This young man is having a great SA 20 for Pretoria Capitals. After nine matches, he is the leading run-scorer (317) for his team - above Hope (264) and Brevis (194)his teammates who both have on more match.

He is currently the second highest scorer in the tournament behind Ryan Rickleton (335) though QdK could pass him tomorrow. He has at least two MOM awards that I can recall. Today, Pretoria were 7-5 in the PowerPlay. He and Brevis had a record 100+ partnership for the 6th wicket breaking one set a few days ago.

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Sherfane in his own words according to Cricinfo:

Player of the Match, Sherfane Rutherford:

"[One of your best performances?] First of all, I want to give God praise for this opportunity and grace. It is definitely my best; I would put it up there. It was a pretty tough wicket where the ball was doing a lot, but what was important for me was the process: giving myself time and trying to face as many balls as possible. I think it went pretty well.

[Rescue mission with Brevis] Tonight wasn't any different. The conversation was basically about having strong intent but trying to play safe shots. It was important for us to bat as deep as possible because we had lost so many wickets. Our plan was simple: run hard and rotate the strike. I know that once Brevis and I are there, we can do some damage.

[How difficult it is to focus during a batting collapse] For me, it is very difficult. For Dewald, it is easy because every time I tell him we are trying to get to 150, he says, just don't look at the score, let us bat. That is his favorite phrase. I told myself okay, but in my mind, I was still aiming for 150. When we reached 144, I felt it gave our bowlers a decent chance to execute.

[Turning things around every time] It is definitely not easy. One of the biggest things for me is these tough situations; I try to mark myself on moments where the team is under the pump so I can come out on top. It is something I enjoy. It may not happen every time, but when it does, it looks good and I feel great about helping my team.

[7/5 and then score 70 like today or 140/0 and propel to 200 runs] I would definitely go for the second one! It is good to have that freedom to just go and express yourself. But if that platform isn't there, you just have to adapt to the situation and give yourself the best chance."

What they say about form and class again?

But more importantly, that interview shows the level of intelligence that goes into his game

Happy for the man! Definitely a real talent.

Glad to see him batting so well again. He was in a bit of a slump but he showing his class. Hope that continues for him into the WC

@positiveg

I think that he was exhausted. He just looked totally out of it all during that period last year.

@Fantom

Hope this form carries over to the T20 WC. Happy for him.