SA20: MI Cape Town end Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s reign, clinch first title in third season

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SA20, MI vs SRH MI Cape Town are crowned champions. (SA20)

Pace spearheads Trent Boult and Kagiso Rabada produced an inspired bowling show to pb MI Cape Town to their maiden SA20 rubric with a comfy 76 runs triumph implicit two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape successful the last astatine the Wanderers Stadium successful Johannesburg connected Saturday.

Boult was sensational up beforehand arsenic helium often tin be, finishing with figures of 2/9 portion Rabada picked up 4 wickets, applying the finishing touches to a comfy triumph successful the end. He claimed 4/25 successful 3.4 overs to disregard Sunrisers Eastern Cape for conscionable 105 successful effect to MI Cape Town’s 181 for 8 — the second-highest people successful a SA20 final.

After finishing past successful the erstwhile 2 seasons, the Rashid Khan-led MI Cape Town clinched the apical prize, portion it was not to beryllium a three-peat for Sunrisers, who person made it 3 finals successful a row.

“We had a mates of pugnacious years,” Rashid was quoted arsenic saying by the franchise aft the win. “(It’s) the highest points crossed 3 seasons to commencement off. Feel blessed for this team. Brilliant effort from everyone. Throughout this season, we didn’t play a selfish innings. Every 1 thought what the squad needs. Even today, each 1 played their earthy game. We had KG, Bosch, Boult and past George. So, blessed to beryllium portion of this bowling enactment up. Amazing to beryllium back. Missed past twelvemonth owed to backmost injury. I got a telephone telephone up of the play that bash you privation to lead. I said yes. (MI) is the lone franchise that has won each tournament. We person won the IPL, MLC, the ILT20 and present the SA20.”

Ryan Rickelton (33 disconnected 15) and Dewal Brevis (38 disconnected 18) were the stars with the bat for MICT arsenic they posted a coagulated 181/8. In effect SEC ne'er got going arsenic they were reduced to 2/8 successful the 3rd over. George Linde picked up 2 large wickets, that of apical scorer Tom Abell and skipper Aiden Markram.

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Individual awards

Rising star: Dewald Brevis
Bowler of the season: Marco Jansen
Batter of the season: Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Player of the season: Marco Jansen

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