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SA20Match 12 · T20

Paarl Royals beat Pretoria Capitals by 8 wickets

SuperSport Park, Centurion, . Pretoria Capitals won the toss and chose to bat.

Pretoria Capitals212/520 ov
Paarl Royals213/219.4 ov
Paarl Royals won by 8 wickets
MI Cape Town won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Pretoria Capitals won the toss and chose to bat. Pretoria Capitals made 212 for 5 in 20 overs, Will Smeed 54 from 34 balls and Kyle Verreynne 45 from 23 balls. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 2 for 28.

Paarl Royals reached 213 for 2 in 19.4 overs, Joe Root 92 not out from 60 balls and Rubin Hermann 56 from 33 balls.

Paarl Royals won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Pretoria Capitals innings

212/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Will Jacksc KT Maphaka b E Malingac KT Maphaka b E Malinga9820112.50
Rahmanullah Gurbazb Mujeeb Ur Rahmanb Mujeeb Ur Rahman422932144.83
Will Smeedc M Van Buuren b Dayyaan Galiemc M Van Buuren b Dayyaan Galiem543453158.82
Kyle Verreynne †lbw b Dayyaan Galiemlbw b Dayyaan Galiem452324195.65
Rilee Rossouwc L Ngidi b Mujeeb Ur Rahmanc L Ngidi b Mujeeb Ur Rahman14911155.56
James Neeshamnot outnot out28*1322215.38
Marques Ackermannot outnot out6*510120.00
Extras(lb 8, w 5, nb 1)(lb 8, w 5, nb 1)14
Total20 Ov (RR 10.60)20 Ov (RR 10.60)212/5
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (WG Jacks, 2.1 ov), 94-2 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 10 ov), 133-3 (WCF Smeed, 13.2 ov), 164-4 (RR Rossouw, 16.3 ov), 176-5 (K Verreynne, 17.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lungi Ngidi3037012.3354200
Kwena Maphaka4041010.25104201
Eshan Malinga4047111.7584320
Dayyaan Galiem4041210.2592330
Mujeeb Ur Rahman402827.0092100
Joe Root1010010.0020100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWG Jacks 9(8) & Rahmanullah Gurbaz 9(5)1813
2ndWCF Smeed 34(23) & Rahmanullah Gurbaz 33(24)7647
3rdWCF Smeed 20(11) & K Verreynne 17(9)3920
4thRR Rossouw 14(9) & K Verreynne 16(10)3119
5thJDS Neesham 0(3) & K Verreynne 12(4)127
6thMJ Ackerman 6(5) & JDS Neesham 28(10)36*14

Paarl Royals innings

213/2(19.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
LG Pretoriusc & b WG Jacksc & b WG Jacks01000.00
Joe Rootnot outnot out92*60112153.33
Rubin Hermannc MJ Ackerman b JDS Neeshamc MJ Ackerman b JDS Neesham563353169.70
David Millernot outnot out48*2442200.00
Extras(lb 7, w 10)(lb 7, w 10)17
Total19.4 Ov (RR 10.83)19.4 Ov (RR 10.83) · Target 213 from 20 ov213/2
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (LG Pretorius, 0.1 ov), 125-2 (RA Herman, 11.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Will Jacks403318.2573100
Eathan Bosch302709.0081230
Migael Pretorius302909.6734000
Tiaan van Vuuren4051012.7566200
Senuran Muthusamy2026013.0023010
James Neesham3.4040110.9163220
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLG Pretorius 0(1) & JE Root 0(0)01
2ndRA Herman 56(33) & JE Root 57(36)12569
3rdDA Miller 48(24) & JE Root 35(24)88*48

Commentary

End of innings: PR 213/2 (19.4 ov)
19.42
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, 2 runs
19.31
JDS Neesham to JE Root, 1 run
19.21
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, 1 run
19.14
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, FOUR
End of over 199 runsPR 205/2302040
JE Root 91(59)DA Miller 41(21)T van Vuuren 4-0-51-0
18.60
T van Vuuren to JE Root, no run
18.54
T van Vuuren to JE Root, FOUR
18.40
T van Vuuren to JE Root, no run
18.32
T van Vuuren to JE Root, 2 runs
18.20
T van Vuuren to JE Root, no run
18.13
T van Vuuren to DA Miller, 3 runs
End of over 1810 runsPR 196/2212410
JE Root 85(54)DA Miller 38(20)M Pretorius 3-0-29-0
17.60
M Pretorius to JE Root, no run
17.51
M Pretorius to DA Miller, 1 run
17.44
M Pretorius to DA Miller, FOUR
17.32
M Pretorius to DA Miller, 2 runs
17.21
M Pretorius to JE Root, 1 run
17.12
M Pretorius to JE Root, 2 runs
End of over 1713 runsPR 186/2141421
JE Root 82(51)DA Miller 31(17)T van Vuuren 3-0-42-0
16.61
T van Vuuren to JE Root, 1 run
16.52
T van Vuuren to JE Root, 2 runs
16.44
T van Vuuren to JE Root, FOUR
16.31
T van Vuuren to DA Miller, 1 run
16.24
T van Vuuren to DA Miller, FOUR
16.11
T van Vuuren to JE Root, 1 run
End of over 1614 runsPR 173/2116Wd1Lb2Wd1
JE Root 74(47)DA Miller 26(15)E Bosch 3-0-27-0
15.61
E Bosch to JE Root, 1 run
15.6Wd
E Bosch to JE Root, wide
15.52
E Bosch to JE Root, 2 runs