Paarl Royals beat Joburg Super Kings by 5 wickets in the Betway SA T-20. Paarl Royals won the toss and decided to field first. Joburg Super Kings scored 168/3 in 20 overs, Reeza Hendricks scored not out 79 runs off 56 balls. Leus Du Plooy Scored 30 runs off 16 balls. Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, and Fabian Allen took one wicket each.
Paarl Royals Chase this target in 19 overs they scored 171/5. Wihan Lubbe scored 57 runs off 48 balls, and Dane Vilas scored 42 runs off 26 balls. Moeen Ali took 2 wickets in this match. Paarl Royals won back-to-back consecutive matches. Paarl Royals stands in first position in the points table with 22 points and Joburg Super Kings in 5th position with 6 points.
Paarl Royals Playing eleven
Jos Buttler (WK, Captain), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, Dane Vilas, Mitchell Van Burren, Andile Phehlukwayo, Fabian Allen, Imaad Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Obed McCoy, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Joburg Super Kings Playing eleven
Faf Du Plessis (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Leus Du Plooy, Sibonelo Makhanya, Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira (WK), Romario Shepherd, Kyle Simmonds, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, and Imran Tahir.
Paarl Royals beat Joburg Super Kings by 5 wickets in the Betway SA T-20
Paarl Royals won the toss and Invited Joburg Super Kings to bat. Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks came to open and Imaad Fortuin started with a ball. Faf Du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks had 23 runs partnership. Lungi Ngidi took the wicket of FAF Du Plessis by bolding him in the 6th over.
Faf Du Plessis scored 17 runs off 19 balls. Leus Du Plooy and Reeza Hendricks built a partnership of 39 runs. Leus Du Plooy scored 30 runs in 16 balls he looked dangerous, Andile Phehlukwayo took his wicket when Leus Du Plooy tried to elevation shot over the third man but does not get the elevation, he wanted from the shot ball went straight into the hand of Tabraiz Shamsi.
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Sibonelo Makhanya and Reeza Hendricks both played sensibly and built another partnership of 44 runs. In the 16th over, Sibonelo Makhanya looks to go over covers by making a room but misses as the ball turns away. Joss Buttler is quick to take bails off. Sibonelo Makhanya scored 15 runs off 18 balls. Reeza Hendricks and Moeen Ali played some awesome-looking shorts they scored more than 50 runs in the last four overs. Moeen Ali scored not out 23 runs off 12 balls and Reeza Hendricks scored 79 runs off 56 balls. Joburg Super Kings scored 168/3 runs in 20 overs.
Balling stats of Paarl Royals
| Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | Economy | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 00 | 59 | 01 | 14.75 |
| Imaad Fortuin | 4 | 01 | 14 | 00 | 3.50 |
| Obed McCoy | 3 | 00 | 28 | 00 | 9.33 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 00 | 27 | 00 | 9.00 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 3 | 00 | 18 | 01 | 6.00 |
| Fabian Allen | 3 | 00 | 21 | 01 | 7.00 |
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler came to open for Paarl Royals and Kyle Simmonds started with a ball. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler had a partnership of 10 runs. In the third over first ball, Jason Roy looked to play it on the on-side, but he lofted it down the throat Kyle Simmonds took an easy catch Lizaad Williams had his first wicket.
Jos Buttler and Wihan Lubbe had a 32-run partnership for the third wicket. Jos Buttler tried to pull a shot, but he misjudged the bounce of the ball, ball went in the air Kyle Simmonds took another catch this time in deep Mid-wicket. Jos Buttler scored 22 runs off 18 balls. Moeen Ali took his wicket. Moeen Ali Bold out Mitchell Van Burren in the 9th over.
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 24, 2024
Mitchell Van Burren scored 7 runs off 8 balls. Wihan Lubbe and Dane Vilas built a massive 95-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Wihan Lubbe scored 57 runs off 48 balls his wicket taken by Imran Tahir. Dane Vilas was run out, he scored 42 runs off 26 balls. Fabian Allen Scored not out 17 runs off 7 balls and Andile Phehlukwayo scored not out 0 runs off 0 balls. Paarl Royals chased a target in 19 overs they scored 171/5. Paarl Royals won the match with 5 Wickets and 6 balls left.
Joburg Super Kings Bowling Stats:
| Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | Economy | |
| Kyle Simmonds | 2 | 00 | 20 | 00 | 10.00 |
| Nandre Burger | 4 | 00 | 21 | 00 | 5.25 |
| Lizaad Williams | 3 | 00 | 52 | 01 | 17.33 |
| Moeen Ali | 4 | 00 | 31 | 02 | 7.75 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 00 | 15 | 00 | 7.50 |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 00 | 21 | 01 | 5.25 |
Reeza Hendricks Won the Player of the Match Award. Joburg Super Kings will face Pretoria Capitals on 27th January. Paarl Royals’ next match with Durban’s Super Giants is on 26th January.