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MI CAPE TOWN 158/4 (20 OVERS)
- Reeza Hendricks30 (27)
- Rassie van der Dussen*91 (64)
- Dayyaan Galiem1/20 (2)
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman2/27 (4)
PAARL ROYALS 159/4 (19 OVERS)
- David Miller*24 (20)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius83 (52)
- Trent Boult1/26 (4)
- Rashid Khan1/22 (4)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Matt Roller
END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | PR: 159/4 | RR: 8.36
- David Miller24 (20b)
- Andile Phehlukwayo1 (1b)
- Kagiso Rabada4-0-37-0
- Trent Boult4-0-26-1
9.10pm: That's your lot from us. Thanks as ever for tuning into our live ball-by-ball commentary, and we'll back for more SA20 action tomorrow.
David Miller: "Great performance from the team. To keep them to 158 was a great effort. The spinners did a stirling job. Wellalage did a great job coming in. [Pretorius?] Just the way he plays his shots. He's very free, and his hands are unbelievable. He's an extremely talented young man. Great to have him on our team. [Mujeeb?] Found his lengths really well, and bowling into the wind which helped the batters. Great to have a match-winner like him in our team. [Root at the death?] He's our death bowler now! I gave him the one over and it worked really well. I just felt it was the right call to bowl him all the way through. T20 changes a lot. We've seen in this tournament, you've got to finish the game. It's just about staying in the game as much as possible. It was a big game for us and we knew it. 2 out of 2 at home. Thanks to the supporters out here, we love playing in front of them."
Rashid Khan: "It was pretty close. A few catches dropped early which didn't let us back into the game. We were right there, but just short. I felt the way Rassie batted until the end was brilliant to see, but we were 10-15 short. When Rooty was bowling, we could have taken some chances. 170-175 was a good total to defend... I feel we had some chances in the field we let down which cost us. [Direct hit?] Something which I enjoy the most is fielding. I try to give 100% where I can."
9.03pm: Time for the presentation. Lhuan-dre Pretorius is the player of the match. "[Run-out?] Bat got stuck in the ground. It is what it is. Would have been nice to finish the game off, but we got over the line so I'm happy about that. [Changing room?] Buzzing inside, having a couple of drinks. Keen to join them! [Conditions?] A bit different, under lights this time around. At night it was skidding on a little bit which was nice for me. I think I adapted quite well. [Scrutiny after debut innings?] I'm just speaking to coach Sid about having clarity in my game."
Azfer: "Catches win matches, Pretorius dropped twice in the first over and he goes on to score 83 runs, what would have happened had they taken even just one of those catches?"
8.52pm: Clinical from Paarl Royals on their home ground. They loaded up on spin to restrict MI Cape Town to 158, which looked like a decent total on a tricky pitch. But Lhuan-dre Pretorius made them pay for two early drops before he had scored, clubbing 83 to set up a six-wicket win. They go third in the nascent points table, with their second home win out of two.
Phehlukwayo at No. 6.
KD Karthik run out 10 (9m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66
Single figures now.
13 off 12 is the equation... it should be a cruise from here.
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