full toss, slapped over cover! Curran blinks at the last moment, as Capitals scramble through for two to win by one wicket! Little and Parnell exchange a grin, not the best connection but it had enough to clear the infield. A thrilling game ends with victory for the home side, and MICT's hopes of reaching the top four are effectively over
MI Cape Town vs Capitals, 26th Match at Centurion, SA20, Feb 04 2023 - Match Result
Capitals won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
9.35pm: What a finish we've seen in Centurion. Nineteen wickets, several impressive performances, and the result going down to the final delivery. MI will rue their collapse with the bat, which included being bowled out with two deliveries to spare - how important could a couple more runs have been? Capitals are secure at the top of the table, they are definitely going through to the knockouts; but for highly fancied MICT it's back to the drawing board until next year, barring a miraculous set of results. Anyway, that concludes our coverage for tonight, join us for more SA20 frolics tomorrow. Thanks for your comments, from myself, Danyal and Ranjith, it's goodnight. Bye!
MI need to win this. Parnell at the other end can't run. Two needed, all eyes on Curran vs Little. Slip in in place, everyone in tight on the one
full in the channel, Little swings and misses! Dot ball and this chase is going right to the wire!
Two off two
on the pads, through to Roelofson... given as wide! Rashid is saying it flicked Little's pads, though. He wants to review, in order to get that extra scratched off... and Allahudien Paleker does send it upstairs. Definitely brushed the pad, according to UltraEdge, so the wide is rescinded!
Josh Little is going to have to come out and try to win this on SA20 debut! Two to win off three
full, sliced to backward point... Curran celebrates, and Capitals are nine down! Unless it was a bump ball? No, it's definitely gone up off the outside edge as Muthusamy chops his bat down into the turf. Snapped up by Brevis, and MI are alive! Sam Curran doing the business with his third of the night
back of a length, swiped into the covers and Parnell is struggling... but the throw to Curran is poor, he can't gather and Parnell hops grimacing over the line!
Here's Vinod Rajpal with a crunch prediction: "Gut feeling, MI will come back in last over and keep their hopes alive in this league, experience from IPL. Mark my words Alan!"
dug in, slippery bumper to begin with and Parnell ducks it
Sam Curran to bowl, Capitals' limping captain, Wayne Parnell, on strike
back of a length, jabbed towards extra cover... no run, so three needed from the final over
another slower-ball bouncer wide of off, Muthusamy swings and misses
back of a length from round the wicket, Parnell chops through backward point and hobbles up the other end
short again, on the hip and Roelofson can't hold on. Cut off by Marshall at fine leg but two wides tip the balance further Capitals' way
Is that the game? Defeat for MI will all but end their hopes of progressing, remember
gets it wrong, smeared for six! Short down leg and Muthusamy gets hold of a cross-batted swipe that goes all the way over the rope at fine leg
slower bumper, mistimed swing across the line and it comes off the body. Smith jogs down to clean up
full length angling across in the channel, his drive picks out cover
Odean Smith to bowl the 19th, Muthusamy is on strike. Forecaster still 89% behind Capitals (which seems confident!)
And Wayne Parnell does walk in now, ahead of Josh Little. Just a run a ball needed, with two wickets standing
picks out backward point! Makes room and swings hard again, but Brevis intercepts it on the dive! Jansen shushes the crowd, and Capitals still have some work to do. Sliced firmly but well held by the man inside the ring
boshed down the ground! Nortje is happy slapping his side towards their target here! Length ball and he deals with it dismissively, thumped for a one-bounce four through long-on
full, and creamed! Nortje gives this some tap and picks up four! Long handle from the big No. 9, down on one knee into the wide open spaces at deep cover
shortish outside off, Nortje guides it past backward point and wide of deep third for a couple
pitched up and driven, only finds mid-on
Still no Parnell, as Anrich Nortje heads to the middle. Capitals, by the way, are confirmed in the knockouts having denied MI a bonus point win
short, wide... and nicked behind! Angling away off the deck, extra bounce from the towering Jansen and Bosch's flat-footed hack culminates in a fat edge through to the keeper. MI still scrapping here
Jansen is back, Capitals need 22 from 18
edged beyond the diving Roelofson for four! Dug in, finds the shoulder of the bat, but it flies away for a boundary to lift Capitals after a tight over
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1W |
SuperSport Park, Centurion | |
Toss | Pretoria Capitals, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 4 February 2023 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Pretoria Capitals 4, MI Cape Town 0 |
Over 20 • PC 160/9