Rickelton to lean on Amla's expertise, eager to mould into T20 player

MI Cape Town batter Ryan Rickelton hopes to mould himself more into a T20 player in the ongoing SA20 tournament.

After being snubbed by the Proteas due to an "ankle injury" for their tour Down Under, Rickelton continued to prove the national selectors wrong as he performed for his domestic franchise in last season's One Day Cup.

The 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has been in fine form for the Lions. He ended as the highest run-scorer in the One Day Cup, scoring 452 runs in seven games at an average of 64.57.

Rickelton, who has only played three Tests for the Proteas thus far, scored 75 in the One Day Cup final as the Lions sealed the title against Western Province.

In Tuesday's SA20 opening encounter at a sold-out Newlands, Rickelton helped steer his new franchise, MI Cape Town, to an eight-wicket victory against the Paarl Royals.

He shared a 90-run opening partnership with teenage star Dewald Brevis (70*) as MI Cape Town chased down 143 under lights in Cape Town.

Rickelton went on to score 42 off 33 balls (hitting five fours and a six) before he was bowled by Ramon Simmonds of the West Indies.

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Rickelton told reporters he is eager to prove himself in the shorter format of the game as he looks to continue his form this season.

"I've had a nice two months and I did have about a 10-day break off in December after the One Day Cup final," Rickelton told reporters on Wednesday.

"T20 is a bit different, I know I'm hitting the ball nicely, it's just about trying to mould some plans. I haven't had the best time in T20 cricket in the last year or two, so the opportunity to try and formulate some plans with Simon Katich and Hash (Amla) has really