Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2025 Players Who Win SA20 2025 League with MI Cape Town

The Mumbai Indians, one of the most successful franchises in IPL history, won the IPL five times. The Mumbai franchise is not only successful in India but also has a strong global presence, including its sister team in the SA20 League.

Yesterday, MI Cape Town, the sister franchise of Mumbai Indian, defeated Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final match and became the champions of SA20 for the first time in their history. In the squad of MI Cape Town, some players will play for the Mumbai Indians in the upcoming IPL 2025 season so let’s take a look at these key players and their contributions.

Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2025 Players Who Won SA20 2025

Trent Boult

New Zealand’s left-arm pacer is the most expensive player for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 auction; they brought him for Rs 12.50 crore. Boult was also part of Mumbai’s 2020 IPL-winning squad and was awarded the player of the match award in the final match.

The same kind of thing happened in the SA20; Boult was the player of the match in the final of this season by taking 2 wickets in just 9 runs. He could be an important asset for the Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season of IPL 2025.

In SA20, Boult played a total of 11 matches and took 11 wickets with an economy of 6.94 and his match-winning bowling performance in the final match will be memorable for MI fans.

Ryan Rickelton

South Africa’s explosive Wicket Keeper was another key performer for MI Cape Town in SA20 2025. His explosive batting performance prompted Mumbai to buy him from the IPL 2025 auction for Rs 1 crore.

In the final match, Ryan gave his team an explosive start and scored 33 runs just in 15 balls with a 212 strike rate. His SA20 season was also tremendous; by playing 8 matches, he scored 336 runs with a 178 strike rate and managed to score 3 half centuries and a highest score of 89.

With his aggressive stroke play, Rickelton could be a valuable addition to Mumbai’s squad in IPL 2025.

Former Mumbai Indians Players Who Won SA20 2025

Dewald Brevis

The young South African all-rounder Dewald Brevis is also compared with legendary batsman AB de Villiers. Bervis was part of the Mumbai Indians for two seasons but he was released before the 2025 IPL auction, and don’t bring him back.

Although not retained, Brevis shined in SA20 2025 with an impressive all-round performance. In 12 matches, he scored a total of 291 runs with a strike rate of 184 along with 2 fifties, and by bowling, he also took 3 wickets. His 38 runs inning in just 18 balls was one of the most important contributions in the final match.

Nuwan Thushara

Sri Lankan speedster Nuwan Thushara was part of the Mumbai Indians in 2024, where he played a total of 7 matches and took 8 wickets. Just like Brevis, Thushara was also released before the auction and not brought back.

Despite not playing in the SA20 2025 final, he had a strong tournament for MI Cape Town. he played 5 matches and took 8 wickets in the tournament.

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