full and straight and hacked for one through backward square leg. Royals win by 10 runs!
5.05pm: Bjorn Fortuin at the top of the order, Evan Jones at the finish. Paarl Royals kept taking wickets and in the end there was too much for Heinrich Klaasen to do to win this one for Durban's Superest Giants. A slightly above-par total from Royals was ultimately enough, as they picked up their second win of the competition. Bjorn Fortuin is Player of the Match: "[New ball] Presents wicket-taking opportunities so got to make the most of it. Nice to perform in front of [my] home crowd. Whoever's in front of me it's my job to restrict them. There are challenges as a bowler, but try to take advantage of the conditions." Anyway, there's another game about to start in Joburg, so head over and join Shashwat for that. From myself and Ekanth, it's cheerio for now!
gets the yorker in, maybe a touch full but it dips under the bat and hits the back leg. Jones goes up for lbw, but will take the dot
Two sixes will do it for DSG...
dug in short, Subrayen swings and misses. But it's called wide on height!
full toss, into the pads as Klaasen attempts a mighty blow into the leg side... deflects square for one, and that might be that as far as Royals are concerned
full on off, dragged through backward square leg, but it's only going to fetch him a couple
steps to leg, Jones follows him with a full ball, chipped for a couple in front of long-off as the man runs in
Klaasen steps up to the plate
full and wide of the stumps, drilled through the bowler at catchable height. Just one to long-off
Can Jones close this out? DSG need 19, Subrayen is on strike
belted over deep midwicket! Digs in the short ball and Klaasen pirouettes on a pull that sails sweetly into the crowd, keeps DSG fans dreaming! Brings up a 36-ball fifty, too
Klaasen shuffles across, doesn't connect with a golf shot down the ground but gets a couple as deep extra cover tears in
goes wide of the stumps, but misses the tramlines. Another extra donated
pitched up on fourth stump, swiped towards long-on for a single
lovely bowled, slower ball from Ngidi, wide of the stumps and through to the keeper as Subrayen swings and misses
flung full and wide, Subayen is stretching but swats a couple through point
full length outside off, Klaasen can't get under it, drives to long-off
fires a length ball down leg. That helps the DSG equation
Ngidi back, DSG need 33 from 12 and all eyes are on Klaasen. Forecaster only giving them a 2.5% chance
Jones delivers, he has four-for
fired in straight and dug out into the leg side
length ball outside off, steered into the off side
Pren Subrayen in, Jones on a hat-trick
clubbed downtown, taken on the run! Brilliant from Miller and Jones has two in two! Full ball and he got under the shot, it hung in the air as Miller an around from long-off, then swooped to take it smoothly. Royals closing in
Hardus Viljoen is in next
swings to leg... straight to cow corner! Not the connection Maharaj was looking for and it's well held above his head by Roy, a few yards in from the rope. Jones roars in celebration after claiming his third wicket
goes full and straight, Klaasen heaves across the line, just gets one to deep midwicket
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1W | 1W |
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Boland Park, Paarl | |
Toss | Durban's Super Giants, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 17 January 2023 - day (20-over match) |
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Points | Paarl Royals 4, Durban's Super Giants 0 |
Over 20 • DSG 159/8
Royals won by 10 runs