- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 Faf has holed out at short fine leg! Length ball on the stumps, slower delivery, premeditates the lap scoop shot, shuffles across and did not get enough with the bat, struck the toe end and chips it to short fine leg, Pretorius takes a couple steps back and completes the catch. 21/18.2 Well directed bouncer fired in with extra bounce and pace, massive appeal and the umpire turns it down. Conway hangs back and plays the pull shot half-heartedly, beaten by the pace and bounce, goes over him in a flash!. Verreynne looks confident and goes upstairs straight away. Ultra Edge confirms a slight spike as the ball passes the outside edge of the bat. The Pretoria Capitals are thrilled and begin to celebrate when the umpire reverses his decision. Conway leaves, seeming dissatisfied. 45/37.4 In the airrr. And gone! Generously flighted fuller length around off, follows the line of the ball and goes down on one knee, plays the slog shot and finds the toe end of the bat, hits it towards widish long on, Bosch quickly shifts to his left side and slips on to catch the ball; fantastic work by the fielder! 40/214.4 Cleaned him up! Hard length ball angling in back at the stumps, Bairstow plays off the back foot, trying to work it away across the line to mid wicket, cramped for space, misses the line and length, forced through bat-pad and hits the top of the stumps! 78/68.4 PEACH OF A DELIVERY! Pace on delivery on the stumps in the block-hole, Moeen Ali moves back and tried to negate it to the on-side, beaten by the pace and hits the pads back pad in front of the stumps, loud appeal and given! Moeen decides to review the decision. Replay confirmed no bat involved, pitching and impact in line, clipping the leg stump. Moeen Ali departs for a Duck and the Super Kings lose their review. 45/411.3 Soft Dismissal! Flatter length ball with slight deviation wide outside off, throws his bat at it, attempts to clear the widish cover region, miscued the shot and hits it to deep extra cover, Smeed races forward from the boundary ropes, covers area quickly, makes a terrific low grab while stooping forward, and maintains his balance throughout the follow-through. 60/515.5 Short of a good length widish around off, played with soft hands square of backward point, calls for the second and goes for it, direct hit at the striker's end and Ferreira has to depart! Lion-Cachet makes a good gather at wide third man, throws it at the striker's end, bounces twice, and hits the stumps. Even though he performed a full-fledged desperation dive, Ferreira is still far behind. 82/717.3 Caught and bowled! Good length ball around the fourth stump line, slight extra bounce off the pitch, hangs back and tries to heave it across the line, skies it high, Pretorius settles underneath and gobbles it on the track 85/819.1 Sliced to backward point and taken! Full and overpitched ball wide outside off, stands tall deep inside the crease and throws his bat at it, hits it with the outside edge of the bat to the left side of backward point, Rogers dove to his left side and held on with ease. 92/9Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL99/9 (20 Overs, RR: 4.95)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Faf du Plessis, 3.3 ov), 2-40 (Wihan Lubbe, 7.4 ov), 3-45 (Devon Conway, 8.2 ov), 4-45 (Moeen Ali, 8.4 ov), 5-60 (Evan Jones, 11.3 ov), 6-78 (Jonny Bairstow, 14.4 ov), 7-82 (Donovan Ferreira, 15.5 ov), 8-85 (Hardus Viljoen, 17.3 ov), 9-92 (Imran Tahir, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WG Jacks 2 1 2 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 TS Rogers 4 0 20 1 5 15 3 0 0 0 E Bosch 3 0 24 0 8 11 2 2 0 0 GG Peters 4 0 15 2 3.75 14 0 1 0 0 S Muthusamy 3 0 15 2 5 6 1 0 0 0 M Pretorius 4 0 22 3 5.5 11 0 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.6 Slower through the air on the stumps with extra bounce, makes room outside leg and attempts to swing it away over mid wicket, wild swing of the bat, finds the thin outside edge of the bat and Bairstow makes no mistake behind the stumps 21/14.4 Chipped straight to cover! Hard length ball around the off stump line, driven aerially to the left of the short cover fielder, hits it hard using the pace of the ball, Ferreira predicted the path of the shot early on, went to his left, dove swiftly, and collected it. 39/25.6 Short and wide delivery outside off, slower bouncer, moves across and tried to pull it away over the in-field, plays the shot early and hits the toe end of the bat, lobs it straight to the mid wicket circle fielder 51/310.4 This time, they've held on! Change of pace delivery pitching outside off, Ackermann swings it early and mishits the shot to deep fine leg, drags it across the line, straightforward catch for Viljoen near the ropes 90/4Extras8 (lb 3, w 5)TOTAL100/4 (12 Overs, RR: 8.33)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Will Jacks, 1.6 ov), 2-39 (Will Smeed, 4.4 ov), 3-51 (Kyle Verreynne, 5.6 ov), 4-90 (Marques Ackerman, 10.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MM Ali 2 0 18 0 9 5 1 1 0 0 L Sipamla 4 0 26 3 6.5 11 2 1 0 0 GC Viljoen 2 0 18 1 9 5 1 1 2 0 D Ferreira 1 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 M Pathirana 2 0 20 0 10 4 3 0 2 0 Imran Tahir 1 0 8 0 8 2 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pretoria Capitals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.30 start, First Session 17.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.50
Match days
28 January 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pretoria Capitals 5, Joburg Super Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
- DP Conway retired hurt on 5* from 16/0 to 40/2
- Strategic Timeout: Joburg Super Kings - 45/3 in 8.2 overs (JM Bairstow 18)
- Over 8.2: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AM Sodumo, Batter - MM Ali (Upheld)
- Over 8.4: Review by Joburg Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AM Sodumo, Batter - MM Ali (Struck down)
- Joburg Super Kings: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Joburg Super Kings - 71/5 in 13.0 overs (JM Bairstow 26, D Ferreira 9)
- Over 16.1: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AM Sodumo, Batter - GC Viljoen (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Joburg Super Kings - 99/9 in 20.0 overs (L Sipamla 8, M Pathirana 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 3 wickets)
- Pretoria Capitals: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 77/3 in 9.0 overs (MJ Ackerman 32, AJ Turner 3)
- Over 11.4: Review by Joburg Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LB Gcuma, Batter - K Lion-Cachet (Struck down)
- Pretoria Capitals: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 8
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