MI Cape Town

Cape Town-based franchise cricket team of SA20

Cricket team

MI Cape Town

League| SA20
Personnel
Captain| Kieron Pollard
Coach| Robin Peterson[1]
Owner| Indiawin Sports
Team information
City| Cape Town
Colors| Blue and Gold

Founded| 2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home ground| Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Capacity| 25,000
History
Twenty20 debut| v. Paarl Royals at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official website| https://micapetown.co.za/

T20 kit

MI Group

Current Teams
Mumbai Indians (2008–present)
X 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
X 2 (2011, 2013)
Mumbai Indians (WPL) (2023–present)
X 1 (2023)
MI New York (2023–present)
X 1 (2023)
MI Cape Town (2022–present)
MI Emirates (2023–present)
X 1 (2024)

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

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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

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The team's squad for the first season of the competition was:[6][7]

* Players with international caps are listed in bold

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Captain
55 | Kieron Pollard |  Trinidad and Tobago |  (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Batsmen
72 | Rassie van der Dussen |  South Africa |  (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
20 | Grant Roelofsen |  South Africa |  (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | — |
All-rounders
17 | Dewald Brevis |  South Africa |  (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
23 | Liam Livingstone |  England |  (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm spin | Overseas
58 | Sam Curran |  England |  (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26) | 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 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Wicket-keepers
44 | Ryan Rickelton |  South Africa |  (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
18 | Tom Banton |  England |  (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — |
12 | Chris Benjamin |  South Africa |  (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | UK passport
Spin bowlers
Pace bowlers
18 | Beuran Hendricks |  South Africa |  (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
22 | Jofra Archer |  England |  (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Wild card
25 | Kagiso Rabada |  South Africa |  (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast |
26 | Olly Stone |  England |  (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas
24 | Duan Jansen |  South Africa |  (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast |

## Statistics

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### Most runs

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Player  | Runs  | Batting average  | High score  | 100s  | 50s

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Ryan Rickelton | 676 | 42.25 | 98 | 0 | 5
Rassie van der Dussen | 571 | 31.72 | 104 | 1 | 2
Dewald Brevis | 385 | 22.64 | 70 not out | 0 | 2
Sam Curran | 231 | 16.25 | 38 | 0 | 0
Grant Roelofsen | 198 | 22.00 | 56 | 0 | 2

### Most wickets

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Player  | Wickets  | Bowling average  | Best bowling

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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

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

## Seasons

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### Seasons

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Year  | League standing  | Final standing

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2022-23 | 6th out of 6  | League stage
2023-24 | 6th out of 6  | League stage

* C: champions
* RU: runner-up
* SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

### Season summary

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Year  | Played  | Wins  | Losses  | Tied/NR

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2022-23 | 10  | 3  | 7  | 0
2023-24 | 10  | 3  | 7  | 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[8]

Note:

* NR indicates No result.
* Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor (front)  | Shirt sponsor (back)  | Chest branding

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2023 |  | Parimatch |  | Jio
2024 |  |  | TCL

## See also

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* Mumbai Indians
* MI New York
* MI Emirates

## References

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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. ^ "Stokes, Omarzai join MI Cape Town's star-studded roster for SA20 2025". ESPNcricinfo.
8. ^ "SA20 Records - MI Cape Town". ESPNCricinfo.

## External links

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* Official MI Cape Town website
* MI Cape Town on official SA20 website

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* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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* Durban's Super Giants
* Joburg Super Kings
* MI Cape Town
* Paarl Royals
* Pretoria Capitals
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Auctions|

* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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