Durban's Super Giants vs Paarl Royals, 27th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Kingsmead, Durban
Durban's Super Giants won by 58 runs (Durban's Super Giants 189/7, Paarl Royals 131/9).
- Durban's Super Giants: 189/7 (20 ov)
- Paarl Royals: 131/9 (20 ov)
Match report
Durban's Super Giants (DSG) faced Paarl Royals (PR) in the 27th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Kingsmead, Durban. Play began on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at 11:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Paarl Royals won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Allahudien Paleker and Lauren Agenbag, with Rudi Birkenstock as match referee.
Durban's Super Giants made 189/7 in 20 overs, with Aiden Markram top-scoring on 108 from 58 balls. Hardus Viljoen was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 21. Paarl Royals made 131/9 in 20 overs, with Bjorn Fortuin top-scoring on 35 not out from 24 balls. Sunil Narine was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 18.
Result: Durban's Super Giants won by 58 runs. Aiden Markram was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Durban's Super Giants · 1st innings: 189/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Narine | c Ottneil Baartman b Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Aiden Markram | c & b Hardus Viljoen | 108 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 186.21 |
| Jos Buttler | b Hardus Viljoen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kane Williamson | c & b Delano Potgieter | 22 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 110 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Hardus Viljoen | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 138.1 |
| Liam Livingstone | c Rubin Hermann b Ottneil Baartman | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 172.73 |
| Evan Jones | b Hardus Viljoen | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Gerald Coetzee | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Eathan Bosch, Simon Harmer, Kwena Maphaka
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Hardus Viljoen | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 14.25 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Delano Potgieter | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 131/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | c Kane Williamson b Aiden Markram | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Kyle Verreynne | b Sunil Narine | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 121.05 |
| Rubin Hermann | c Eathan Bosch b Liam Livingstone | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 94.74 |
| Daniel Lawrence | run out (Heinrich Klaasen) | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| David Miller | c Evan Jones b Simon Harmer | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Delano Potgieter | c Aiden Markram b Sunil Narine | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sikandar Raza | b Kwena Maphaka | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | not out | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 145.83 |
| Hardus Viljoen | b Gerald Coetzee | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ottneil Baartman | lbw b Gerald Coetzee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 8
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eathan Bosch | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Liam Livingstone | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10.33 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (PR, Gerald Coetzee): 14 runs, 128/9 – 1 • 6 4 1wd W wd W
- Over 19 (PR, Kwena Maphaka): 6 runs, 114/7 – 1 1 2 wd • 1 W
- Over 18 (PR, Gerald Coetzee): 9 runs, 108/6 – • 2 1 6 0lb •
- Over 17 (PR, Kwena Maphaka): 4 runs, 99/6 – • 1 1 1 1 •
- Over 16 (PR, Gerald Coetzee): 8 runs, 95/6 – 4 1 1 0lb 1 1
- Over 15 (PR, Liam Livingstone): 8 runs, 87/6 – 4 4 •