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Interview: MI Cape Town’s Rassie Van Der Dussen Delights With First Century Of Season 2

On Saturday, 13 January 2024 the Betway SA20 enjoyed a “Super Saturday ” with the batters taking centre stage in two highly entertaining matches. The first double-header of Season 2 provided run-fests at both the Wanderers and St George’s Park, with an aggregate of 803 runs scored across the four innings. MI Cape Town set the …

On Saturday, 13 January 2024 the Betway SA20 enjoyed a “Super Saturday ” with the batters taking centre stage in two highly entertaining matches.

The first double-header of Season 2 provided run-fests at both the Wanderers and St George’s Park, with an aggregate of 803 runs scored across the four innings.

MI Cape Town set the tone for the day with opening pair Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton shattering the all-time competition record for any partnership, with a 200-run opening stand against Joburg Super Kings (JSK).

It bettered the previous imprint of 157 set by JSK’s Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks at the same ground last season.

In the process, Van der Dussen brought up the first century of Season 2 off 46 balls (9 x 4, 6 x 6) to join “The Centurion Club” that consists of Du Plessis, Durban’s Super Giants Heinrich Klaasen and Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s Aiden Markram.

Van der Dussen was dismissed shortly afterwards for a superb 104 (50 balls), but it was Rickelton that experienced the greater disappointment as he fell agonisingly short on 98.

MI Cape Town closed their innings on 243/5 – just 11 runs short of DSG’s all-time high of 254/4 against the Pretoria Capitals last season.

It proved far too many for the home side as JSK folded for 145 with only Leus du Plooy (48) and Romario Shepherd (38) making any impression on the scoreboard, as MI Cape Town claimed their first win of Season 2 by a mammoth 98 runs with a valuable bonus point.

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