Cape Town Blitz
Cape Town Blitz is a franchise team of the South African Mzansi Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is based at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. The coach is Ashwell Prince.[1]
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| Personnel | ||
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| Captain | Quinton de Kock | |
| Coach | Ashwell Prince | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | |
| Founded | 2018 | |
| Home ground | Newlands, Cape Town | |
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2018 season
Squad
The squad for the inaugural 2018 season was:[2]
| # | Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Nat | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 7 | Sibonelo Makhanya | 24 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium | R 100 000 |  | ||
| 18 | Janneman Malan | 24 | Right Handed | Right arm Leg Break | R 250 000 | | ||
| 29 | Dawid Malan | 32 | Left handed | Right arm Leg Break |  | International Marquee | ||
| 45 | Asif Ali | 28 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium Fast | R 650 000 |  | Foreign Overseas | |
| Wicket Keepers | ||||||||
| 12 | Quinton de Kock | 27 | Left Handed | | Protea Marquee | |||
| 97 | Kyle Verreynne | 23 | Right Handed | R 75 000 | | Rookie | ||
| All Rounders | ||||||||
| 11 | Jason Smith | 25 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium Fast | R 120 000 | | ||
| 20 | Hussain Talat | 24 | Left Handed | Right arm Medium Fast | | Foreign Overseas | ||
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz | 26 | Left Handed | Slow Left arm Orthodox | | Foreign Overseas | ||
| 28 | Farhaan Behardien | 36 | Right Handed | Right arm Medium | R 550 000 | | Captain [3] | |
| 69 | Andile Phehlukwayo | 24 | Left Handed | Right arm Fast | R 1 000 000 | | ||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 2 | Anrich Nortje | 26 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast | R 350 000 | | ||
| 8 | Dale Steyn | 37 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast | R 900 000 | | ||
| 10 | Ferisco Adams | 31 | Right Handed | Right arm Fast Medium | R 150 000 | | ||
| 79 | Malusi Siboto | 32 | Left Handed | Right arm Medium | R 200 000 | | ||
| Spinners | ||||||||
| 26 | George Linde | 28 | Left Handed | Left arm Orthodox | R 180 000 | | ||
| 63 | Dane Piedt | 30 | Right Handed | Right arm Off Break | R 50 000 | | ||
| Samuel Badree | 39 | Right Handed | Right arm Leg Spin | R 750 000 |  | Foreign Overseas, Unavailable[4] | ||
- Muhammad Nawaz replaces Samuel Badree due to an ankle injury
- Hussain Talat replaces Asif Ali only while Ali is playing in the T10 tournament
Matches
The MSL released the full fixture list on 18 October 2018.[5]
(H) Cape Town Blitz 180/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Tshwane Spartans 131 (19.3 overs) |
Mohammad Nawaz 59 (37) Andrew Birch 2/39 (4 overs) |
- Tshwane Spartans won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Durban Heat 157/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Cape Town Blitz 158/7 (19.2 overs) |
Asif Ali 80 (33) Keshav Maharaj 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Cape Town Blitz 175/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 132/6 (16 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat.
- Light failure stopped play during the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' innings. Target reduced to 145 runs in 16 overs.
Cape Town Blitz 198/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Jozi Stars (H) 136 (17.4 overs) |
- Jozi Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Blitz 140 (20 overs) |
v |
Paarl Rocks (H) 144/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Cape Town Blitz won the toss and elected to bat
References
- Mohamed, Afshak (15 October 2018). "Cape Town Blitz, Jozi Stars head up Mzansi Super League, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle among big names | IOL". iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "REVEALED: Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Behardien to lead Cape Town Blitz in MSL". Sport24. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Rossouw makes SA return for Tshwane Spartans". Sport24. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "CT Blitz to play Tshwane Spartans in MSL opener". Sport24. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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