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SA20Playoffs · Semi-final · T20

Pretoria Capitals beat Paarl Royals by 29 runs in the semi-final

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . Paarl Royals won the toss and chose to bowl.

Pretoria Capitals153/820 ov
Paarl Royals12419 ov
Pretoria Capitals won by 29 runs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Paarl Royals won the toss and chose to bowl. Pretoria Capitals made 153 for 8 in 20 overs, Rilee Rossouw 56 from 41 balls. Andile Phehlukwayo took 3 for 29.

Paarl Royals were bowled out for 124, David Miller 31 from 27 balls. Adil Rashid took 2 for 15.

Pretoria Capitals won by 29 runs.

Key performers

Pretoria Capitals innings

153/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Philip Saltlbw b T Shamsilbw b T Shamsi222130104.76
Kusal Mendis †c PR Stirling b BC Fortuinc PR Stirling b BC Fortuin7111063.64
Theunis de Bruync †JC Buttler b T Shamsic †JC Buttler b T Shamsi9120075.00
Rilee Rossouwc EJG Morgan b AL Phehlukwayoc EJG Morgan b AL Phehlukwayo564153136.59
Colin Ingramc BC Fortuin b E Jonesc BC Fortuin b E Jones10141071.43
James Neeshamc †JC Buttler b AL Phehlukwayoc †JC Buttler b AL Phehlukwayo450080.00
Eathan Boschc †JC Buttler b AL Phehlukwayoc †JC Buttler b AL Phehlukwayo221031220.00
Senuran Muthusamynot outnot out1*30033.33
Migael Pretoriusrun out (†JC Buttler)run out (†JC Buttler)0000-
Adil Rashidnot outnot out8*420200.00
Extras(lb 5, w 8, nb 1)(lb 5, w 8, nb 1)14
Total20 Ov (RR 7.65)20 Ov (RR 7.65)153/8
Did not bat: Anrich Nortje
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (BKG Mendis, 3.3 ov), 37-2 (TB de Bruyn, 6.5 ov), 51-3 (PD Salt, 8.2 ov), 84-4 (CA Ingram, 13.2 ov), 91-5 (JDS Neesham, 14.5 ov), 133-6 (RR Rossouw, 18.1 ov), 144-7 (E Bosch, 19 ov), 144-8 (M Pretorius, 19.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lungi Ngidi4040010.00118030
Bjorn Fortuin402416.00111110
Andile Phehlukwayo402937.2582100
Tabraiz Shamsi401924.75111010
Paul Stirling1014014.0011101
Evan Jones312217.33102130
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPD Salt 11(10) & BKG Mendis 7(11)1921
2ndTB de Bruyn 9(12) & PD Salt 8(8)1820
3rdRR Rossouw 9(6) & PD Salt 3(3)149
4thCA Ingram 10(14) & RR Rossouw 19(17)3330
5thJDS Neesham 4(5) & RR Rossouw 2(4)79
6thE Bosch 12(6) & RR Rossouw 26(14)4220
7thS Muthusamy 1(1) & E Bosch 10(4)115
8thS Muthusamy 0(2) & M Pretorius 0(0)02
9thAU Rashid 8(4) & S Muthusamy 0(0)9*4

Paarl Royals innings

124(19 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jason Royc RR Rossouw b E Boschc RR Rossouw b E Bosch02000.00
Paul Stirlinglbw b AU Rashidlbw b AU Rashid211431150.00
Jos Buttler †b E Boschb E Bosch13811162.50
Dane Vilasb AU Rashidb AU Rashid18222081.82
Eoin Morganc †BKG Mendis b RR Rossouwc †BKG Mendis b RR Rossouw171330130.77
David Millerc CA Ingram b A Nortjec CA Ingram b A Nortje312721114.81
Evan Jonesb JDS Neeshamb JDS Neesham07000.00
Andile Phehlukwayoc CA Ingram b JDS Neeshamc CA Ingram b JDS Neesham141330107.69
Bjorn Fortuinc E Bosch b M Pretoriusc E Bosch b M Pretorius240050.00
Lungi Ngidinot outnot out0*1000.00
Tabraiz Shamsic CA Ingram b A Nortjec CA Ingram b A Nortje03000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 6)(b 1, lb 1, w 6)8
Total19 Ov (RR 6.53)19 Ov (RR 6.53) · Target 154 from 20 ov124
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (JJ Roy, 0.2 ov), 16-2 (JC Buttler, 2.1 ov), 49-3 (PR Stirling, 6.3 ov), 64-4 (DJ Vilas, 8.4 ov), 83-5 (EJG Morgan, 11.2 ov), 90-6 (E Jones, 13.1 ov), 109-7 (AL Phehlukwayo, 16.2 ov), 124-8 (BC Fortuin, 17.5 ov), 124-9 (DA Miller, 18.3 ov), 124-10 (T Shamsi, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Eathan Bosch402225.50112020
Senuran Muthusamy1013013.0011100
Anrich Nortje412927.25155100
Migael Pretorius302117.0091100
Adil Rashid301525.00102010
James Neesham301926.33103010
Rilee Rossouw10313.0050020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJJ Roy 0(2) & PR Stirling 0(0)02
2ndJC Buttler 13(8) & PR Stirling 1(3)1611
3rdDJ Vilas 12(15) & PR Stirling 20(11)3326
4thEJG Morgan 7(6) & DJ Vilas 6(7)1513
5thDA Miller 8(9) & EJG Morgan 10(7)1916
6thE Jones 0(7) & DA Miller 5(4)711
7thAL Phehlukwayo 14(13) & DA Miller 5(6)1919
8thBC Fortuin 2(4) & DA Miller 13(5)159
9thL Ngidi 0(1) & DA Miller 0(3)04
10thT Shamsi 0(3) & L Ngidi 0(0)03

Commentary

End of innings: PR 124 (19 ov)
End of over 190 runs, 2 wktsPR 124/1000W00W
L Ngidi 0(1)A Nortje 4-1-29-2
18.6W
A Nortje to T Shamsi, OUT
T Shamsi c CA Ingram b A Nortje 0(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 124/10 (19 ov)
18.50
A Nortje to T Shamsi, no run
18.40
A Nortje to T Shamsi, no run
18.3W
A Nortje to DA Miller, OUT
DA Miller c CA Ingram b A Nortje 31(27) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 124/9 (18.3 ov)
18.20
A Nortje to DA Miller, no run
18.10
A Nortje to DA Miller, no run
End of over 188 runs, 1 wktPR 124/81610W0
L Ngidi 0(1)DA Miller 31(24)M Pretorius 3-0-21-1
17.60
M Pretorius to L Ngidi, no run
17.5W
M Pretorius to BC Fortuin, OUT
BC Fortuin c E Bosch b M Pretorius 2(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 124/8 (17.5 ov)
17.40
M Pretorius to BC Fortuin, no run
17.31
M Pretorius to DA Miller, 1 run
17.26
M Pretorius to DA Miller, SIX
17.11
M Pretorius to BC Fortuin, 1 run
End of over 178 runs, 1 wktPR 116/71W1240
DA Miller 24(22)BC Fortuin 1(1)JDS Neesham 3-0-19-2
16.60
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, no run
16.54
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, FOUR
16.42
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, 2 runs
16.31
JDS Neesham to BC Fortuin, 1 run
16.2W
JDS Neesham to AL Phehlukwayo, OUT
AL Phehlukwayo c CA Ingram b JDS Neesham 14(13) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 109/7 (16.2 ov)
16.11
JDS Neesham to DA Miller, 1 run
End of over 165 runsPR 108/6011111
DA Miller 17(18)AL Phehlukwayo 14(12)E Bosch 4-0-22-2
15.61
E Bosch to DA Miller, 1 run
15.51
E Bosch to AL Phehlukwayo, 1 run
15.41
E Bosch to DA Miller, 1 run
15.31
E Bosch to AL Phehlukwayo, 1 run
15.21
E Bosch to DA Miller, 1 run
15.10
E Bosch to DA Miller, no run
End of over 159 runsPR 103/6140400
AL Phehlukwayo 12(10)DA Miller 14(14)A Nortje 3-0-29-0