- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 nicks him off early! Turn from a length, and it feathers the outside edge as Pretorius looks to punch off the back foot. Jacks removes the tournament's leading run-scorer for a three-ball duck. Perfect start with the ball for Capitals 0/13.6 short ball, swatted to deep midwicket! Hermann looked to have got a good chunk of this but it just sailed nicely out to the boundary rider, running up from square, for a simple take. Not the most convincing innings and Royals lose their second in the powerplay 19/27.1 goes through him first ball! Right on the mark, van Buuren on the back foot and beaten by some appreciable turn. Hits the top of middle stump, and Simmonds is off on a victory lap. Very tidy delivery, particularly as your first of the day. Van Buuren looks flummoxed but he will have to depart 41/314.3 slog-swept but picks out the man! There haven't been too many shots in anger from Wellalage but I guess he had to try to get a move on at this point. Hammered into the leg side but well held low down at deep square leg 81/4Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL140/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 0.3 ov), 2-19 (Rubin Hermann, 3.6 ov), 3-41 (Mitchell Van Buuren, 7.1 ov), 4-81 (Dunith Wellalage, 14.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WG Jacks 4 0 29 1 7.25 13 3 1 1 0 JP Behrendorff 4 0 37 0 9.25 8 5 1 0 0 E Bosch 3 0 26 1 8.66 4 2 1 0 0 S Muthusamy 4 0 15 1 3.75 10 0 0 0 0 KI Simmonds 3 0 14 1 4.66 8 0 0 0 0 JDS Neesham 2 0 18 0 9 2 0 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.4 top-edged to the keeper! Flat, skiddy delivery and Jacks can't get hold of his slog-sweep. The ball balloons almost straight up, DK moving a few yards to his left before pouching the catch safely. And that, ladles and jellyspoons, is the game 123/72.5 Rags away to beat the outside edge, DK does the rest. Was wide and Gurbaz tried to cover the line by dancing down the track, but the spin off a fullish length took the ball past the outside edge - dip may have dipped too - and Gurbaz dove back in vain 9/14.5 aims the reverse, gloved to short third! It's proving fiendishly hard to get away here, and Ackerman perishes trying to manufacture something. Threw the hands but the ball went nowhere, looping towards the man inside the ring, Wellalage diving forward to complete the catch. For some reason the TV umpire is checking this, but it's clearly out - and Ackerman eventually has to walk off 14/25.5 slog-swept... picks out the fielder! Decent connection from Rossouw but it has gone straight down the throat of the man at deep midwicket. Not sure that was the best option to impose himself, given the previous ball had gone for four. Capitals in trouble with one ball left in the powerplay 23/316.4 mistimed and taken in the deep! Verreynne cracks and Miller is the man with safe hands at wide long-on! Mujeeb has given nothing away and now he takes a wicket. Good partnership but the pressure will rocket up on the new batters from here 100/417.3 Neesham walks past one, and DK does the rest! The keeper shows safe hands when it matters. Fizzed down wide as Neesham went looking for a boundary. He whirled around to try to regain his ground but the bails were off in a trice 108/518.1 castled! Mujeeb scores a bullseye as Lion-Cachet aims a big slog to leg. Full, fast and dipping under the bat to hit middle and off stumps. Royals edging closer to the perfect spin defence 111/6Extras21 (b 9, lb 2, w 10)TOTAL129/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.45)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.5 ov), 2-14 (Marques Ackerman, 4.5 ov), 3-23 (Rilee Rossouw, 5.5 ov), 4-100 (Kyle Verreynne, 16.4 ov), 5-108 (James Neesham, 17.3 ov), 6-111 (Keagan Lion-Cachet, 18.1 ov), 7-123 (Will Jacks, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BC Fortuin 4 1 20 2 5 13 2 0 1 0 DN Wellalage 4 1 16 1 4 15 2 0 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 17 2 4.25 12 1 0 1 0 N Peter 4 0 33 0 8.25 6 1 1 1 0 JE Root 4 0 32 2 8 7 0 2 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pretoria Capitals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-14.50, Second Session 14.50-16.20
Match days
25 January 2025 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Paarl Royals 4, Pretoria Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 38/2 in 6.0 overs (JE Root 26, M Van Buuren 3)
- Over 6.6: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JD Middlebrook, Batter - M Van Buuren (Struck down)
- Paarl Royals: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 80/3 in 14.0 overs (JE Root 49, DN Wellalage 15)
- JE Root: 50 off 41 balls (6 x 4)
- Paarl Royals: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (JE Root 26, DA Miller 25, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Paarl Royals - 140/4 in 20.0 overs (JE Root 78, DA Miller 29)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 2.1: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JD Middlebrook, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 23/3 in 5.5 overs (WG Jacks 9)
- Pretoria Capitals: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (WG Jacks 26, K Verreynne 23, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 82/3 in 14.0 overs (WG Jacks 38, K Verreynne 26)
- Pretoria Capitals: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 15
- WG Jacks: 50 off 51 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
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