Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rassie van der Dussen	not out	91	64	84	5	5	142.18
Azmatullah Omarzai	c †Karthik b Galiem	13	11	19	2	0	118.18

Reeza Hendricks	b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	30	27	31	1	1	111.11

George Linde	b Root	10	10	10	1	0	100.00

Dewald Brevis	b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	8	4	5	0	1	200.00

Delano Potgieter	not out	2	5	14	0	0	40.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1)	4
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.90)	158/4
Did not bat: Connor Esterhuizen †, Colin Ingram, Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 4.1 ov), 2-90 (Reeza Hendricks, 12.2 ov), 3-109 (George Linde, 15.3 ov), 4-124 (Dewald Brevis, 16.5 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Bjorn Fortuin	4	0	32	0	8.00	7	3	1	0	0
Kwena Maphaka	3	0	35	0	11.66	6	2	3	0	0
Dayyaan Galiem	2	0	20	1	10.00	3	1	1	0	1
4.1 to Azmatullah Omarzai, what a start! Angled approach, speared in at the pads, hits the seam and holds its line, Omarzai is committed to the leg-glance, the ball thuds into the closed face of his blade, deflects to the keeper, and DK rolls back the years with a full-stretch leap to his right! The ball actually bobbled out of his right glove, but nestled back in. 31/1 See all photos
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	0	27	2	6.75	9	1	1	0	0
12.2 to RR Hendricks, ping, clean past the outside edge! Mujeeb's carrom-ball sticks in the pitch from over the wicket, grips and skids as Hendricks closes a bamboozled face, and he loses his off stump!. 90/2 16.5 to D Brevis, splats the stumps! Mujeeb's angle gets the better of Brevis' intentions, out of the front of the hand, grips just enough to straighten past the outside edge, and smash into middle and off. 124/4
Dunith Wellalage	4	0	17	0	4.25	9	0	0	0	0
Joe Root	3	0	24	1	8.00	7	2	1	0	0
15.3 to GF Linde, beaten for pace! Super bowling, faster, flatter, round-arm and fired in at the base of off, Linde looks to launch it over midwicket and hears the death rattle!. 109/3 See all photos

Paarl Royals (T: 159 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Lhuan-dre Pretorius	run out (Rashid Khan)	83	52	76	8	3	159.61

Joe Root	c Ingram b Boult	15	15	28	2	0	100.00

Mitchell Van Buuren	c †Esterhuizen b Rashid Khan	22	20	29	2	0	110.00

David Miller (c)	not out	24	20	30	3	0	120.00
Dinesh Karthik †	run out (†Esterhuizen)	10	6	9	1	0	166.66

Andile Phehlukwayo	not out	1	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, w 2)	4
Total	19 Ov (RR: 8.36)	159/4
Did not bat: Dunith Wellalage, Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Joe Root, 5.5 ov), 2-101 (Mitchell Van Buuren, 12.4 ov), 3-136 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 16.6 ov), 4-154 (Dinesh Karthik, 18.4 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Azmatullah Omarzai	3	0	34	0	11.33	6	5	1	1	0
Trent Boult	4	0	26	1	6.50	9	3	0	0	0
5.5 to JE Root, picks out short midwicket! Boult gets Root, and Ingram makes amends after his horror drop in the first over. Another knuckleball. Root loses his shape again looking to club leg-side, and it skews off the toe to present a simple catching chance. Vital wicket for MICT. 50/1
Kagiso Rabada	4	0	37	0	9.25	5	5	0	1	0
Rashid Khan	4	0	22	1	5.50	9	1	0	0	0
12.4 to M Van Buuren, nicks him off! Full legbreak, van Buuren pushes tentatively at it and can only snick it through to Esterhuzien. He takes an excellent catch after a significant deflection off the outside edge, and Rashid breaks the 51-run stand. 101/2
George Linde	4	0	38	0	9.50	6	2	2	0	0

Match Flow

MI Cape Town innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
Over 3.4: Review by Paarl Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - TC Mokorosi, Batter - HE van der Dussen (Struck down)
Strategic Timeout: MI Cape Town - 46/1 in 6.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 26, RR Hendricks 5)
MI Cape Town: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (42 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (HE van der Dussen 21, RR Hendricks 28, Ex 1)
MI Cape Town: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 2
HE van der Dussen: 50 off 44 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: MI Cape Town - 105/2 in 15.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 53, GF Linde 6)
MI Cape Town: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (115 balls), Extras 4
Innings Break: MI Cape Town - 158/4 in 20.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 91, D Potgieter 2)

Paarl Royals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket)
Paarl Royals: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (LG Pretorius 33, JE Root 15, Ex 2)
Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 56/1 in 7.0 overs (LG Pretorius 38, M Van Buuren 1)
LG Pretorius: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Paarl Royals: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (LG Pretorius 28, M Van Buuren 22, Ex 0)
Over 12.2: Review by Paarl Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - LG Pretorius (Upheld)
Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 106/2 in 14.0 overs (LG Pretorius 64, DA Miller 3)
Paarl Royals: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 4

Match Details

Boland Park, Paarl
Toss	Paarl Royals, elected to field first
Series	SA20
Season	2024/25
Player Of The Match	Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Hours of play (local time)	17.30 start, First Session 17.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.50
Match days	15 January 2025 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires	Allahuddien PalekerDRS Thomas MokorosiDRS
TV Umpire	Arno Jacobs
Reserve Umpire	Abdoellah Steenkamp
Match Referee	Shandre Fritz
Points	Paarl Royals 4, MI Cape Town 0

Language

English

Win Probability

PR 100%

MICTPR

100%50%100%

Over 19 • PR 159/4

Dinesh Karthik run out (†Esterhuizen) 10 (6b 1x4 0x6 9m) SR: 166.66

Royals won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

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Royals Innings

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Azmatullah Omarzai	3	34	0	11.33
TA Boult	4	26	1	6.5
K Rabada	4	37	0	9.25
Rashid Khan	4	22	1	5.5
GF Linde	4	38	0	9.5

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