Day 4 - Sussex trail by 149 runs.

622/10

Sussex

358/9d & 115/7

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Lunch Break : Day 4 - Hampshire trail by 92 runs.

Hampshire

214/10 & 230/8

Glamorgan

536/7d

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Lunch Break : Day 4 - Somerset need 203 runs to win.

Somerset

274/10 & 57/3

Yorkshire

162/10 & 371/10

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Day 4 - Derbyshire need 257 runs to win.

Kent

352/10 & 335/10

Derbyshire

304/10 & 127/9

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Day 4 - Middlesex trail by 65 runs.

430/10 & 72/3

567/10

MAL won by 104 runs

186/5

82/6

MSC won by 5 wickets

194/9

Mohammedan Sporting Club

195/5

BS won by 26 runs

280/5

254/10

DLP won by 5 wickets

181/8

184/5

GGC won by 9 wickets

82/10

Gazi Group Cricketers

83/1

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LOR won by 22 runs

Legends of Rupganj

283/3

Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club

261/7

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Prime Bank Cricket Club won by 4 wickets

Agrani Bank Cricket Club

153/10

Prime Bank Cricket Club

157/6

AR won by 4 wickets

118/6

116/10

Stumps : Day 1 - Colombo trail by 210 runs.

Dambulla

222/9d

Colombo

12/2

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The Blaze Women need 78 runs in 29.0 remaining overs

87/5

164/10

MAR won by 1 wicket

170/9

171/9

Zimbabwe Women elected to bowl

Pakistan Women

311/4

Zimbabwe Women

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Mumbai Indians elected to bowl

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Who Is Delano Potgieter? MI Cape Town's Star Who Joins Bumrah's Elite Club with a Fifer in SA20

by Prakash Reddy V January 10, 2025

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Who Is Delano Potgieter? MI Cape Town's Star Who Joins Bumrah's Elite Club with a Fifer in SA20 On January 9, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape winners of the previous SA20 season, faced MI Cape Town to kick off the third season at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth. However, it was a disappointing day for Sunrisers Eastern Cape supporters, as their team faced a massive 97-run defeat in the first match against MI Cape Town.

Delano Potgieter was the star of the show, getting five wickets in just three overs. MI Cape Town scored 174 runs in their first innings. The home team tried to chase that but only got 77 runs. This match was the first time MI Cape Town beat the team led by Aiden Markram in SA20, making it a historic win.

Who Is Delano Potgieter?

Delano Potgieter grew up in Port Elizabeth and was born there in 1996. Now he's 28 years old and plays as a right-arm seamer in South Africa's domestic cricket competitions. Potgieter first caught everyone's attention when he played for Gauteng against the Northerns. Delano Potgieter showcased his skills with both bat and ball. Potgieter became very well-known in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup by scoring the highest number of runs 217 in just six games. Also in the 2018-19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, he was the top bowler for Gauteng, taking 17 wickets in nine matches.

In the first match of SA20, Delano did a very good job with his bowling and hitting a quick 25 runs from just 12 balls. The amazing thing is that he did it with Virat Kohli's bat. First, the Indian superstar gave that bat to Rashid Khan, and then Rashid handed it over to Potgieter.

Delano really hopes that after his outstanding performance in the first match against the SEC, he'll finally catch the selectors' attention for bigger matches and be noticed in the ongoing SA20 tournament. Despite his brilliance in domestic cricket, he hasn't yet managed to secure a spot on South Africa's national T20 team.

With his brilliant performance, he joined the elite list with a Fifer in SA20

Best bowling figures in SA20:

Rank	Player	Figures	Overs
1	Roelof van der Merwe	6/20	4
2	Delano Potgieter	5/10	3
3	Noor Ahmad	5/11	3.2
4	Junior Dala	5/26	4
5	Marco Jansen	5/30	4

MI bowlers who have picked up fifers in franchise leagues:

Rank	Player	Match	Year
1	Lasith Malinga	IPL vs DD	2011
2	Harbhajan Singh	IPL vs CSK	2011
3	Munaf Patel	IPL vs KXIP	2011
4	Lasith Malinga	CLT20 vs CSK	2012
5	Alzarri Joseph	IPL vs SRH	2019
6	Jasprit Bumrah	IPL vs KKR	2022
7	Akash Madhwal	IPL vs LSG	2023
8	Jasprit Bumrah	IPL vs RCB	2024
9	Delano Potgieter	SA20 vs SEC	2025