Kieren Rabie was the only batter to stand firm for Kuils River in the opening hour of the match, striking four fours in his 26 before falling on the stroke of the first drinks break.
Opening bowler Alex Draai struck in each of his two spells, taking 2-33 as he helped reduce Kuils River to 73-8.
Cape Town quickie Lifa Ntanzi exploited the window of opportunity provided by the quick demise of the visitors’ top order, striking twice more in his first eight deliveries.
Mathew Goles then returned a career-best 2-7 to eliminate the remainder of the Kuils River top seven by the first drinks break.
Veteran bowling all-rounder Nathan Swartz added a little late substance to the Kuils River innings, hitting a six and four fours in top-scoring with 37 from 45 balls.
Left-arm spinner Michal Lord then cleaned up the Kuils River innings by capturing the final two wickets, finishing with 2-10.
Opening bat Josh Chippendale wasted no time in chasing down Cape Town’s meagre target, blazing his way to 69 from 65 balls before falling right at the death.
Hilio de Abreu played a low-key supporting role for most of his 86-run stand with Josh Chippendale, before accelerating at the end to finish with an unbeaten 31 from 30 balls.
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