MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals, 6th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Newlands, Cape Town
MI Cape Town won by 33 runs (MI Cape Town 172/7, Paarl Royals 139/9).
- MI Cape Town: 172/7 (20 ov)
- Paarl Royals: 139/9 (20 ov)
Match report
MI Cape Town (MICT) faced Paarl Royals (PR) in the 6th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Newlands, Cape Town. Play began on Monday, 13 January 2025 at 15:30 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 Arno Jacobs and Lauren Agenbag, with Shandre Fritz as match referee.
MI Cape Town made 172/7 in 20 overs, with Reeza Hendricks top-scoring on 59 from 37 balls. Dayyaan Galiem was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 24. Paarl Royals made 139/9 in 20 overs, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman top-scoring on 34 from 21 balls. George Linde was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 15.
Result: MI Cape Town won by 33 runs. Kagiso Rabada 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: 172/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton | c David Miller b Bjorn Fortuin | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | b Dayyaan Galiem | 43 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 130.3 |
| Reeza Hendricks | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 59 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 159.46 |
| Colin Ingram | c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Dayyaan Galiem | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| George Linde | c Sam Hain b Lungi Ngidi | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Delano Potgieter | c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Kwena Maphaka | 29 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 161.11 |
| Dewald Brevis | b Dayyaan Galiem | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Dayyaan Galiem | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 139/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | c Dewald Brevis b Kagiso Rabada | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 216.67 |
| Joe Root | c George Linde b Kagiso Rabada | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Sam Hain | b Rashid Khan | 20 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 86.96 |
| Mitchell Van Buuren | c Connor Esterhuizen b George Linde | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Miller | c Azmatullah Omarzai b George Linde | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dayyaan Galiem | c Reeza Hendricks b Rashid Khan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dinesh Karthik | run out (Ryan Rickelton) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | c Ryan Rickelton b George Linde | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | b Azmatullah Omarzai | 34 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 161.9 |
| Kwena Maphaka | not out | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 115.79 |
| Lungi Ngidi | not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Extras: 1
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| George Linde | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.75 |
| Delano Potgieter | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (PR, Delano Potgieter): 13 runs, 139/9 – • 1 1 4 6 1
- Over 19 (PR, Azmatullah Omarzai): 9 runs, 126/9 – 1 • 1 1 W 6
- Over 18 (PR, Kagiso Rabada): 13 runs, 117/8 – 6 • 1 • • 6
- Over 17 (PR, Trent Boult): 4 runs, 104/8 – 1 1 • • 1 wd •
- Over 16 (PR, Azmatullah Omarzai): 7 runs, 100/8 – 1 4 1 • • 1
- Over 15 (PR, Trent Boult): 3 runs, 93/8 – 1 1 • • • 1