Ryan Rickelton created history, became the first player in the world to achieve this feat in SA20; Haven’t got a place in the team for T20 World Cup

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 15, 2026

Yes, that is what has happened. First of all, know that 29 year old Ryan Rickelton played an unbeaten inning of 113 runs by hitting 8 fours and 9 sixes in 60 balls in the match against Joburg Super Kings. The special thing is that this is Ryan Rickelton’s second century in the fourth season of SA20 and with this he has now become the first player in the world to score two centuries in one season of SA20 tournament. He has scored centuries against Georgetown Super Kings and Durban Super Giants in the current season of SA20.

Did not get place in the team for T20 World Cup: 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton is currently the leading run-scorer in the current SA20 season. He has achieved this feat for MI Cape Town by scoring 317 runs in 6 innings of 7 matches at an average of 63.40 and strike rate of 172.28. However, the sad thing for South African cricket fans is that Ryan Rickelton has not been selected in South Africa’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 starting from 07 February.

MI fans will be happy: Even though the South African Cricket Board may not have appreciated Ryan Rickelton’s talent, the Mumbai Indians franchise has always respected him. This is the reason why Mumbai Indians have included this wicketkeeper batsman in their squad not only for SA20 but also for the upcoming season of IPL. He has been retained by MI for IPL 2026 for Rs 1 crore.

The condition of the match was like this: In the 20th match of SA20, MI Cape Town won the toss and chose to bat first, after which they scored 234 runs on the score board after losing 3 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of Ryan Rickelton’s century and Rassie van der Dussen’s half-century. In response, Dianne Forrester (80 not out on 42 balls) and James Vince (77 runs on 43 balls) scored stormy half-centuries for the Joburg Super Kings team, but despite this, the Super Kings team could only score 198 runs and thus MI won the match by 36 runs.