When South African icon AB de Villiers was spotted vaping live on television during Monday, January 12’s SA20 2025–26 match between the Pretoria Capitals and MI Cape Town, it was a difficult moment. Because of his exceptional batting and fielding abilities, AB de Villiers has served as an inspiration to cricket fans all around the world. On Monday, though, he took centre stage for an unexpected reason.
When the camera panned to the fans during the eighth over of the game’s opening innings, AB de Villiers was seen vaping.
As the situation developed, the former South African captain, accompanied by his wife, was extremely shocked. Many cricket fans, who have known AB de Villiers to be a highly disciplined player and an excellent representative of the game, found this to be a difficult pill to take.
Ab de villiers vaping 🤣👌🏻#Abdivilliers #SA20League #MICTvsPC pic.twitter.com/XVJTqAFiEy
— the velvet revival (@willieedynamite) January 12, 2026
In the 22nd game of the current fourth edition of the SA20, South Africa’s top T20 competition, the Pretoria Capitals soundly trounced MI Cape Town. Sherfane Rutherford’s scorching half-century helped the Capitals reach a difficult target of 186 runs after Cape Town captain Rashid Khan asked them to bat first. The Caribbean hitter maintained his purple patch in the tournament by smashing 53 off just 27 balls. Dewald Brevis made a significant contribution as well, scoring 34 off 19 balls. Kagiso Rabada was the best bowler for Cape Town, taking two wickets in four overs while giving up just 33 runs.
Cape Town’s response got off to a poor start when they lost their openers during the powerplay. After a valiant effort, Reeza Hendricks managed to stay undefeated at 68 from 50 balls. However, Rashid and company were limited to 132/7 in 20 overs, and he didn’t get much help from his teammates. At the end of the match, Gideon Peters had the best stats, scoring 3/32 in four overs.
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