MI Cape Town
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainKieron Pollard
CoachRobin Peterson[1]
OwnerIndiawin Sports
Team information
CityCape Town
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home groundNewlands Cricket Ground
Official websitehttps://micapetown.co.za/

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]

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]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
55 Kieron Pollard  Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Batsmen
72 Rassie van der Dussen  South Africa (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
20 Grant Roelofsen  South Africa (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 27) Right-handed —
All-rounders
17 Dewald Brevis  South Africa (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
23 Liam Livingstone  England (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm spin Overseas
58 Sam Curran  England (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Overseas
George Linde  South Africa (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Delano Potgieter  South Africa (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
44 Ryan Rickelton  South Africa (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
18 Tom Banton  England (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed —
12 Chris Benjamin  South Africa (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium UK passport
Spin bowlers
Pace bowlers
18 Beuran Hendricks  South Africa (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
22 Jofra Archer  England (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast Wild card
25 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm fast
26 Olly Stone  England (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas
24 Duan Jansen  South Africa (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm fast

Statistics

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Most runs

Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Rassie van der Dussen 243 30.37 51 0 1
Dewald Brevis 235 26.11 70 not out 0 1
Grant Roelofsen 198 22.00 56 0 2
George Linde 157 22.42 63 not out 0 1
Ryan Rickelton 146 20.85 46 0 0

Most wickets

Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Kagiso Rabada 11 21.00 3/22
Jofra Archer 10 17.90 3/27
Odean Smith 9 15.88 3/23
Rashid Khan 9 30.00 3/16
Sam Curran 8 27.12 3/26

Administration and support staff

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

Seasons

Seasons

Year League standing Final standing
2022-23 6th out of 6 6th

Season summary

Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 10 3 7 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[7]

Note:

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023
2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "MI Cape Town appoint Robin Peterson as head coach and Lasith Malinga as bowling coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cricket South Africa announces new six-team franchise-based T20 competition". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Cricket South Africa | T20 COMES HOME AS CSA AND SUPERSPORT ANNOUNCE GRAND NEW EVENT".
  4. ^ "Inaugural SA20 league to begin on January 10". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "IPL franchise owners buy all six teams in South Africa's new T20 league". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "MI Cape Town squad - MI Cape Town Squad - SA20, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "SA20 Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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