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SA20 2025 JSK vs MICT Highlights: Faf Du Plessis, Bowlers Script Super Kings Win In Rain-Marred Thriller

Aakash Saini

Joburg Super Kings defeated MI Cape Town [Source: @JSKSA20/x]Joburg Super Kings defeated MI Cape Town [Source: @JSKSA20/x]

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Joburg Super Kings overcame MI Cape Town in a low-scoring thriller at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg to notch up their first win of the SA20 2025 season. It is worth noting that the match was marred by constant rain interruptions, and it induced a DLS result after the second delay during the run-chase.

Here’s the timeline of how Super Kings vs MI Cape Town panned out in Johannesburg:

Super Kings vs MI Cape Town Highlights: MI Cape Town Slip To 30-4 In 8.3 Overs

Being invited to bat first, MI Cape Town lost opening batter Reeza Hendricks for a sluggish four from 13 balls to Joburg Super Kings quick Evan Jones (1-24) in the fourth over of the match. Rassie van der Dussen lost his balance while completing a run, while wicketkeeper-batter Connor Esterhuizen (8 off 13) and number four Colin Ingram (11 off 12) were accounted by David Wiese (1-19) and Tabraiz Shamsi (1-19) respectively.

By the time of Ingram’s departure in the ninth over of the innings, the MI Cape Town crashed to a troublesome 30-4.

Super Kings vs MI Cape Town Highlights: George Linde, Potgieter Counterattack With Swift 40s

Dewald Brevis reformed MI Cape Town’s struggling innings to some extent by sharing a fighting 43-run partnership with George Linde. In a bid to enhance his team’s scoring rate in the backend of the innings, Brevis top-edged one towards Leus du Plooy off Lutho Sipamla (1-31). The following over, Azmatullah Omarzai fell short of his crease courtesy of a mix-up as the visitors’ troubles worsened further at 75-6.

Unbeaten George Linde counterattacked Joburg Super Kings bowlers with a burgeoning 65-run unbeaten partnership with Delano Potgieter. While Linde top-scored with a composed 48* from 35 balls, Potgieter smeared four boundaries and three sixes in his 22-ball 44* to bolt the MI Cape Town to a competitive 140-6 from 20 overs.

Super Kings vs MI Cape Town Highlights: Faf du Plessis Unleashes Boundary Barrage

MI Cape Town new ball seamer Trent Boult got the opening breakthrough for his team with the wicket of Joburg Super Kings opener and fellow New Zealand national Devon Conway for just nine in the third over of the run-chase.

Conway’s skipper and opening partner Faf du Plessis responded back with a swift 30-run knock from just 23 balls with four boundaries and a six. Taking the Super Kings to 46-1 by the end of the seventh over, captain Faf was done-in by Kagiso Rabada courtesy of a screamer from Dewald Brevis.

Super Kings vs MI Cape Town Highlights: Leus du Plooy Remains Unbeaten In DLS Chase

Leus du Plooy at number three made an unbeaten 24* from 23 balls to steer Joburg Super Kings to 82-3 from 11.3 overs before rains halted play in Johannesburg.

Finding themselves six runs ahead of the par total, the Super Kings won the match courtesy of DLS method to open their account on the SA20 2025 points table.