Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals, 20th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Newlands, Cape Town
Paarl Royals won by 11 runs (Paarl Royals 140/4, Pretoria Capitals 129/7).
- Paarl Royals: 140/4 (20 ov)
- Pretoria Capitals: 129/7 (20 ov)
Match report
Paarl Royals (PR) faced Pretoria Capitals (PC) in the 20th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Newlands, Cape Town. Play began on Saturday, 25 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 bowl. The on-field umpires were James Middlebrook and Maraise Erasmus, with Barry Lambson as match referee.
Paarl Royals made 140/4 in 20 overs, with Joe Root top-scoring on 78 not out from 56 balls. Kyle Simmonds was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 14. Pretoria Capitals made 129/7 in 20 overs, with Will Jacks top-scoring on 56 from 53 balls. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 17.
Result: Paarl Royals won by 11 runs. 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.
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 140/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | c Kyle Verreynne b Will Jacks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | not out | 78 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 139.29 |
| Rubin Hermann | c James Neesham b Eathan Bosch | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Mitchell Van Buuren | b Kyle Simmonds | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Marques Ackerman b Senuran Muthusamy | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| David Miller | not out | 29 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 161.11 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Dinesh Karthik, Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqabayomzi Peter
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Jason Behrendorff | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Eathan Bosch | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 |
| Kyle Simmonds | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| James Neesham | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Pretoria Capitals · 1st innings: 129/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | c Dinesh Karthik b Joe Root | 56 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 105.66 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | st Dinesh Karthik b Bjorn Fortuin | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Marques Ackerman | c Dunith Wellalage b Bjorn Fortuin | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Rilee Rossouw | c Rubin Hermann b Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Kyle Verreynne | c David Miller b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 30 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| James Neesham | st Dinesh Karthik b Joe Root | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Keagan Lion-Cachet | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Kyle Simmonds | not out | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
Extras: 21 · Did not bat: Eathan Bosch, Jason Behrendorff
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Joe Root | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (PC, Joe Root): 16 runs, 118/7 – 6 • W 2 6 2
- Over 19 (PC, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 2 runs, 102/6 – • • 1 1 • W
- Over 18 (PC, Joe Root): 4 runs, 100/5 – 1 1 1 W • 1
- Over 17 (PC, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 5 runs, 96/4 – 0b 1wd 1 W 1 1 •
- Over 16 (PC, Nqabayomzi Peter): 9 runs, 91/3 – 1 0b • 1 1 4wd 1
- Over 15 (PC, Mujeeb Ur Rahman): 3 runs, 82/3 – • 1 • 1 • 1