- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 Archer breaks through! Back of a length delivery on middle and leg stump that hurries onto the batter. Lubbe has a swipe across the line but is awfully late on the stroke. The ball pings off the higher part of the bat and lobs towards mid on, where Linde runs in and completes a superb catch diving forward! 9/115.1 cleans him up! Full toss that hones in on the stumps. Buttler walks across his stumps and looks for the cute lap over the keeper. He is just a little late on the stroke, though, and for once, misses his lap stroke. The ball breezes past the bat and smashes into middle stump! 104/46.6 in the air, and taken! Length delivery just outside off stump and Roy continues swinging. This time, too, he is early into the stroke and toe-ends it horribly. The ball goes miles up towards mid on, where Rashid settles himself and completes the catch! 45/29.2 middle stump has been knocked out of the ground! Length delivery on middle and off stump that nips back sharply. Vilas has a waft at it without any foot movement and leaves a massive gap between bat and pad. The ball exploits that space and flattens middle stump! 56/318.3 straight to the fielder! Dug into the track on middle and leg stump. Miller backs away and looks to thump it over deep cover point. He does not quite get the elevation, though, and despite hitting the shorter boundary, he hits it straight down the sweeper's throat 133/519.6 yorker outside off stump. Morgan drills it down to long off, and has no option but to go for the second. Fortuin makes it comfortably at the bowler's end but Morgan is a couple of yards short at the other end. Sums up the Royals' innings today! 142/718.4 two in two for Archer! Superb slower delivery on a full length just outside off stump, and Adams has no clue about this one. He is at least a week early into the stroke and clinks it. The ball lobs tamely towards extra cover, where Rickelton does the rest! 133/6Extras7 (nb 1, w 6)TOTAL142/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.1)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Wihan Lubbe, 2.3 ov), 2-45 (Jason Roy, 6.6 ov), 3-56 (Dane Vilas, 9.2 ov), 4-104 (Jos Buttler, 15.1 ov), 5-133 (David Miller, 18.3 ov), 6-133 (Ferisco Adams, 18.4 ov), 7-142 (Eoin Morgan, 19.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.4 knocks him over! Full, fast and angling into the batter at the stumps. Rickelton is taken aback by the pace and is horribly late on the stroke. The ball breezes past the bat, kisses the pad and then sends off stump flying! What a comeback by the youngster! 90/114.1 high in the air, and taken at long on! Length delivery just outside off stump. Curran has a massive hack at it but looks like he has not quite picked the slower one. He slices it miles up into the air towards long on, where Miller settles himself and completes the catch! 120/2Extras3 (b 1, lb 1, w 1)TOTAL143/2 (15.3 Overs, RR: 9.22)Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Ryan Rickelton, 10.4 ov), 2-120 (Sam Curran, 14.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Codi Yusuf 3 0 33 1 11.00 7 4 2 0 0 BC Fortuin 3.3 0 23 0 6.57 6 1 1 0 0 RR Simmonds 3 0 32 1 10.66 8 4 2 0 0 FD Adams 3 0 22 0 7.33 7 0 2 0 0 T Shamsi 3 0 31 0 10.33 2 1 2 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
MI Cape Town , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
10 January 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI Cape Town 5, Paarl Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Paarl Royals: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 56/2 in 9.0 overs (JC Buttler 31, DJ Vilas 6)
- Paarl Royals: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 6
- JC Buttler: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Paarl Royals - 142/7 in 20.0 overs (BC Fortuin 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 0 wicket)
- MI Cape Town: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (D Brevis 19, RD Rickelton 31, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: MI Cape Town - 72/0 in 9.0 overs (D Brevis 34, RD Rickelton 36)
- D Brevis: 50 off 32 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- MI Cape Town: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 3
- Over 12.2: Review by Paarl Royals (Bowling), Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - SM Curran (Struck down)
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