21/01Result

14th Match (D/N), SA20 at Paarl, Jan 21 2024

Royals won by 59 runs

Player of the Match

Player of the match: Bjorn Fortuin for his brilliant performance with the ball, took 3 wickets and given away just 15 runs.

That is the end of the match. A big win for Paarl Royals, they won by 59 runs. It was not easy to bat on this slower and lower track. Butler and Roy opening partnership was the main difference between these two teams. They batted well and gave 116 runs opening stand on this tricky pitch. Roy scored 68 and Butler 54. When they came to field, Fortuin rattle the top order and after that MI Cape Town never looked stable after that. He took 3 wickets, Ngidi, McCoy and Shamsi shared 2-each.

18.2

Ngidi to Rabada, OUT, That is it. Full and on middle stump, Rabada missed a big heave and ball hit the base of middle stump

K Rabada b Ngidi 6 (9m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.1

Ngidi to Rabada, no run, full on middle stump, gets right behind it and pushes it to mid-on

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 103/9 (60 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.72, RRR: 30.00)

Nuwan Thushara0 (2b)
Kagiso Rabada6 (4b)

Obed McCoy3-1-18-2
Lungi Ngidi3-0-26-1

17.6

McCoy to Thushara, no run, back of length just outside off, Thushara backing away, tried to cut, missed it and ball went just over the stumps through to keeper

17.5

McCoy to Thushara, no run, full and well wide outside off, left alone

17.4

McCoy to Kaber, OUT, Back of length, Kaber tried to hit it up and over mid-on, hit high on the bat and mistimed it, Lubbe at mid-on took a simple catch

TP Kaber c Lubbe b McCoy 14 (15m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 116.66

17.3

McCoy to Rabada, 1 run, back of length, tried to hit it on the off side, got a thick inside edge and went to leg side, ran a quick single

17.2

McCoy to Rabada, FOUR, That is a good shot! Slightly short in length, goes back and pulls it away to deep midwicket fence for four

17.1

McCoy to Rabada, no run, lovely slower delivery from back of the hand, just outside off, Rabada beaten outside off

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 98/8 (65 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.76, RRR: 21.66)

Thomas Kaber14 (11b)
Kagiso Rabada1 (1b)

Lungi Ngidi3-0-26-1
Fabian Allen1-0-3-0

16.6

Ngidi to Kaber, SIX, Bang! Full ball on off stump, slower in pace, Kaber hits that one high and handsome over deep midwicket fence for a six

16.5

Ngidi to Rabada, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, punched down the ground to long-off

16.5

Ngidi to Rabada, 1 wide, full and down the leg side through to keeper for a wide

16.4

Ngidi to Livingstone, OUT, Ngidi uses the condition, Pitched short in length and took the pace off, Livingstone slaps it in the air down the ground, straight in the hands of Vilas at long-off who made no mistake

LS Livingstone c sub (DJ Vilas) b Ngidi 22 (30m 16b 2x4 1x6) SR: 137.50

16.3

Ngidi to Kaber, 1 run, full on off stump, flicked away down to short fine leg for a single

16.2

Ngidi to Kaber, no run, fuller in length, on off stump, angles it to gully, wanted a run, sent back by Livingstone with a loud NO

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MI Cape Town INNINGS		R	B
RD Rickelton	caught	5	6
HE van der Dussen	caught wk	0	2
D Brevis	bowled	0	1
C Esterhuizen	caught	32	36
SM Curran	caught	18	27
LS Livingstone	caught	22	16
KA Pollard	lbw	0	2
GF Linde	bowled	0	1
TP Kaber	caught	14	12
K Rabada	bowled	6	6
N Thushara	not out	0	2
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)
TOTAL	103 (all out; 18.2 ovs)

Royals BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
BC Fortuin	4.0	0	15	3	3.75
L Ngidi	3.2	0	26	2	7.80	(1w)
OC McCoy	3.0	1	18	2	6.00	(1w)
T Shamsi	4.0	1	11	2	2.75
AL Phehlukwayo	3.0	0	28	1	9.33	(1nb, 1w)
FA Allen	1.0	0	3	0	3.00

MI Cape Town 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	HE van der Dussen	RD Rickelton
2nd	0	RD Rickelton	D Brevis
3rd	12	RD Rickelton	C Esterhuizen
4th	39	SM Curran	C Esterhuizen
5th	26	LS Livingstone	SM Curran
6th	0	KA Pollard	LS Livingstone
7th	1	LS Livingstone	GF Linde
8th	11	TP Kaber	LS Livingstone
9th	13	TP Kaber	K Rabada
10th	0	K Rabada	N Thushara

SA20

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SEC	10	7	2	33	1.255
DSG	10	7	3	32	1.402
PR	10	5	5	22	-0.544
JSK	10	3	5	17	-1.64
PC	10	3	6	14	-1.085
MICT	10	3	7	13	0.114

END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 103/9 (60 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.72, RRR: 30.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 98/8 (65 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.76, RRR: 21.66)

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END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 103/9 (60 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.72, RRR: 30.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | MICT: 98/8 (65 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.76, RRR: 21.66)