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.