Rassie van der Dussen top scored for MI Cape Town against Durban’s Super Giants last season as the two sides face in this year’s opener on Boxing Day. MI Cape Town batter Rassie van der Dussen says they are going into the season with a weight lifted off their shoulders having won the competition last season. MI Cape Town are heading into the season as defending champions, having beat Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg last season.
One would assume that the side would head into the upcoming season with added pressure to defend their title, however, Van der Dussen believes they have very little pressure going into the season. In fact, the 36-year-old toldIndependent Mediathat they actually felt more pressure in seasons one, two and three, as they finished last place in the opening two seasons, despite having a strong squad. “I think we actually play with little bit less pressure having won last year,” Van der Dussen said.
“Last year we were under real pressure having finished last twice with a really strong squad every time. Last year we managed to pull it together. I think it will be good for us.
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“When you have a good team, there’s always pressure on you to win, but we have won now.” MI Cape Town will take on Aiden Markram’s Durban Super Giants in the season opener at Newlands in Cape Town on Boxing Day. Both teams have strong squads and Van der Dussen reckons this season will be quite the spectacle. “I think the beauty of SA20 is that all the teams are ridiculously strong.
I’m going to say it’s the strongest league in the world,” Van der Dussen said. “According to me it’s definitely stronger than the IPL and definitely stronger than any of the leagues.
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