Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals, 25th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · SuperSport Park, Centurion
Paarl Royals won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining) (Pretoria Capitals 127, Paarl Royals 128/4).
- Pretoria Capitals: 127 (19.1 ov)
- Paarl Royals: 128/4 (15.1 ov)
Match report
Pretoria Capitals (PC) faced Paarl Royals (PR) in the 25th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Play began on Thursday, 15 January 2026 at 15:30 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.
Pretoria Capitals made 127 in 19.1 overs, with Sherfane Rutherford top-scoring on 29 from 20 balls. Ottneil Baartman was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 16. Paarl Royals made 128/4 in 15.1 overs, with Rubin Hermann top-scoring on 46 from 29 balls. Lizaad Williams was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 28.
Result: Paarl Royals won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining).
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: 127 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Esterhuizen | b Ottneil Baartman | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Shai Hope | c Asa Tribe b Sikandar Raza | 25 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 73.53 |
| Jordan Cox | lbw b Ottneil Baartman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wihan Lubbe | c Rubin Hermann b Bjorn Fortuin | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Dewald Brevis | b Sikandar Raza | 21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 105 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Sikandar Raza b Hardus Viljoen | 29 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 145 |
| Andre Russell | c Sikandar Raza b Ottneil Baartman | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 136.36 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c David Miller b Hardus Viljoen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Lizaad Williams | b Ottneil Baartman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | c & b Ottneil Baartman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gideon Peters | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 19
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Hardus Viljoen | 3.1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.37 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| Delano Potgieter | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 128/4 (15.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | lbw b Lizaad Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Asa Tribe | c Jordan Cox b Lizaad Williams | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Rubin Hermann | c Dewald Brevis b Gideon Peters | 46 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 158.62 |
| Daniel Lawrence | b Lungi Ngidi | 41 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 128.13 |
| David Miller | not out | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 175 |
| Sikandar Raza | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Delano Potgieter, Hardus Viljoen, Bjorn Fortuin, Ottneil Baartman, Waqar Salamkheil
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Lizaad Williams | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
| Andre Russell | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Gideon Peters | 3.1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 8.53 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (PR, Gideon Peters): 1 runs, 124/4 – 1
- Over 15 (PR, Lungi Ngidi): 4 runs, 123/4 – 1 W 1 • 1 1
- Over 14 (PR, Lizaad Williams): 15 runs, 119/3 – 6 • 1 4 4 •
- Over 13 (PR, Andre Russell): 20 runs, 104/3 – 1 4 4 1 4 6
- Over 12 (PR, Lungi Ngidi): 7 runs, 84/3 – 1 1 1 • 4 •
- Over 11 (PR, Gideon Peters): 8 runs, 77/3 – 1 1 4 1 • 1