MI Cape Town

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]

MI Cape Town
LeagueSA20
Personnel
CaptainKieron Pollard
CoachRobin Peterson[1]
OwnerIndiawin Sports
Team information
CityCape Town
ColorsBlue and Gold
   
Founded2022 (2022)
Home groundNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Capacity25,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Paarl Royals at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town; 10 January 2023
Official websitehttps://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)

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]

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

Statistics

Most runs
Player Runs Batting average High score 100s 50s
Ryan Rickelton67642.259805
Rassie van der Dussen57131.7210412
Dewald Brevis38522.6470 not out02
Sam Curran23116.253800
Grant Roelofsen19822.005602

Most wickets
Player Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
Kagiso Rabada1121.003/22
Jofra Archer1017.903/27
Odean Smith915.883/23
Rashid Khan930.003/16
Sam Curran827.123/26

Administration and support staff
Position Name
Head CoachRobin Peterson
Batting coachHashim Amla
Bowling coachLasith Malinga
Fielding coachJames Pamment

Seasons

Seasons
Year League standing Final standing
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
Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR
2022-23 10 3 7 0
2023-24 10 3 7 0
Source: ESPNCricinfo[7]

Note:

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

Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2023ParimatchJio
2024TCL

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 Records - MI Cape Town". ESPNCricinfo.


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