Rickelton century powers MI Cape Town to second win

Ryan Rickelton struck his second hundred of the season to set up MI Cape Town's 36-run victory over the Joburg Super Kings, completing a double over JSK this campaign. Rickelton remained unbeaten on 113 off 60 deliveries, sharing a blistering 129-run opening stand with Rassie van der Dussen (65 off 32) to power MICT to 234 for 3. Kagiso Rabada and George Linde then struck at key moments to stall the chase, leaving JSK at 198 for 5. The win moved MICT to fifth place, pushing Durban's Super Giants down the table.

Opting to bat, MICT produced a dominant display, piling up the season's highest total. The tone was set immediately with 20 runs off the first over. Boundaries flowed freely as both batters brought up half-centuries, racing to 128 without loss in 10 overs.

Van der Dussen's innings ended when he holed out to Daniel Worrall. Rickelton continued positively, taking MICT to 150 in 12 overs, though JSK slowed things briefly with the wickets of Nicholas Pooran and Jason Smith.

Rickelton regained momentum in the final three overs. A 22-run 18th over from Nandre Burger saw him race to a 54-ball hundred. The 19th over, bowled by Wiaan Mulder, also yielded 22 runs, with Karim Janat striking a six and Rickelton hitting two more. Rickelton finished with nine sixes and eight fours, with 55 runs coming off the final three overs.

Chasing 235, JSK were immediately on the back foot as Kagiso Rabada ripped through the top order. Despite James Vince finding his range early with a flurry of boundaries, wickets kept tumbling, leaving JSK at 35 for 3 inside five overs. Rabada struck twice, with George Linde chipping in. Vince batted fluently, lifting the tempo, but the asking rate climbed steadily as JSK reached 89/3 at the halfway stage.

The game drifted away from JSK when Linde deceived Vince with extra bounce to remove him for 77. Dian Forrester ensured JSK had something to show, displaying composure and clean hitting to reach an unbeaten 80 off 42 balls. He struck Rabada and Corbin Bosch for late sixes, dragging JSK close to 200 and denying MICT a bonus-point win.

Brief scores: MI Cape Town 234/3 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 113*, Rassie van der Dussen 65; Daniel Worrall 2-37) beat Joburg Super Kings 198/5 in 20 overs (Dian Forrester 80*, James Vince 77; George Linde 2-30, Kagiso Rabada 2-34) by 36 runs.