Rashid Khan reappointed as MI Cape Town captain for SA20 2025

The SA20 2025 is set to take place from January 9. With the start of the season not too far, MI Cape Town announced leggie Rashid Khan as the skipper for the third iteration of the tournament.

Notably, the last two editions' winners were the Sunrisers Eastern Cape who were led by South African star batter Aiden Markram. However, MI Cape Town, despite having the big stars, failed to make an impact in the first two seasons.

The last two seasons have seen MI Cape Town finish at the bottom of the table despite boasting a squad of big stars. The team was led by Kieron Pollard last season however, this upcoming tournament will see the return of Rashid Khan who will be leading the side once again and will want to make up for missing the last season due to a back injury.

It is a positive sign for the franchise since Rashid was one of the missing pieces in MI Cape Town’s bowling lineup which was leaking runs regularly in the last season. Rashid might have not had a great run as a skipper leading the side in the inaugural season but is one of the biggest match-winners in the game.

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Rashid Khan’s amazing T20 stats and success as Afghanistan’s skipper

Rashid Khan has enjoyed a successful run in T20 cricket in the 2024 season. In the 41 matches he has played, he has taken 66 wickets at an average of 15.51 and has scored 473 runs at a strike rate of 153.57.

Apart from this, he has had a successful run as Afghanistan’s T20I captain where he has led the team to their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final and was one of the highest wicket-takers for his team with 14 wickets from the eight matches he played in the tournament.