Delano Potgieter spotted playing with Virat Kohli's bat in SA20 2025 against Sunrisers Eastern Cape

MI Cape Town's Delano Potgieter has emerged to be a phenomenal player in the ongoing SA20 2025 tournament with a fifer and 25 runs in the opening game against Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Although it was a one-sided game in favour of MI, Potgieter made sure his performance didn't go unseen. However, the fans noticed him using Virat Kohli's bat during his batting in the first innings. 

Interestingly, Rashid Khan was the one who got the bat from Kohli and the player, who is the captain of MI Cape Town gave the bat to Potgieter to play in the match. With that bat, Potgieter made a stunning cameo of 25 runs in 12 balls, hitting two boundaries and one six. 

Delano Potgieter batted with Virat Kohli's bat at SA20 today - King Kohli gifted his bat to Rashid and & he gave it to Potgieter for batting & he scored 25*(12).

- KING KOHLI, THE INSPIRATION..!!!! 🐐🙇 pic.twitter.com/eLlzhAFzfI

— MrRehan (@ImRehan1402) January 9, 2025

The game started with Sunrisers winning the toss and choosing to bat bowl first. With a few early wickets, it seemed like the decision was perfect for them. However, Dewald Brevis changed the course of the game with his brilliant half-century. The player hit 57 runs in 29 balls, including two boundaries and six sixes. MI scored 174 runs in the first innings and won the game by 97 runs thanks to Potgieter's five wickets haul. He conceded just ten runs in three overs. For his magnificent all-round performance, he was given the POTM award. 

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He is someone who can change the momentum: Rashid Khan

Captain Rashid Khan was elated with the team's performance against Sunrisers Eastern Cape as they won their first game after two seasons. It was an emotional moment for MI but the captain was super proud of the young Dewald Brevis for pulling off such a great knock in the crunch situation. He batted confidently under pressure situations, helping the team to get victory. 

"We've had a couple of tough years. He is someone who can change the momentum at any time (talking about Brevis). He has the skill and ability. Brilliant innings under pressure and the way he struck the ball was amazing to see," said Rashid Khan in the post-match presentation.