• Pretoria Capitals show class at Newlands

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    The Pretoria Capitals extended their lead at the top of the SA20 table with a 52-run victory over MI Cape Town at Newlands on Monday.

    The Capitals have 23 points from seven matches, followed by the Sunrisers Eastern Cape with 17 and the Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town with 13 each.

    The Joburg Super Kings and Durban’s Super Giants, who have both played six games, have 12 and eight points respectively.

    The top four teams on the log qualify for the semi-finals.

    HIGHLIGHTS: MI Cape Town vs Pretoria Capitals (SA20)

    After being sent in to bat at Newlands, the Capitals flew out the blocks when Will Jacks (62 off 27 balls) and Kusal Mendis (29 off 19 balls) smashed their way to an 88-run partnership after seven overs.

    The innings hit a speed bump when Rashid Khan (3-16) and Odean Smith (2-27) grabbed three wickets between them in 17 balls.

    But Theunis de Bruyn (36 off 26 balls) stabilised the innings before some lusty blows by James Neesham (22* off 18) at the back end of the innings guided the visitors to 182-8.

    MI Cape Town’s chase got off to a rocky start when they lost Ryan Rickelton (11 off 11 balls) and Sam Curran (22 off 18) by the eighth over.

    Dewald Brevis (46 off 30 balls) and Rassie van der Dussen (24 off 25) got the innings back on track with a 47-run partnership but when the former fell to Anrich Nortje (3-22) the Capitals were well on top.

    That dismissal proved pivotal as MI Cape Town lost their remaining seven wickets for just 29 runs.

    Capitals captain Wayne Parnell claimed figures of 3-14 as he proved how lethal he can be at the death.

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