Royals vs MI Cape Town, 10th Match at Paarl, SA20, Jan 02 2026 - Match Result

RESULT
10th Match (D/N), Paarl, January 02, 2026, SA20
(20 ov, T:182) 180/8

Royals won by 1 run

lhuan-dre-pretorius
Player Of The Match
98* (65) & 2 catches
sikandar-raza
Cricinfo's MVP
105.21 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Paarl Royals1 Inn
181/3(20 overs)
2/31 (4)
51 (34)
1/33 (4)
MI Cape Town2 Inn
180/8(20 overs)
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Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
B. Impact
Bowl
PR105.21- 7.323/27
MICT103.7251.652/31
PR84.2884.28-
PR76.3-4/51
MICT51.9751.97-
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Over20
13 runs, 2 wickets
MICT 180/8CRR: 9.00
GF Linde 20 (16b 2x4 1x6)TA Boult 1 (1b)
OEG Baartman4/51 (4)

A nervy thriller after a nervy thriller, SA20 may finally have cracked the code. Chances are there could be a couple more tomorrow. Join us for those, thanks for tagging along this evening. Take care, goodnight.

Lhuan dre Pretorius, POTM: It's just a mindset thing. I was just positive and took the game deep. I sometimes take on boundaries I shouldn't be taking on, gotta be clear. Davey was there to stay calm and rein me in, they said I could make up, which helped. Enjoying it this season. Been a tough couple of months, hope to now carry it on for the team.

David Miller, Paarl Royals captain: It was a terrible start, we trained really hard. We were honest. We have x-factor players and even young ones. I thought we got a great score, great to Lhu in good flow. We got over the line, which we wanted. We're moving nicely together. We've done locally at the auction. Moving away from home, we haven't done well. Good to play in front of passionate fans.

Rashid Khan, MICT captain It was a 170-180 wicket. We didn't close out the powerplay great. We restricted them well in the back ten. We lost too many wickets in the middle overs with the bat. The idea was to go on and play your natural game. We want to give batters freedom. We got stuck after 10th over and went till the 14th. We have three more games in the next four days, we're all matured, we've to take good decisions. Happy to contribute with bat, haven't been hitting them well of late. Would've been happier had we won.

jigar: "Couple of singles denied by Rashin in Mujeeb over and MI lost by 1 run" Not exactly, him farming the strike was more important. That's what got them the two sixes. He could've been out first ball too, that's the gamble.

9pm That could've gone either way. During the powerplay of the chase, MICT were clear favourites thanks to Rickelton and van der Dussen's stand, then in the middle overs Raza and Baartman's multi-wicket overs made Royals clear favourites, then Rashid came on and nearly took MICT home. The final over

19.6
4
Baartman to Linde, FOUR runs

Is it a six? No, but it was almost there! Short boundary at deep point, the Royals dugout was behind and were hoping the ball fell short and it did by a few metres. Miller and Baartman grimaced and almost couldn't look. Linde goes on his haunches. Was a full ball wide outside off, Linde leant across and square drove, a bit like Dinesh Karthik did a few years back. It was nearly enough today

Six off one ball. No extras please, from a Royals' pov. Linde hasn;t faced a ball in a while

19.5
1
Baartman to Boult, 1 run

Full and slowish on leg. Boult slogged neatly, got an inside edge and ball trickled to the leg side. They take one

Boult now on. 7 off 2. Will he take a single? Miller has a long chat with Baartman meanwhile. Here we go. One more slower ball?

19.4
W
Baartman to Rabada, OUT

Rabada falls looking to repeat the shot. Cleared the front leg, got low and had a rotational heave. The length ball went off upper-half of the bat and was taken at long-on

Kagiso Rabada c Pretorius b Baartman 6 (2b 0x4 1x6 2m) SR: 300
19.3
6
Baartman to Rabada, SIX runs

Long-off in play.... No, it sails over! Rabada's back leg lowers, he bends and slaps the cutter over long-off

Rabada. Will he play for a single?

19.2
W
Baartman to Rashid Khan, OUT

This should be out. Yeah, easy catch at long-off. Cutter released from wide of the crease hit a length and angled away outside off, Rashid stood still after opening his stance and looked to go over midwicket. Clean swing but went high off the bat, That might be the game

Rashid Khan c Herman b Baartman 35 (18b 2x4 3x6 23m) SR: 194.44
19.1
2
Baartman to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

Yorker on middle and off, smears it along the ground wide of long-on

Baartman has 15 to defend. Will Rashid farm strike again? Around

Over19
15 runsNeed 15 from 6b
MICT 167/6CRR: 8.78  RRR: 15.00
Rashid Khan 33 (16b 2x4 3x6)GF Linde 16 (15b 1x4 1x6)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman0/34 (4)
18.6
1
Mujeeb to Rashid Khan, 1 run

Full toss creates another miscue, again lands safely. Mujeeb ran back but couldn't get close enough. Was a shin-high ball that Rashid looked to swipe over midwicket

18.5
2
Mujeeb to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

Miscued, gets away with it. Ball lands well in front of long-off, Raza does well to pat it in before going over the ropes. Was a fullish ball that Rashid tried to slog sweep but got it off the upper half

18.4
6
Mujeeb to Rashid Khan, SIX runs

Nailed again! Rashid slog sweeps the 108ks ball from middle stump. Mujeeb going length and more importantly at the stumps, in the arc for the slog sweep

Kasinathan: "@Arjun. RASHID"

18.3
Mujeeb to Rashid Khan, no run

Full and flat on off, driven hard to cover

18.2
6
Mujeeb to Rashid Khan, SIX runs

Wide on a length, Rashid clears the front leg and slashes over extra cover. Middled

18.1
Mujeeb to Rashid Khan, no run

Wide yorker, Rashid wants to scythe it but can only scrape it towards long-off. No strike change

Mujeeb to Rashid again. No wind, Kevin Pietersen says

Over18
4 runsNeed 30 from 12b
MICT 152/6CRR: 8.44  RRR: 15.00
Rashid Khan 18 (10b 2x4 1x6)GF Linde 16 (15b 1x4 1x6)
N Mokoena1/29 (4)
17.6
1
Mokoena to Rashid Khan, 1 run

Amazing over. Finishes with another slower ball, Rashid miscues a slog sweep, finds deep-backward square

17.5
Mokoena to Rashid Khan, no run

Touch wider and fuller than the last ball, Rashid went for the same shot. Got an underedge that went into the pitch behind and to the keeper

17.4
Mokoena to Rashid Khan, no run

Slower ball is wide, full and inside the tramline. Rashid heaves, lookes to slash over point. Was on one knee and still swung himself out of balance

17.4
1w
Mokoena to Rashid Khan, 1 wide

Wide and full, Rashid leans across and lets it go

17.4
1w
Mokoena to Rashid Khan, 1 wide

Wide called for height. Slower ball at 123ks went past the hook. Given wide, Verreynne not happy

Rashid back on. His wicket should be game-deciding. Will he camp for the slower ball?

17.3
1
Mokoena to Linde, 1 run

Wide, full and slow, driven neatly through cover. Good stop by the sweeper after running left

17.2
Mokoena to Linde, no run

Another slower ball, Linde swings through air again. Landed outside leg and finished outside off

17.1
Mokoena to Linde, no run

Slower one grips and doesn't rise at all. Fourth stump, Linde tries to launch it over long-on. Misses

Mokoena to finish.

Best performances - batters
Spike GraphWagon Zone
LG Pretorius
98 runs (65)
10 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
17 runs
1 four0 six
Control
82%
HE van der Dussen
59 runs (42)
2 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
76%
Best performances - bowlers
OEG Baartman
O
4
M
0
R
51
W
4
ECO
12.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Sikandar Raza
O
4
M
0
R
27
W
3
ECO
6.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
2W
Match details
TossPaarl Royals, elected to bat first
Series
Season2025/26
Player Of The Match
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 days2 January 2026 - daynight (20-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsPaarl Royals 4, MI Cape Town 0
Win Probability
PR 100%
PRMICT
100%50%100%PR InningsMICT Innings

Over 20 • MICT 180/8

Rashid Khan c Herman b Baartman 35 (18b 2x4 3x6 23m) SR: 194.44
W
Kagiso Rabada c Pretorius b Baartman 6 (2b 0x4 1x6 2m) SR: 300
W
Royals won by 1 run
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