Paarl Royals won the match by 59 runs in the Betway SA T-20. Paarl Royals takes revenge for their first defeat by the MI Cape Town in the Betway SA T-20. Paarl Royal Scored 162/3 in 20 overs, Paarl Royals’ opening pair of Jason Roy and Jos Buttler both scored fifty-plus runs. Paarl Royals Captain David Miller Retired hurt in this match.
Nuwan Thushara took two wickets for MI Cape Town. MI Cape Town Batting Collapsed like House of Cards. Conor Esterhuizen scored 32 runs and Liam Livingstone scored 22 runs off 16 balls was the highest contribution from the MI Cape Town batting unit. Imaad Fortuin took three wickets in this match. Paarl Royals Sitting at the top of the table with 18 points and MI Cape Town is in 4th position with 9 points in a Table.
Paarl Royals Playing eleven
Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller(captain), 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, Nuwan Thushara.
Paarl Royals won the match by 59 runs
MI Cape Town won the toss and decided to invite Paarl Royals for batting. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler came to bat. Nuwan Thusara with a ball for the first over. Jason Roy scored quick 68 runs off 46 balls he hit 1 six and 8 fours with a strike rate of 147.83. Thomas Kaber took his wicket. Jos Buttler scored 54 runs off 42 balls with a strike rate of 128.57.
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— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 21, 2024
David Miller got Retired Hurt in the 17th over. He scored 24 runs off 20 balls. Nuwan Thusara Took 2 wickets in the 18th over the first two balls. Fabian Allen Scored 0 runs off 1 ball. Mitchell Van Burren scored not out 8 runs off 9 balls. Andile Phehlukwayo scored 2 runs off 2 balls. Nuwan Thusara took 2 wickets and Thomas Kaber took one wicket in this match. Paarl Royals scored 162/3 in 20 overs.
MI CAPE TOWN Bowling Stats:
| Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | Economy | |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 00 | 27 | 02 | 6.75 |
| George Linde | 4 | 00 | 26 | 00 | 6.50 |
| 0Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 00 | 38 | 00 | 9.50 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 00 | 30 | 00 | 10.00 |
| Thomas Kaber | 4 | 00 | 24 | 01 | 6.00 |
| Kieron Pollard | 1 | 00 | 15 | 00 | 15.00 |
Rassie Van Der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton opens for MI Cape Town. Imaad Fortuin came for an attack with a ball. Imaad took 2 wickets in the first over. Rassie Van Dussen scored 0 runs off 2 balls and Dewald Brevis scored 0 runs off 1 ball. MI Cape Town’s Batting order has been struggling from the beginning of the innings.
In the 4th over Ryan Rickelton tried to hit a shot but the ball hit the top edge of the bat ball flew into the air Andile Phehlukwayo took a sharp catch in the mid-wicket. Conor Esterhuizen and Sam Curran built a partnership of 39 runs. Conor Esterhuizen scored 32 runs off 36 balls. Andile Phehlukwayo took wicket of Conor Esterhuizen.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴!🔥💗 pic.twitter.com/4zcZkattVe
— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 21, 2024
Sam Curran scored 18 runs off 27 balls Tabraiz Shamsi took her wicket. Livingstone scored 22 runs off 16 balls Lungi Ngidi Took her wicket. In the 19th over Lungi Ngidi took the last wicket of Kagiso Rabada who scored 6 runs off 6 balls. MI Cape Town all out at a score of 103 in 18.2 overs.
Balling stats of Paarl Royals
| Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | Economy | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3.2 | 00 | 26 | 02 | 7.80 |
| Imaad Fortuin | 4 | 00 | 15 | 03 | 3.75 |
| Obed McCoy | 3 | 01 | 18 | 02 | 6.00 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 01 | 11 | 02 | 2.75 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 3 | 00 | 28 | 01 | 9.33 |
| Fabian Allen | 1 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 3.00 |
Imaad Fortuin Won the Player of the Match Award. MI Cape Town will face Durban’s Super Giants on 23rd January. Paarl Royals’ next match with Joburg Super Kings is on 24th January.