Published: Jan 26, 2025, 11:26 AM (IST)
Edited: Jan 26, 2025, 11:26 AM (IST)
During the 20th match of the SA20 between Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals was played at the Boland Park. The match was very exciting, but in the end Paarl Royals won by 11 runs. Table toppers Paarl Royals confirmed their playoffs for the third consecutive time with this victory. The team has won 6 out of 7 matches. Paarl Royals have also registered world record with this match.
Paarl Royals has become the first team or franchise to have ever bowled all 20 overs with spinners in an innings in T20 format. Before this match, no league had ever seen such a unique display, be it any league, international or domestic cricket. Njorn Fortutn, Dunith Velalage, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nakaba Peter and Joe Root were the bowlers who bowled all 20 overs for Paarl Royals.
Pretoria Capitals captain Riley Rousseau had won the toss, and decided to bowl first. Hence the Royals scored 140 runs for 4 wickets as they batted first. Joe Root scored an unbeaten 78 runs for Paarl. David Miller also played 29 not out. For the Capitals, Will Jacques, Rthan Bosch, Senuran Muthuswamy and Kyle Simmonds each took 1 wicket.
As they chased the score of 141, Pretoria Capitals only managed to score 129 for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Will Jacques was the highest scorer for Pretoria, as he scored 56 runs. Kaal Verein played scored 30 runs. Bjorn Fortuyn, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Joe Root each took 2 wickets for Paarl. Dunith Velalage also took 1 wicket.
