Joe Root starred with the ball, and Mitchell van Buuren and captain David Miller batted sensibly as Paarl Royals chased down Joburg Super Kings' 147-run target in 19.1 overs
A disciplined bowling performance, followed by responsible knocks from Mitchell van Buuren and captain David Miller took Paarl Royals to a comfortable six-wicket win against Joburg Super Kings in the 15th match of SA20 2025 at Boland Park in Paarl on Monday, January 20. (Highlights | More Cricket News)
Parsimonious bowling from Joe Root, who is known for his batting usually, and two wickets for 22 runs from Bjorn Fortuin helped the hosts limit the Super Kings to 146 for six in 20 overs. In response, the Royals rode Buuren (44 off 45) and Miller (40 not out off 32)'s knocks to reach the target in 19.1 overs.
Earlier, Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to field first against Joburg Super Kings.
Paarl Royals: Joe Root, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann, David Miller (cap), Mitchell Van Buuren, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka
Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis (cap), Devon Conway, Leus du Plooy, Johnny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira, Sibonelo Makhanya, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Hardus Viljoen, Lutho Sipamla
The hosts came into this match on the back of an eight-wicket win over Pretoria Capitals. The Royals are now perched atop the table with 16 points from five games.
The Super Kings, on the other hand, had suffered a seven-wicket loss to MI Cape Town in their previous game. The Faf du Plessis-led side lie third in the standings with 10 points from five encounters.