a backfoot punch against Marco Jansen to cover in the first over but Connor Esterhuizen (22) and Colin Ingram (22) helped restore the balance before both fell to short balls from Englishman Richard Gleeson and Beyers Swanepoel respectively after opener Rassie van der Dussen was bowled by offspinner Liam Dawson.
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Another offspinner, Simon Harmer, had hard-hitting Afghan allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai (2) well caught by Jordan Hermann centimetres inside the long-off boundary before MICT captain Rashid Khan lashed his first ball against Gleeson straight into the air.
The visitors looked set for a modest total before George Linde and Delano Potgieter added 42 unbroken runs for the eighth wicket from just 3.3 overs with a four and a six in Linde’s 23 from 17 balls while Potgieter crunched a potentially match-changing 25 from only 12 balls with two fours and a six.
Gleeson was outstanding for the home side with 2-22 from his four overs with Jansen conceding 23 from the final over of the innings to finish with 2-38.
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE: Jordan Hermann, Zak Crawley, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs(w), David Bedingham, Beyers Swanepoel, Marco Jansen, Liam Dawson, Simon Harmer, Richard Gleeson
MI CAPE TOWN: Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Colin Ingram, Connor Esterhuizen(w), Delano Potgieter, Azmatullah Omarzai, George Linde, Rashid Khan(c), Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult
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