Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town, 10th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Boland Park, Paarl
Paarl Royals won by 1 run (Paarl Royals 181/3, MI Cape Town 180/8).
- Paarl Royals: 181/3 (20 ov)
- MI Cape Town: 180/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Paarl Royals (PR) faced MI Cape Town (MICT) in the 10th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Boland Park, Paarl. Play began on Friday, 2 January 2026 at 15:30 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 bat. The on-field umpires were Abongile Sodumo, with Shandre Fritz as match referee.
Paarl Royals made 181/3 in 20 overs, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius top-scoring on 98 not out from 65 balls. Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 31. MI Cape Town made 180/8 in 20 overs, with Rassie van der Dussen top-scoring on 59 from 42 balls. Ottneil Baartman was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 51.
Result: Paarl Royals won by 1 run. 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.
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 181/3 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | not out | 98 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 150.77 |
| Asa Tribe | c Nicholas Pooran b Rashid Khan | 51 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 150 |
| David Miller | c Dane Piedt b Trent Boult | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Sikandar Raza | lbw b Rashid Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Delano Potgieter | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Rubin Hermann, Kyle Verreynne, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqobani Mokoena, Bjorn Fortuin, Ottneil Baartman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Snyman | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Dane Piedt | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
| George Linde | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
MI Cape Town · 1st innings: 180/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Sikandar Raza b Ottneil Baartman | 59 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 140.48 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Sikandar Raza | 36 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 180 |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Delano Potgieter b Sikandar Raza | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.31 |
| Jason Smith | lbw b Ottneil Baartman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jacques Snyman | c David Miller b Nqobani Mokoena | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Tom Moores | b Sikandar Raza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Linde | not out | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 125 |
| Rashid Khan | c Rubin Hermann b Ottneil Baartman | 35 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 194.44 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Ottneil Baartman | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Dane Piedt
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 |
| Asa Tribe | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (MICT, Ottneil Baartman): 13 runs, 175/8 – 4 1 W 6 W 2
- Over 19 (MICT, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 15 runs, 162/6 – 1 2 6 • 6 •
- Over 18 (MICT, Nqobani Mokoena): 4 runs, 147/6 – 1 • • wd wd 1 • •
- Over 17 (MICT, Ottneil Baartman): 16 runs, 143/6 – 4 1 6 4 1 •
- Over 16 (MICT, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 10 runs, 127/6 – • 1 6 1 1 1
- Over 15 (MICT, Nqobani Mokoena): 5 runs, 117/6 – 4 W 1 • • •