6,6,6,6,6,6 [WATCH]: Dewald Brevis and Sherfane Rutherford unleash a flurry of sixes on MI Cape Town bowlers in SA20 2025-26

In a thrilling New Year’s Eve clash at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, Pretoria Capitals crushed MI Cape Town by 85 runs in the 8th match of SA20 2025-26 on Wednesday. Batting first, the Capitals posted a formidable 220/5, powered by explosive finishing from Dewald Brevis and Sherfane Rutherford, before their bowlers dismantled the hosts for just 135 in 14.2 overs. This victory marked the Capitals’ first points of the season, opening their account on the points table with a bonus-point win.​

Six-hitting spree! Dewald Brevis, Sherfane Rutherford demolish MI Cape Town attack

Brevis and Rutherford turned the death overs into a spectacle, smashing 10 sixes in their combined unbeaten stand of 86 runs off 27 balls, propelling Capitals past 200. Earlier, Wihan Lubbe anchored with 60 off 36 (7 fours, 2 sixes), while Shai Hope contributed 45 off 30 (3 fours, 2 sixes), helping reach 100 in 11.5 overs despite early jolts losing three wickets in the Powerplay for 39. The fireworks ignited in the 18th over from Corbin Bosch, where Brevis sliced a short wide ball over third man for six, then shuffled to hammer a low full toss straight for another maximum.​

Chaos peaked in the penultimate over from Dwaine Pretorius. Brevis had already dealt in boundaries, but Rutherford erupted with four straight sixes: a widish cutter smashed over long-off, a slower bouncer over square leg, an attempted yorker muscled over deep cover for 74 meters, and a length ball hammered straight. This sequence of six consecutive sixes across Bosch and Pretorius overs silenced the home crowd, with Pretorius leaking 36 in two overs without a wicket, as Kagiso Rabada and George Linde sat out the crucial phase. Capitals hit 200 in 19.2 overs, sealing a daunting total despite a slow over-rate penalty.​

Here’s the video:

Rutherford and Brevis – a six-hitting exhibition 🔥🔥🔥

— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League)

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Rutherford’s blistering all-round heroics

Rutherford stole the show, earning Player of the Match for his unbeaten 47 off 15 balls—all sixes, at a staggering 313.33 strike rate—after a quiet start to the tournament. His Caribbean flair dismantled MI Cape Town’s chase; opening with a 63/1 Powerplay, the hosts raced to 50 in 4.6 overs via Ryan Rickelton‘s 33 and Rassie van der Dussen‘s 28, but Rutherford struck back with 4/24 in three overs.​

He dismissed Reeza Hendricks (18), George Linde (2), Pretorius (8), and Rabada (4), collapsing MICT from 100/2 to 135 all out, with Keshav Maharaj grabbing 3/28 including Nicholas Pooran (25, 4×6). Tymal Mills (1/27) and Lizaad Williams (1/19) supported, as MICT lost eight wickets for 35 runs post-strategic timeout at 125/8. Rutherford’s dual impact—finishing the innings and leading the bowling—confirmed Capitals’ dominance, boosting their SA20 campaign amid a competitive table where MI Cape Town slipped after the loss.

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