Rickleton created history (Photo: PTI)
SA20, Ryan Rickleton: There is one player who is making waves in the South African T20 League. The name is- Ryan Rickleton, who has proved himself to be number 1 among 70 batsmen. Now you might be wondering how Ryan Rickleton left 70 batsmen behind and became number 1? The answer to this lies in the sixes, fours, centuries and runs scored by any batsman in SA20. Ryan Rickleton is the best in these four matters. Simply put, among the 70 batsmen who have batted in the current season of SA20, Ryan Rickleton is the batsman who has scored the most runs, most sixes-fours and most centuries.
What history did Ryan Rickleton make?
While establishing his dominance among the 70 batsmen, Ryan Rickleton has also created history in SA20. He has now become the first player to score 2 centuries in the history of this T20 league. This means that he is the player who has scored the most centuries in SA20. The amazing thing is that Ryan Rickleton has scored both his centuries in SA20 in the current season only.
When did Rickleton score centuries in SA20?
Ryan Rickleton scored his first century on 26 December 2025 in the match played against Durban Super Giants. The MI Cape Town batsman then scored 113 runs in 63 balls with the help of 11 sixes. However, while chasing the target of 233 runs in this match, he was not able to lead his team to victory.
The MI Cape Town opener scored his second century in the SA20 against Johannesburg Super Kings. In this match played on 10 January 2026, he scored unbeaten 113 runs on 60 balls, which included 9 sixes. The effect of Rickleton’s century was that MI Cape Town, batting first in the match, made a big score of 234 runs in 20 overs, in front of which Johannesburg Super Kings succumbed.
Not only century, but also number 1 in sixes, fours and runs.
By scoring 2 centuries, Ryan Rickleton has not only become the first batsman to do so in the history of SA 20, but he has also become the player who has scored the most runs, most sixes and fours in the current season of the league. After the first 7 matches played in the current season of SA20, Ryan Rickleton has scored 317 runs with 24 sixes and 24 fours. This number of sixes, fours and runs is the highest among the 70 batsmen who have batted so far in SA20 2025-26.
South Africa drops Rickleton from T20 WC team
Ryan Rickleton has made a historic record by scoring runs and sixes as well as 2 centuries in the current season of SA20, even though he has not been included in South Africa’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. He has been dropped from the T20 World Cup team. In such a situation, the question is whether the South African selectors made a mistake by not selecting Richelton.