Pretoria Capitals produced a ruthless display with bat, ball and in the field to hand MI Cape Town a crushing 53-run defeat at a packed Centurion on Monday night in the SA20 2025-26 season, Cape town Etc reports.
The emphatic bonus-point win lifted the Capitals to 20 points and sent them to the top of the standings, pushing Sunrisers Eastern Cape down to second on 19, while the defending champions now find their playoff hopes hanging by a thread with only two matches left, both against Sunrisers.
Roared on by a sold-out crowd, Pretoria recovered from early trouble thanks to a destructive knock from Sherfane Rutherford, who blasted his maiden SA20 half-century with 53 off just 27 balls, dragging the home side to a competitive 185/6 after they had slipped to 89/4 with just over seven overs to go.
