Before we started the first match, it was a really clear plan of ours to get the communication better, to help Rash out and just be a lot better in actually all aspects than we were in the last few years.

That means Cape Town can't finish lower than second in the standings. Either them or Paarl Royals, who are currently on top, will claim the No. 1 spot. Thus those teams will clash in the first qualifier at St George's Park on Tuesday, when the winners will seal a berth in the final at the Wanderers on February 8.

Corbin Bosch's brilliant spell with the ball led MI Cape Town to the SA20 playoffs as they secured a commanding bonus-point win against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands.

( MENAFN - IANS) Cape Town, Jan 30 (IANS) MI Cape Town delivered a fielding, bowling and batting masterclass to book their maiden appearance in the SA20 Playoffs with a crushing 10-wicket win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands.

MI Cape Town secured their maiden SA20 Playoff spot with a dominant 10-wicket win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Corbin Bosch and Kagiso Rabada's excell

South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada returned 3-0-14-2, while Trent Boult was again tight with his spell of 4-0-25-1

MI Cape Town handed a 27-run defeat to Pretoria Capitals and ended their play-off qualification chances in the 27th match of the SA 2025 on Friday.

MI Cape Town join Paarl Royals in the play-offs. England's Joe Root has starred for Royals in the group stage but is set to miss the knockouts because of their 50-over tour of India. Sunrisers are third and likely need to win their final game to have a chance of progressing.