MI Cape Town Vs Proteas Capital In SA20: On the last day of the year 2025 i.e. December 31, 2025, an amazing performance was seen in South Africa’s T20 league SA20. The 8th match of this tournament was played between Proteas Capital and MI Cape Town at Newlands, in which the stormy style of Sherfane Rutherford and Dewald Brewis was seen. Both of them created such a blast with their bats in the last overs that the victory of Pretoria Capitals was sealed in the match. In this match, Rutherford and Brewis also hit 6 sixes in 6 consecutive balls. Apart from this, the batting combination between the two was such that Mumbai Indians thrashed the Cape Town bowlers.

Rutherford and Brewis scored 83 runs in 28 balls.

Sherfane Rutherford scored 47 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 313.33, which included 6 sixes, in the match played against Mumbai Indians Cape Town. His teammate Dewald Brevis also scored 36 runs in 13 balls at a strike rate of 276.92, in which he hit 4 sixes and 1 four. That is, both the batsmen together made a strong partnership of 83 runs in just 28 balls with the help of 1 four and 10 sixes.

6 sixes hit in 6 consecutive balls

Rutherford and Brewis together hit a total of 10 sixes in their 28-ball partnership, out of which both of them hit 6 sixes consecutively. Hitting 6 consecutive sixes started from the 5th ball of the 18th over of the Pretoria Capitals innings and continued till the 4th ball of the 19th over. Brewis started the game, hitting two sixes on the last two balls of Corbin Bosch, who was bowling the 18th over. Then Sherfane Rutherford, who came to bowl the 19th over, hit 4 sixes one after the other on the first 4 balls of Pretorius.

Became the hero of Proteas Capitals’ victory

Thanks to this stormy and unbeaten innings of Sherfane Rutherford and Dewald Brewis, Pretoria Capitals set a huge target of 221 runs, chasing which the entire MI Cape Town team could score only 135 runs and lost the match by 85 runs.

This match played in South Africa’s SA20 League became one of the most memorable matches of T20 cricket. In this match between Mumbai Indians Cape Town and Pretoria Capitals, the batsmen created such a storm that the fans were stunned. Especially what happened in the last overs made the match completely one-sided.

Batsmen wreaked havoc in the last overs

The turning point of the match proved to be the 18th and 19th overs. Dewald Brevis had indicated that something big was going to happen in the next over by hitting two consecutive sixes on the last two balls of the 18th over. After this, Sherfane Rutherford took charge in the 19th over and hit four sixes in the first four balls. In this way, 6 sixes were hit in 6 consecutive balls and the Mumbai Indians bowlers were completely on the back foot.

Brewis-Rutherford’s explosive partnership

Dewald Brewis and Sherfane Rutherford together made an unbeaten partnership of 83 runs in just 28 balls. Brewis scored 36 runs in 13 balls while playing at a strike rate of more than 270. During this, four sixes and one four came from his bat. Whereas Rutherford looked even more dangerous. He scored 47 runs in 15 balls and his strike rate crossed 300. Mumbai’s bowling looked completely helpless in front of the batting of both.

Thanks to the stormy innings of these two batsmen, Pretoria Capitals made a big score of 221 runs in 20 overs. The rapid runs scored in the last overs made the target almost impossible for Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai scattered while chasing the target

Mumbai Indians, who set out to chase the target of 221 runs, had a very bad start in Cape Town. The team came under pressure due to continuous fall of wickets and no batsman could play a big innings. The entire team was reduced to 135 runs and the match proved to be completely one-sided. Pretoria Capitals won the match by a huge margin of 85 runs.

The year 2025 was special and memorable for cricket, India won the Champions Trophy (ODI) and Asia Cup (T20) titles. Abhishek Sharma was the batsman who played the biggest T20 International innings for India, but most of the fans would not even know Mohammad Ishan, who is at number one in this list.

Mohammad Ishaan is a player of the Spain team, who played a historic inning of 160 runs in 63 balls against Croatia on 7 December. In this innings played at a strike rate of 253.96, Ishaan hit 17 sixes and 5 fours. Let us tell you that there are only 5 batsmen in history who have scored 150 runs in T20 International.

Abhishek Sharma created history

Abhishek Sharma is at number three in this list, he played this historic innings against England on 2 February. He scored 135 runs in 54 balls with the help of 13 sixes and 7 fours. This match took place in Wankhede. This was not only the biggest innings of this year but also the biggest innings by an Indian in the history of T20 International. He broke the record of Shubman Gill (126).

1. Mohammad Ishan (160)

Spanish batsman Mohammad Ishan had scored 160 runs in 63 balls against Croatia on 7 December. In this he hit 17 sixes and 5 fours.

2. Phil Salt (141*)

England batsman Phil Salt played an unbeaten inning of 141 runs against South Africa on 12 September. In this innings played in 60 balls, he hit 8 sixes and 15 fours.

3. Abhishek Sharma (135)

Abhishek Sharma scored 135 runs in 54 balls against England at Wankhede on 2 February, in which he hit 13 sixes and 7 fours.

4. Jan Freelink (134)

Namibian batsman John Freelink had scored 134 runs with the help of 6 sixes and 15 fours in 65 balls against Nigeria on 28 September.

5. Dewald Brevis (125*)

South African batsman Dewald Brevis had scored unbeaten 125 runs in 56 balls against Australia on 12 August. In this innings he hit 8 sixes and 12 fours.

6. Brendan Taylor (123)

Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor had scored 123 runs against Botswana team on 28 September. In this innings played in 54 balls, he hit 5 sixes and 16 fours.

7. Andrew Donovan (122*)

Philippines batsman Andrew Donovan is at number 7 in the list, who scored unbeaten 122 runs against South Korea on July 12. In this innings played in 54 balls, he hit 7 sixes and 11 fours.

There were many players like Abhishek Sharma, Phil Salt, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma etc. who performed brilliantly in the year 2025. Abhishek was recognized all over the world as an explosive batsman, he also became the number-1 T20 batsman in the ICC rankings. But you will be surprised to know that there is no Indian among the top-5 batsmen who have hit the most number of international ‘sixes’ in the year 2025. Abhishek is the only Indian in the top-7.

In the year 2025, the batsman who has hit the most sixes in Test, ODI and T20 International combined is Karanbir Singh. Many cricket fans may not even know about which team they play for. Faiz Ahmed is at second place in the list, he too is not a player of any big team like Karanbir. Abhishek Sharma is at sixth place in the list, who has played 21 matches this year.

Who is Karanbir Singh who has hit the most sixes?

Karanbir Singh is 30 years old, he plays for Austria team. Austria is not a big team in the cricket world. Karanbir has scored 1488 runs in 32 matches in the year 2025. He has hit 122 international sixes this year. These are so many, you can guess from the fact that Faiz Ahmed, who is at number two, has hit 69 sixes.

38-year-old Faiz Ahmed is a player of Bahrain team, who has scored 1251 runs in 37 innings of 40 matches played in the year 2025. South Africa’s Dewald Brevis is at third place in the list, he has hit a total of 65 sixes in 30 international matches this year.

How many sixes has Abhishek Sharma hit in 2025?

Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma has scored 859 runs in 21 matches played in the year 2025, which includes 1 century and 5 half-centuries. Abhishek has hit 54 sixes in international cricket this year. Shai Hope, who is at number seven, has also hit the same number of sixes.

Top-7 batsmen who hit most sixes in 2025

1. Karanbir Singh (Austria)- 122
2. Faiz Ahmed (Bahrain)- 69
3. dewald brevis (South Africa)- 65
4. Bilal Zalmai (Austria)- 57
5. Asif Ali (Bahrain)- 56
6. Abhishek Sharma (India)- 54
7. shy hope (West Indies)- 54

South Africa has defeated India by 4 wickets in the second ODI match. With this, Africa has leveled the three-match ODI series 1-1. In this match played in Raipur, after losing the toss, Team India came to bat first, which scored a huge score of 358 runs thanks to the centuries of Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad. In reply, South Africa won the match with 4 wickets remaining in the match which lasted till the last over.

This is the highest score chased by a foreign team in ODI on Indian soil. Before this, Australia had also come to India and chased the record of 359 runs, it had achieved this feat against India in 2019. Now South Africa has also equaled Australia in this matter by chasing the run of 359 runs.

Poor fielding also became the reason for the defeat of the Indian team in this match. Indian players dropped catches, while Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja misfielded several times. Team India’s shortcomings in batting were also exposed. Team India could have easily reached the score of 380-390, but in the last 10 overs the Indian batsmen could score only 74 runs.

Biggest run chase in ODI against India

South Africa – 359 runs (2025)

Australia – 359 runs (2019)

New Zealand – 348 runs (2020)

England – 337 runs (2021)

Virat-Gaikwad’s century in vain

A total of 721 runs were scored in both the innings of this match. There were 3 centuries in the innings of India and South Africa together. Virat Kohli played an inning of 102 runs for Team India, which was the 53rd century of his ODI career. Whereas Rituraj Gaikwad had completed his century in just 77 balls, which was one of the fastest centuries for India in ODI. The century innings of both of them went in vain, because Aiden Markram, who scored 110 runs, single-handedly overpowered Kohli and Gaikwad. Dewald Brevis’s brilliant innings of 54 runs in 34 balls also proved costly for the Indian bowlers.

Harshit Rana broke the back of South Africa’s top order in the first ODI, he took 2 big wickets in the form of Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock in his first and second overs of the match. He bowled Rickelton (0) on the very first ball of the over, after which he got De Kock caught out by the wicket keeper on a brilliant ball. But he was seen most angry after the wicket of Dewald Brevis.

Harshit Rana got so angry after taking the wicket of Dewald Brevis that he could not control himself. The video of Harshit’s celebration on this wicket is also going viral on social media.

Why did Harshit Rana get angry at Brevis?

Dewald Brevis played a quick inning of 37 runs in 28 balls in Ranchi, in which he hit 3 sixes and 2 fours. Brevis also tried to hit a big shot on the fourth ball of the 22nd over bowled by Harshit Rana, but he was caught out by Rituraj Gaikwad on the boundary. After which Harshit got angry. In Harshit’s previous over, Brevis had hit a ‘no look’ six, perhaps Harshit’s anger might have increased then. However, it is difficult to say whether Brewis also said something after hitting the six, due to which Harshit got angry.

Dewald Brevis catch taken by Rutu.#RuturajGaikwad #DewaldBrevis#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/kNl5ntQSd3

— Eeshwar Reddy (@EeshwarReddyG) November 30, 2025

Team India scored 349 runs

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Team India scored 349 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Virat Kohli scored 135 runs in 120 balls, in which he hit 7 sixes and 11 fours.

Rohit Sharma played a historic inning of 57 runs, in this innings he hit 3 sixes. He made a world record of Shahid Afridi in his name, now Rohit has become the batsman to hit the most number of sixes (352) in One Day International. Captain KL Rahul (60) also scored a half-century in Ranchi.

South Africa will tour India in November to play a 2-Test, 3-ODI and 5-match T20 series. It will start with the Test series, the first match of which will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata between November 14 and November 18. Cricket South Africa has announced its team for the Test series against India.

This will be Shubman Gill’s second home Test series as Test captain, before this Gill and the team had won the 2-match Test series 2-0 at home against West Indies. South Africa ended its last Test series with a 1-1 draw with Pakistan, the first match of which was won by Pakistan and the second by South Africa.

Aiden Markram was handling the captaincy in the absence of Temba Bavuma in the Test series against Pakistan, but Bavuma has returned against India. It was under the captaincy of Bavuma that South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship title this year by defeating Australia in the final.

South Africa Test Squad

Temba Bavuma (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Zubair Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Ryan Rickelton, Tony De Zorzi, Senuran Muthusamy, Tristan Stubbs. Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Verne, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer.

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT

The South African Men’s selection panel has announced the 15-player squad for the two-match Test series against India from 14 – 26 November in the subcontinent.

Test captain Temba Bavuma returns to the side after missing the recent Pakistan Test series… pic.twitter.com/dOGTELaXUu

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 27, 2025

South Africa has not won a test series in India for 26 years

This will be the 8th time that South Africa is coming to India to play a Test series, before this the team has come to India 7 times where India has won 4 series and South Africa has won 1 series. 2 series has ended in a draw. South Africa won the last and only Test series on the India tour in 1990, after that the team came to India 5 times to play the Test series but could never win.

India vs South Africa Test Schedule

first test

• date- 14 to 18 November
• Venue- Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
• Time- from 9:30 am

second test

• date- 22 to 26 November
• Venue- Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
• Time- from 9:30 am

South Africa’s T20 League SAT20 League auction was held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. In this auction, 22 -year -old Dewald Bravis sold the most expensive. Brevis performed brilliantly while playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025. He was then included in the South African team, where he scored a stormy century against Australia. Bravis is currently in dangerous form. For this reason, all the teams in the auction bid fiercely for Bravis. However, in the end Pretoria Capitals bought this explosive batsman known as Baby AB for about Rs 8.30 crore.

Aden Markram was the second most expensive player

Dewald Bravis has become the most expensive player in the SAT20 league. Never before was there such a big bid for any players. In South Africa’s T20 captain and Lucknow Super Giants opener Aidan Markram in the IPL, crores were also bid for crores. He was the second most expensive player. Aidan Markram was bought by Durban Super Giants for about seven crore rupees. He has become the second most expensive player in the league.

More than 500 players involved in auction

For your information, let us know that this time more than 500 players participated in the SAT20 League auction. About 800 players registered for the auction. However, 541 of these players were shortlisted for auction. It consisted of 300 domestic and 241 foreign players.

IPL franchises are owned by all teams

A total of 6 teams play in the SA20 league, the IPL franchise is owned by all those teams. Just as Pretoria Capitals, DC is the franchisee team, Mi Cape Town (Mumbai Indians), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SRH), Parl Royals (RR), Durban Super Giants (LSG) and Jongs Super Kings are owned by CSK Franchisee.

Aus vs sa 3rd odi: In the third ODI played between Australia and South Africa, even though the Protiaz team had suffered an embarrassing defeat, young batsman Dewald Brevis thrilled the audience with his shots. During the match, he hit a six, due to which there was an atmosphere of laughter and surprise in the field.

Brevis’s explosive innings

Bravis, who landed at number six, hit 49 runs off 28 balls. During this time his strike rate was 175. His innings included 2 fours and 5 skyscraper sixes, especially the bridge shot in the over of Xavier Bartlett settled in the memories of the audience forever. He played the bouncer of the fast bowler with such a strength that the ball went straight out of the stadium.

Fan’s fun act

As soon as the ball went out of the boundary, there was a competition among the audience to catch the ball. During this, a fan caught the ball and he ran away with him. After this, the ground staff immediately intervened, and finally the fan decided to return the ball. This entire incident was captured on camera and now its video is becoming tremendous viral on social media.

Dewald Brevis Smashed a Six out of the ground.pic.twitter.com/mttfcvgxft

– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) August 24, 2025

Australia’s explosive victory

Talking about the match, in this match played in Makay, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first and lost just two wickets in 50 overs and scored a huge score of 431 runs.

Travis Head – 142 runs off 103 balls

Mitchell Marsh – 100 runs off 106 balls

Cameron Green – Unbeaten 118 off 55 balls

Alex Kerry – 50 runs off 37 balls

The South African team, which came out to chase the target, had to face an embarrassing defeat. The African team collapsed for only 155 runs in 24.5 overs. Brevis played a brilliant innings of 49 runs, while Tony de Joujy also made a significant contribution by scoring 33 runs. Due to the balanced batting of these two players, the Protiaz team had to face a crushing defeat by 276 runs.

The third ODI between Australia and South Africa was played on Sunday, 24 August. Australia had scored a score of 431 runs while playing first, in response South Africa was reduced to just 155 runs, causing it to defeat by a record margin of 276 runs. In this match, the batsman Dewald Bravis, known as Junior AB de Villiers, hit such a six that the ball went out of the field. After that a fan was seen hiding the ball in his T-shirt, whose fun video is going viral.

Dewald Brevis hit 5 sixes during his 49 -run innings. During this, he put a six off the Zeevier Bartlett. The connection of the bat and the ball was so good that the ball went outside the field. The ball kept going away after eating Tappa, meanwhile a fan ran to catch him. Finally, when the ball came in his grip and realized that the focus of the camera was on him, he tried to hide the ball inside his shirt.

Australia’s record win

In the third ODI, Australia scored a huge score of 431 runs while playing first. This is Australia’s second highest score in ODI cricket. His highest score is 434 runs, he too came against South Africa. In response, the South African team was all out after scoring only 155 runs.

Australia won the match by 276 runs, but South Africa won 2–1 in the series. Australia has become the biggest win in an ODI match in 2025 in the year 2025. At the same time, India’s name is the record for the biggest win in ODI cricket, which has defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs.

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