MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals, 13th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Newlands, Cape Town
Paarl Royals won by 7 wickets (with 42 balls remaining) (MI Cape Town 88, Paarl Royals 90/3).
- MI Cape Town: 88 (18.4 ov)
- Paarl Royals: 90/3 (13 ov)
Match report
MI Cape Town (MICT) faced Paarl Royals (PR) in the 13th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Newlands, Cape Town. Play began on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
MI Cape Town won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Allahudien Paleker and Siphelele Gasa, with Shandre Fritz as match referee.
MI Cape Town made 88 in 18.4 overs, with Reeza Hendricks top-scoring on 18 from 24 balls. Sikandar Raza was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 13. Paarl Royals made 90/3 in 13 overs, with Asa Tribe top-scoring on 34 from 28 balls. Corbin Bosch was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 9.
Result: Paarl Royals won by 7 wickets (with 42 balls remaining). Sikandar Raza 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.
MI Cape Town · 1st innings: 88 (18.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton | c Asa Tribe b Nqobani Mokoena | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 94.44 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Bjorn Fortuin b Sikandar Raza | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Reeza Hendricks | c Sikandar Raza b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Kyle Verreynne b Ottneil Baartman | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Jason Smith | b Sikandar Raza | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tom Moores | b Nqobani Mokoena | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| George Linde | c & b Sikandar Raza | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rashid Khan | c David Miller b Sikandar Raza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Bosch | c Sikandar Raza b Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Kagiso Rabada | run out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Delano Potgieter | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 90/3 (13 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | b Trent Boult | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Asa Tribe | b Rashid Khan | 34 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 121.43 |
| Rubin Hermann | c Ryan Rickelton b Corbin Bosch | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Kyle Verreynne | not out | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| David Miller | not out | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 211.11 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Delano Potgieter, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqobani Mokoena, Bjorn Fortuin, Ottneil Baartman, Sikandar Raza
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Corbin Bosch | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| George Linde | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 13 (PR, Rashid Khan): 14 runs, 87/3 – 6 2 4 1 1 •
- Over 12 (PR, George Linde): 6 runs, 73/3 – 1 4 • 1 • •
- Over 11 (PR, Rashid Khan): 4 runs, 67/3 – 1 1 W • 1 1
- Over 10 (PR, Corbin Bosch): 6 runs, 63/2 – • • 4 1 1 0lb
- Over 9 (PR, Rashid Khan): 1 runs, 57/2 – • • • 1 • •
- Over 8 (PR, Corbin Bosch): 3 runs, 56/2 – • 1 • 1 W 1