Super Kings vs Royals, 30th Match at Paarl, SA20, Jan 19 2026 - Match Result

And that's all we have from the league stages of the SA20. We'll be back with more SA20 action from Qualifier 1 at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday. Until then, on behalf of our scorer Ranjith, this is Aaditya Narayan signing off. Take care, stay safe, goodbye.

The Player of the Match is Leus du Plooy for his 54 off 27 balls: The plan was pretty simple from the coaches, to try and take it as deep as possible. Having wickets in hand on a wicket like that makes it a tad easier. Fortunate to be playing in this tournament again, love playing in Paarl, super stoked. Having played here before really helped me. In the past, when you face a few dot balls here, it can be suffocating, but now I knew it was normal. Young Neil Timmers stepped up today, gave us one of the best powerplays we've had in the SA20 at Paarl. That gave us a little bit of a platform. Even Matthew de Villiers, that little partnership was crucial for us, and Forrester strikes it impeccably at the end. Every single run helped us in the end. What a pleasure, we get to go again, same team, different conditions, but we get to go again, which is very pleasing.

And here's captain James Vince, after JSK's first ever win at Boland Park: Lots of relief. Obviously, a do or die game. Our last chance this evening, so to put in a performance like that and get the job done, delighted. Batting first, you've got to assess conditions, bide your time, sum up what a good score is, the way Leus batted, to strike at 200 on that, was outstanding. The wicket didn't rag sideways, but all the batters fed back that it was inconsistent. The feedback from the guys was that top of the stumps was the place to be, the plan was to be a bit more defensive-minded with the seamers bowling, and the spinners did a very good job. Great to be in the competition, going back to conditions a bit more familiar to us, enjoy the win, and hopefully come on strong in the next game.

David Miller: I don't know [how he's feeling], we'll see tomorrow. It always gets better to bat here at night. I thought they scored 25 runs too many. I still thought it was definitely gettable. We lost a few too many wickets at wrong times. We've done well up in the Highveld this year. The guys have been phenomenal this season, we can be proud of what we've done in the group stages, now we need to mentally look to the playoffs. Always really thankful to the crowd for supporting us in the last month. After the first loss, 49 all out, everyone wrote us off, we bounced back nicely.

What a bowling effort that is, to set up a win with a bonus point for JSK. Subrayen was superb, Imran Tahir controlled those middle overs like the champion bowler that he is. Akeal Hosein, Wiaan Mulder and Nandre Burger all chipped in as well. It's been a textbook defence of a score at Boland Park. This is how you use spin to win here in Paarl. But the win was set up by Leus du Plooy. His 54 off 27 balls is what allowed them to get up to 166, a score that was around par, if not slightly above par on this surface. The Super Kings continue their record of never missing out on the SA20 playoffs. Durban\s Super Giants are out. Sunrisers Eastern Cape will face Pretoria Capitals in Qualifier 1 at Durban on Wednesday. The Royals and the Super Kings travel from the Western Cape to the Highveld for their eliminator on Thursday at Supersport Park in Centurion.

Waqar Salamkheil now. This should be the last wicket for the Super Kings to take.

Nazeem: "If JSK wins this game, does it make JSK the only team to qualify for playoffs in all four seasons of SA20?" --- Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Paarl Royals have made the playoffs in every season as well.

Not his best day here for Hosein. But he has produced a defining moment in his last over.

Baartman walks out. This all but confirms that Miller won't bat today, I believe.

56 off the last four overs now for the Royals. Lawrence has the strike. Hosein will bowl. Lawrence won this battle in the last over that Hosein bowled. Can he do it again?

Nah, no Miller yet. It's going to be Mokoena.

The final strategic timeout of the league stages of this season's SA20 is upon us. The Super Kings can smell the finish line, but Dan Lawrence will have something to say about that, until he's around. Will we see Miller coming out after the timeout?

64 needed off the last five overs. JSK got 61 off the last five. Can Lawrence do what du Plooy did? Vince wants Lawrence out of here, and he has entrusted Nandre Burger to try and do it now.

Excellent from Subrayen. Just three off that over, and the big wicket of Raza.