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SA20Match 16 · T20

MI Cape Town beat Paarl Royals by 13 runs

Boland Park, Paarl, . Paarl Royals won the toss and chose to bowl.

MI Cape Town142/920 ov
Paarl Royals129/620 ov
MI Cape Town won by 13 runs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Paarl Royals won the toss and chose to bowl. MI Cape Town made 142 for 9 in 20 overs, Rassie van der Dussen 49 from 42 balls and Grant Roelofsen 34 from 30 balls. Bjorn Fortuin took 2 for 22.

Paarl Royals made 129 for 6 in 20 overs, Jos Buttler 68 from 58 balls and David Miller 26 from 24 balls. George Linde took 2 for 23.

MI Cape Town won by 13 runs.

Key performers

MI Cape Town innings

142/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ryan Rickelton †c & b BC Fortuinc & b BC Fortuin5410125.00
Dewald Brevislbw b BC Fortuinlbw b BC Fortuin2100020.00
Sam Curranrun out (DA Miller/BC Fortuin)run out (DA Miller/BC Fortuin)230066.67
Grant Roelofsenc DA Miller b FD Adamsc DA Miller b FD Adams343030113.33
Rassie van der Dussenc JJ Roy b FD Adamsc JJ Roy b FD Adams494241116.67
George Lindeb T Shamsib T Shamsi241421171.43
Delano Potgieterst †JC Buttler b T Shamsist †JC Buttler b T Shamsi02000.00
Odean Smithc FD Adams b L Ngidic FD Adams b L Ngidi6510120.00
Rashid Khanc DA Miller b L Ngidic DA Miller b L Ngidi13720185.71
Jofra Archernot outnot out2*200100.00
Kagiso Rabadanot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 3)(b 1, lb 1, w 3)5
Total20 Ov (RR 7.10)20 Ov (RR 7.10)142/9
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (RD Rickelton, 1 ov), 9-2 (SM Curran, 2.2 ov), 9-3 (D Brevis, 2.5 ov), 72-4 (G Roelofsen, 12.2 ov), 103-5 (GF Linde, 15.3 ov), 103-6 (D Potgieter, 15.5 ov), 110-7 (OF Smith, 16.5 ov), 124-8 (Rashid Khan, 18.1 ov), 141-9 (HE van der Dussen, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bjorn Fortuin402225.50113000
Wihan Lubbe20904.5040000
Lungi Ngidi402927.25102110
Ferisco Adams403127.7563000
Tabraiz Shamsi402726.7592100
Evan Jones2022011.0033020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRD Rickelton 5(4) & D Brevis 1(2)66
2ndD Brevis 1(5) & SM Curran 2(3)38
3rdD Brevis 0(3) & G Roelofsen 0(0)03
4thHE van der Dussen 29(27) & G Roelofsen 34(30)6357
5thGF Linde 24(14) & HE van der Dussen 4(5)3119
6thD Potgieter 0(2) & HE van der Dussen 0(0)02
7thOF Smith 6(5) & HE van der Dussen 1(1)76
8thRashid Khan 13(7) & HE van der Dussen 1(1)148
9thJC Archer 2(2) & HE van der Dussen 14(8)1710
10thK Rabada 0(1) & JC Archer 0(0)1*1

Paarl Royals innings

129/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jason Royc SM Curran b GF Lindec SM Curran b GF Linde480050.00
Jos Buttler †c G Roelofsen b JC Archerc G Roelofsen b JC Archer685890117.24
Wihan Lubbeb GF Lindeb GF Linde01000.00
Dane Vilasb K Rabadab K Rabada280025.00
Mitchell Van Buurenb Rashid Khanb Rashid Khan130033.33
David Millerc JC Archer b K Rabadac JC Archer b K Rabada262420108.33
Evan Jonesnot outnot out13*1210108.33
Ferisco Adamsnot outnot out6*600100.00
Extras(lb 1, w 8)(lb 1, w 8)9
Total20 Ov (RR 6.45)20 Ov (RR 6.45) · Target 143 from 20 ov129/6
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (JJ Roy, 2.1 ov), 9-2 (WJ Lubbe, 2.2 ov), 27-3 (DJ Vilas, 5.5 ov), 30-4 (M Van Buuren, 6.5 ov), 89-5 (DA Miller, 15.1 ov), 121-6 (JC Buttler, 18.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
George Linde402325.75142010
Kagiso Rabada402726.7572010
Jofra Archer403117.75115020
Rashid Khan401614.0080000
Odean Smith201608.0031000
Sam Curran201507.5032000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJJ Roy 4(8) & JC Buttler 4(5)913
2ndWJ Lubbe 0(1) & JC Buttler 0(0)01
3rdDJ Vilas 2(8) & JC Buttler 10(13)1821
4thM Van Buuren 1(3) & JC Buttler 2(3)36
5thDA Miller 26(24) & JC Buttler 33(26)5950
6thE Jones 11(7) & JC Buttler 19(11)3218
7thFD Adams 6(6) & E Jones 2(5)8*11

Commentary

End of innings: PR 129/6 (20 ov)
End of over 205 runsPR 129/6210110
E Jones 13(12)FD Adams 6(6)OF Smith 2-0-16-0
19.60
OF Smith to E Jones, no run
19.51
OF Smith to FD Adams, 1 run
19.41
OF Smith to E Jones, 1 run
19.30
OF Smith to E Jones, no run
19.21
OF Smith to FD Adams, 1 run
19.12
OF Smith to FD Adams, 2 runs
End of over 194 runs, 1 wktPR 124/6WdW10101
FD Adams 2(3)E Jones 12(9)JC Archer 4-0-31-1
18.61
JC Archer to FD Adams, 1 run
18.50
JC Archer to FD Adams, no run
18.41
JC Archer to E Jones, 1 run
18.30
JC Archer to E Jones, no run
18.21
JC Archer to FD Adams, 1 run
18.1W
JC Archer to JC Buttler, OUT
JC Buttler c G Roelofsen b JC Archer 68(58) [4s-9 6s-0] · FoW 121/6 (18.1 ov)
18.1Wd
JC Archer to JC Buttler, wide
End of over 1813 runsPR 120/5121414
E Jones 11(7)JC Buttler 68(57)K Rabada 4-0-27-2
17.64
K Rabada to E Jones, FOUR
17.51
K Rabada to JC Buttler, 1 run
17.44
K Rabada to JC Buttler, FOUR
17.31
K Rabada to E Jones, 1 run
17.22
K Rabada to E Jones, 2 runs
17.11
K Rabada to JC Buttler, 1 run
End of over 1713 runsPR 107/51Wd04241
JC Buttler 62(54)E Jones 4(4)JC Archer 3-0-27-0
16.61
JC Archer to JC Buttler, 1 run
16.54
JC Archer to JC Buttler, FOUR
16.42
JC Archer to JC Buttler, 2 runs
16.34
JC Archer to JC Buttler, FOUR
16.20
JC Archer to JC Buttler, no run
16.2Wd
JC Archer to JC Buttler, wide