Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals, 12th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · SuperSport Park, Centurion
Paarl Royals won by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (Pretoria Capitals 212/5, Paarl Royals 213/2).
- Pretoria Capitals: 212/5 (20 ov)
- Paarl Royals: 213/2 (19.4 ov)
Match report
Pretoria Capitals (PC) faced Paarl Royals (PR) in the 12th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Play began on Saturday, 18 January 2025 at 11:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pretoria Capitals won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were James Middlebrook and Stephen Harris, with Gerrie Pienaar as match referee.
Pretoria Capitals made 212/5 in 20 overs, with Will Smeed top-scoring on 54 from 34 balls. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 28. Paarl Royals made 213/2 in 19.4 overs, with Joe Root top-scoring on 92 not out from 60 balls. Will Jacks was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 33.
Result: Paarl Royals won by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Joe Root 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.
Pretoria Capitals · 1st innings: 212/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | c Kwena Maphaka b Eshan Malinga | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 42 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 144.83 |
| Will Smeed | c Mitchell Van Buuren b Dayyaan Galiem | 54 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 158.82 |
| Kyle Verreynne | lbw b Dayyaan Galiem | 45 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 195.65 |
| Rilee Rossouw | c Lungi Ngidi b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 155.56 |
| James Neesham | not out | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 215.38 |
| Marques Ackerman | not out | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Migael Pretorius, Senuran Muthusamy, Eathan Bosch, Tiaan van Vuuren
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Dayyaan Galiem | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| Joe Root | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 213/2 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | c & b Will Jacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | not out | 92 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 153.33 |
| Rubin Hermann | c Marques Ackerman b James Neesham | 56 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 169.7 |
| David Miller | not out | 48 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 200 |
Extras: 17 · Did not bat: Mitchell Van Buuren, Dinesh Karthik, Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Eathan Bosch | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Migael Pretorius | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 |
| Tiaan van Vuuren | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 12.75 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| James Neesham | 3.4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.91 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (PR, James Neesham): 8 runs, 206/2 – 2 1 1 4
- Over 19 (PR, Tiaan van Vuuren): 9 runs, 198/2 – • 4 • 2 • 3
- Over 18 (PR, Migael Pretorius): 10 runs, 189/2 – • 1 4 2 1 2
- Over 17 (PR, Tiaan van Vuuren): 13 runs, 179/2 – 1 2 4 1 4 1
- Over 16 (PR, Eathan Bosch): 13 runs, 166/2 – 1 wd 2 0lb wd 6 1 1
- Over 15 (PR, James Neesham): 15 runs, 153/2 – • 4 wd wd 1 1 1 6