Paarl Royals captain David Miller came to the rescue as he helped his side defeat Pretoria Capitals by six wickets in their Betway SA20 clash at Boland Park on Sunday afternoon.
Miller belted an undefeated 28 runs to keep the Royals playoff qualification hopes alive.
The Capitals came into the match as favourites after the Centurion -based side sat at the top of the table following their victory over Durban’s Super Giants last week.
The visitors’ captain Wayne Parnell won the toss at Boland Park and decided to bat first in the final game in Paarl.
Capitals’ batters Kusal Mendis and Theunis de Bruyn scored 37 and 53 respectively as they helped the visitors post 158/6.
Proteas seamer Lungi Ngidi continued his good form with 1/19 from his allotted four overs, while Ferisco Adams claimed 2/38.
The chase started well for the home side, even though they lost both Jason Roy (21) and Wihan Lubbe (29) early, but that did not stop the Royals moving train.
Jos Buttler and Dane Villas then attempted to drive to the Cape Winelands train through the last stop.
Miller was next and he put up a brave fight in helping his side towards achieving the winning goal.
JP Duminy’s Royals charges now move up to third position with 13 points on the standings, while the Capitals remain in first place.
SA20 Standings
| Standing | Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | BP | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria Capitals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.936 | 18 |
| 2 | Sunrisers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.656 | 17 |
| 3 | MI Cape Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.326 | 13 |
| 4 | Paarl Royals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.014 | 13 |
| 5 | Joburg Super Kings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.128 | 12 |
| 6 | Durban Super Giants | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.773 | 8 |
Running tally of the SA20 2023 Standings
SA20 Matches and Results
| Date | Home | Away | Venue | Time | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | MI Cape Town | v | Paarl Royals | Newlands | 17h30 | MI Cape Town won by 8 Wickets |
| 11 Jan | Durban Super Giants | v | Joburg Super Kings | Kingsmead | 17h30 | Joburg Super Kings win by 16 runs |
| 12 Jan | Sunrisers | v | Pretoria Capitals | St Georges Park | 17h30 | Pretoria Capitals won by 23 runs |
| 13 Jan | Paarl Royals | v | Pretoria Capitals | Boland Park | 13h30 | Paarl Royals win by 7 wickets |
| 13 Jan | MI Cape Town | v | Durban Super Giants | Newlands | 17h30 | Durban’s Super Giants win by 5 wickets |
| 14 Jan | Pretoria Capitals | v | Sunrisers | Centurion | 13h30 | Pretoria Capitals won by 37 runs |
| 14 Jan | MI Cape Town | v | Joburg Super Kings | Newlands | 17h30 | MI Cape Town win by 7 wickets |
| 15 Jan | Durban Super Giants | v | Paarl Royals | Kingsmead | 13h30 | Durban’s Super Giants win by 27 runs |
| 16 Jan | Sunrisers | v | MI Cape Town | St Georges Park | 17h30 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 4 wickets |
| 17 Jan | Paarl Royals | v | Durban Super Giants | Boland Park | 13h30 | Paarl Royals win by 10 runs |
| 17 Jan | Joburg Super Kings | v | Pretoria Capitals | Wanderers | 17h30 | Joburg Super Kings win by 6 runs |
| 18 Jan | MI Cape Town | v | Sunrisers | Newlands | 13h30 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 2 wickets |
| 18 Jan | Pretoria Capitals | v | Joburg Super Kings | Centurion | 17h30 | Pretoria Capitals win by 6 wickets |
| 19 Jan | Paarl Royals | v | Sunrisers | Boland Park | 17h30 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 5 wickets |
| 20 Jan | Durban Super Giants | v | Pretoria Capitals | Kingsmead | 17h30 | Pretoria Capitals win by 8 wickets |
| 21 Jan | Paarl Royals | v | MI Cape Town | Boland Park | 13h30 | MI Cape Town win by 13 runs |
| 21 Jan | Sunrisers | v | Joburg Super Kings | St Georges Park | 17h30 | Joburg Super Kings win by 5 wickets |
| 22 Jan | Paarl Royals | v | Pretoria Capitals | Boland Park | 13h30 | Paarl Royals win by 6 wickets |
| 22 Jan | Sunrisers | v | Durban Super Giants | St Georges Park | 17h30 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 124 runs |
| 23 Jan | MI Cape Town | v | Pretoria Capitals | Newlands | 17h30 | |
| 24 Jan | Sunrisers | v | Paarl Royals | St Georges Park | 13h30 | |
| 24 Jan | Joburg Super Kings | v | Durban Super Giants | Wanderers | 17h30 | |
| 2 Feb | Durban Super Giants | v | MI Cape Town | Kingsmead | 17h30 | |
| 3 Feb | Joburg Super Kings | v | Paarl Royals | Wanderers | 13h30 | |
| 3 Feb | Durban Super Giants | v | Sunrisers | Kingsmead | 17h30 | |
| 4 Feb | Pretoria Capitals | v | MI Cape Town | Centurion | 17h30 | |
| 5 Feb | Joburg Super Kings | v | Sunrisers | Wanderers | 13h30 | |
| 5 Feb | Pretoria Capitals | v | Durban Super Giants | Centurion | 17h30 | |
| 6 Feb | Joburg Super kings | v | MI Cape Town | Wanderers | 17h30 | |
| 7 Feb | Pretoria Capitals | v | Paarl Royals | Centurion | 17h30 | |
| 8 Feb | SF1 | v | SF4 | Wanderers | 17h30 | |
| 9 Feb | SF2 | v | SF3 | Centurion | 17h30 | |
| 11 Feb | FINAL | Wanderers | 16h30 |
All the SA20 Matches and results for 2023.
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The SA20 is South Africa’s explosive new T20 cricket league. Over 4 weeks and 33 matches, 6 global franchises and 102 world class players will go head to head.
The League features six privately-owned teams, who will play each other twice in a round-robin stage (home and away) before the semis and final. In all, 33 matches will be played in some of the greatest locations South Africa has to offer: Durban’s Super Giants (Kingsmead), Joburg Super Kings (Wanderers), MI Cape Town (Newlands), Paarl Royals (Boland Park), Pretoria Capitals (Centurion) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (St George’s Park).
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