MI Cape Town beat Paarl Royals with 8 wickets in the Betway SA T-20. Paarl Royal lost the first match in this season of Betway SA T-20. Paarl Royal Scored 172/8 in 20 overs and MI Cape Town chased it in 175/2 overs at 16.5 overs. Jason Roy and Captain Jos Buttler provided a good start but the Paarl Royal’s Middle Order disappointed their fans.
Thomas Kaber took three wickets in this match. Ryan Rickelton Scored not out 94 runs off 52 for MI Cape Town and they easily won this match. MI Cape Town is now in third in the League table with this win whereas Paarl Royals is in Second in the league table.
Paarl Royals Playing eleven
Jos Buttler (captain), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller (Wk), Mitchell Van Burren, Andile Phehlukwayo, Fabian Allen, Imaad Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Obed McCoy, Tabraiz Shamsi.
MI Cape Town Playing eleven
Rassie Van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Dewald Brevis, Conor Esterhuizen, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard (captain), George Lind, Kagiso Rabada, Thomas Kaber, Olly Stone.
MI Cape Town beat Paarl Royals with 8 wickets in Betway SA T-20
MI Cape Town won the toss and decided to invite Paarl Royals for batting. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler came to bat. Olly Stone with a ball for the first over. Jason Roy scored quick 38 runs off 14 balls he hit 5 sixes and 1 four with a strike rate of 271.43. Kagiso Rabada took his wicket. Jos Buttler scored 46 runs off 31 balls with a strike rate of 148.39.
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David Miller was not at his best he scored 20 runs off 21 balls. Mitchell Van Burren scores 28 runs off 24 balls. Andile Phehlukwayo scored 9 runs off 8 balls and Fabian Allen scored 4 runs off 4 balls. Lungi Ngidi scored 2 runs off 4 balls. Imaad Fortuin scored not out 12 runs off 11 balls and obey McCoy scored 0 runs off 0 balls. Paarl Royals scored 172/8 in 20 overs. Thomas Kaber took 3 wickets.
MI CAPE TOWN Bowling Stats:
| Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | Economy | |
| Olly Stone | 4 | 00 | 34 | 01 | 8.50 |
| George Linde | 4 | 00 | 33 | 01 | 8.25 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 00 | 44 | 00 | 14.00 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 00 | 25 | 01 | 6.25 |
| Thomas Kaber | 4 | 00 | 20 | 03 | 5.00 |
| Kieron Pollard | 1 | 00 | 09 | 00 | 9.00 |
Rassie Van Der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton opens for MI Cape Town. Lungi Ngidi came for an attack with a ball. Rassie Van Der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton playing with the intent to kill the game built a partnership of 80 runs. Tabraiz Shamsi picked a first wicket for Paarl Royals. Rassie Van Der Dussen scored 41 runs off 28 balls he hit 4 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 146.43.
Dewald Brevis scored 10 runs off 7 balls, and Tabraiz Shamsi took his wicket. Ryan Rickelton Scored not out 94 runs off 52 balls he hit 7 fours and 6 sixes with a strike rate of 180.77. Connor Esterhuizen Scored not out 17 runs off 14 balls. MI Cape Town Chased the target off 173 runs in 16.5 overs. MI Cape Town won this match with 8 Wickets (19 balls left).
Paarl Royals Bowling Stats:
| Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | Economy | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3.5 | 00 | 43 | 00 | 11.22 |
| Imaad Fortuin | 4 | 00 | 34 | 00 | 8.50 |
| Obed McCoy | 3 | 00 | 31 | 00 | 10.33 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 00 | 18 | 03 | 6.00 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2 | 00 | 25 | 00 | 12.50 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 00 | 38 | 02 | 9.50 |
Ryan Rickelton Won The Player of the Match Award. MI Cape Town will face Paarl Royals on 21st January.