Paarl Royals Triumph: SA20 2024 Match 3 Sees Victory Over Pretoria Capitals by 27 Runs

In the 3rd match between Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals, the Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. They had a solid start, scoring 44 runs in the powerplay with Jason Roy contributing 23 runs at a strike rate of 135.

Match Summary

Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals, 3rd Match, SA20

Paarl Royals 160/7 (20 ov)

Pretoria Capitals 133/7 (20 ov)

Result - Paarl Royals won by 27 runs

SCORECARD 

The batting innings was led by David Miller, who scored 40 runs. He had a partnership of 61 runs with Mitchell Van Buuren. Andile Phehlukwayo added some quick runs at the death, scoring 28 off 16 balls.

In the second innings, the Capitals had a good start, scoring 54 runs in the powerplay with Phil Salt scoring 35 at a strike rate of 175. However, they couldn't build any significant partnerships. Phil Salt was the top scorer for the Capitals with 43 runs. James Neesham also contributed with 19 runs off 15 balls at the death.

In the end, the Royals won the match by 27 runs.David Miller batted well as Paarl Royals scored 160/7, before Andile Phehlukwayo led with the ball as Pretoria Capitals were restricted to 133/7 as Royals won by 27 runs.

Match Stats

Paarl Royals Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Jason Roy - 4.5 ov), 2-44 (Jos Buttler - 5.5 ov), 3-56 (Wihan Lubbe - 8.2 ov), 4-117 (Mitchell Van Buuren - 15.4 ov), 5-125 (Fabian Allen - 16.3 ov), 6-137 (David Miller - 17.6 ov), 7-155 (Bjorn Fortuin - 19.4 ov)

Pretoria Capitals Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Will Jacks - 1.3 ov), 2-39 (Theunis de Bruyn - 4.2 ov), 3-78 (Rilee Rossouw - 9.2 ov), 4-84 (Philip Salt - 10.5 ov), 5-93 (Corbin Bosch - 13.1 ov), 6-96 (Colin Ingram - 14.1 ov), 7-133 (Jimmy Neesham - 19.6 ov)

Playing XIs

Paarl Royals

Pretoria Capitals

 

Match Details

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024 15:30

Venue: Boland Park, Paarl

Toss: Pretoria Capitals elected to bowl