Centurion, Jan. 13 -- Pretoria Capitals delivered an inspired all-round performance to send MI Cape Town crashing to a 53-run defeat at Centurion in the ongoing SA20 2025-26 tournament.

The bonus-point victory propelled Pretoria Capitals to 20 points and the top of the SA20 table, with Sunrisers Eastern Cape (19) dropping down to second. MI Cape Town's playoff aspirations are hanging on by the barest of margins with only two matches remaining against Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

A sold-out Monday night crowd spurred on the home team with Sherfane Rutherford (53 off 27 balls (3x4, 5x6) lifting the Capitals to 185/6 through his maiden SA20 half-century before Gideon Peters ran through MI Cape Town's middle-order with a double-wicket maiden ove...