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MI CAPE TOWN 172/7 (20 OVERS)
- Reeza Hendricks59 (37)
- Rassie van der Dussen43 (33)
- Dayyaan Galiem3/24 (4)
- Bjorn Fortuin1/24 (4)
PAARL ROYALS 139/9 (20 OVERS)
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman34 (21)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius26 (12)
- George Linde3/15 (4)
- Kagiso Rabada2/22 (4)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alan Gardner
END OF OVER:20 | 13 Runs | PR: 139/9 (34 runs required, RR: 6.95)
- Kwena Maphaka22 (19b)
- Lungi Ngidi4 (5b)
- Delano Potgieter1-0-13-0
- Azmatullah Omarzai3-0-32-1
9.18pm: Let's hear from the players at the presentation, starting with Player of the Match Kagiso Rabada: "Joe Root's a fantastic player but I'm claiming that as a nick-off down leg. Every game I play I try my best, hopefully more often than not it comes off. [Mentoring younger bowlers?] I try to instill them with positivity and get them to back themselves. You want youngsters to be free and take pressure off them. I try to do that in whatever way."
Royals captain David Miller: "Very disappointed, the way the guys batted at the end was encouraging, the opening pair gave us a start but in the middle, it wasn't our greatest night. We'll have chat, it comes down to execution. The guys know what to do, we need to take risks at some stage but not our best night. We thought it was a par score and we could have chased it down. Needed someone to hang in there and make the right calls."
MICT's Rashid Khan: "Brilliant win, we haven't had many at home. So a special night. After the powerplay, the way they batted, it was brilliant from the bowlers. Something I love about this team is the hunger. That gives you something special as a captain. [Hendricks] So happy with the way he played, those are the expectations we have, a classical player setting it up for the big hitters. [Leaky opening over?] There were a few bad deliveries, but I found my area and tried my best to keep it there and keep the pressure on."
And that's a wrap from Newlands for tonight. Tomorrow is a double-header day, with Centurion and Durban hosting matches. Be sure to join us for those... Bye!
9.10pm: So that is a second win from three for MICT, and their first in front of the home crowd at Newlands. They go top of the early standings. Reeza Hendricks helped set the foundation with 59 off 37, before Kagiso Rabada's two wicket maidens in the powerplay derailed Royals after a fast start. George Linde claimed his best SA20 figures as the chase fell apart, although Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Kwena Maphaka did at least show enough moxy down the order to deny MICT the bonus point that was theirs for the taking
MICT need three dots or a wicket now
Delano Potgieter is to bowl the final over
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