Ryan Rickelton hit his second century of the season as MI Cape Town beat Joburg Super Kings by 35 runs in the SA20. Opener Rickelton crashed 113 not out off 60 balls as Cape Town posted 234-3 after winning the toss. Rickelton, who hit eight fours and nine sixes, also made 113 in the season opener and now has the tournament's joint third-highest score twice.
Ryan Rickelton hit his second century of the season as MI Cape Town beat Joburg Super Kings by 35 runs in the SA20.
Opener Rickelton crashed 113 not out off 60 balls as Cape Town posted 234-3 after winning the toss.
Rickelton, who hit eight fours and nine sixes, also made 113 in the season opener and now has the tournament's joint third-highest score twice.
He put on 129 with Rassie van der Dussen (65 off 32) and then dominated partnerships with Nicholas Pooran (14) and Karim Janat (20 not out).
Super Kings lost Michael Pepper in the third over and slipped to 35-3 after 4.5 overs.
A partnership of 66 between James Vince (77) and Dian Forrester gave them some hope, before the latter, who finished 80 not out, put on 50 with Donovan Ferreira.
However, they were always behind the required run-rate and needed 76 from the final three overs and fell well short despite Forrester's hitting.
In Saturday's early game Pretoria Capitals beat Paarl Royals by 21 runs.
Capitals opted to bat first after winning the toss and were 74-6 but West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford made 42 not out to help them to 138-9.
The Royals' chase never really got going. They were 38-3 and, despite Rubin Hermann making 35 and David Miller adding 45, they finished 117-6.
At the end of Saturday, Super Kings sit second in the table behind Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Capitals are up to third with their win, while Royals and Cape Town are fourth and fifth respectively.
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