Pretoria Capitals Vs Paarl Royals Highlights, SA20: Joe Root & David Miller Power PR To 8-Wicket Victory

The Pretoria Capitals Vs Paarl Royals, SA20 match will take place at 4:30 PM IST at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.

Paarl Royals Squad: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Dayyaan Galiem, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dunith Wellalage, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kwena Maphaka, Sam Hain, Lungi Ngidi, Keith Dudgeon, Rubin Hermann, Nqabayomzi Peter, Codi Yusuf, Eshan Malinga, Dewan Marais

Pretoria Capitals Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Jacks, Kyle Verreynne(w), Rilee Rossouw(c), Liam Livingstone, Marques Ackerman, James Neesham, Senuran Muthusamy, Migael Pretorius, Tiaan van Vuuren, Eathan Bosch, Wayne Parnell, Kyle Simmonds, Will Smeed, Steve Stolk, Keagan Lion Cachet

The Pretoria Capitals captain David Miller won the toss and opted to bat first agasint Paarl Royals.

Paarl Royals (Playing XI): Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Dayyaan Galiem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Eshan Malinga, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi

Pretoria Capitals (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Jacks, Will Smeed, Kyle Verreynne(w), Rilee Rossouw(c), Marques Ackerman, James Neesham, Senuran Muthusamy, Migael Pretorius, Eathan Bosch, Tiaan van Vuuren

Lungi Ngidi opens the bowling for Paarl Royals and keeps things tight in the first over, conceding just 8 runs. Will Jacks shows intent with back-to-back boundaries, first driving through cover and then drilling one past mid-off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is yet to face a ball as the Pretoria Capitals are 8/0 after 1 over.

Disappointment for the Pretoria Capitals as they lose their first wicket early!

Eshan Malinga strikes in his very first delivery, dismissing the dangerous Will Jacks for 9.

PC: 19/1 (2.3)

Pretoria Capitals are off to a strong start in the powerplay, reaching 57/1 after 6 overs.

Gurbaz is unbeaten on 27, while Smeed has 14. The pair has put on 39 runs for the second wicket. Eshan Malinga picked up the only wicket, removing Jacks for 9. The Capitals are scoring at 9.5 runs per over.

PC: 57/1 (6)

Will Smeed (50*) and Kyle Verreynne (16*) are at the crease after Rahmanullah Gurbaz was bowled out by Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 42. Smeed's half-century came off 30 balls, with a big six to finish.

PC: 132-2 (13)

Will Smeed departs for a well-made 54 off 34 balls, caught by Van Buuren at deep mid-wicket off Dayyaan Galiem라이브 바카라 delivery. Rilee Rossouw (7*) and Kyle Verreynne (25*) are now at the crease, looking to accelerate the scoring in the final overs.

PC: 157/3 (15.4)

Pretoria Capitals lose two quick wickets in the 17th over.

First, Kyle Verreynne (45 from 23) was dismissed LBW by Dayyaan Galiem after a successful review, and then Rilee Rossouw (14 from 9) was caught by Lungi Ngidi off a Mujeeb Ur Rahman delivery, leaving the Capitals reeling.

PC: 179/5 (18)

Pretoria Capitals manage to post a formidable total of 212/5 in their 20 overs against Paarl Royals.

The Capitals accelerate in the final overs, with James Neesham's power hitting 28 off 13 balls, alongwith Kyle Verreynne who tops the scorecard with a quickfire 45 off 23, giving them a strong finish.

Paarl Royals now need 213 to win.

Paarl Royals are off to a rocky start in their chase of 212, now sitting at 34/1 after 4.2 overs.

The big blow came early when Lhuan-dre Pretorius was dismissed for a golden duck, caught and bowled by Will Jacks off a well-flighted delivery.

Joe Root and Rubin Hermann are now trying to stabilize the innings.

At the halfway point in their chase, Paarl Royals are at 127/2 after 12 overs, needing 86 runs from the remaining 48 balls to win.

Joe Root is anchoring the innings with a steady 57 off 36 balls, while David Miller has just joined the crease after they lost key batter Rubin Hermann (56 off 33), dismissed by Neesham.

PR: 133/2 (12.3)

The Paarl Royals are at 205/2 after 19 overs, with 8 runs required to win the match that can take them to the top of the table.

Joe Root (91) and David Miller (41) are in the middle of a fantastic partnership, now worth 80 runs off 44 balls.

PR: 205/2 (19)

And the Paarl Royals successfully chase down Pretoria Capitals' 212/5 with 8 wickets to spare, finishing at 213/2 with 4 balls remaining.

David Miller (48) and Joe Root (92) powered the chase with an unbroken partnership of 88 runs off 48 balls.

Miller finishes with a crucial boundary in the 19th over, reducing the target to just 4 runs needed from 5 balls.

On the final ball of the match, Root punches a low full-toss from James Neesham to deep extra cover, securing the single required to seal the victory.

Paarl Royals win by 8 wickets.

Joe Root's masterclass earned him the Player of the Match award. Reflecting on the game, he said, "I knew partnerships were the key, anything could have been chased here, just wanted to stay in the game. The wicket was good, the ball flies, and we can chase anything here."

The match winning captain David Miller praised the team라이브 바카라 effort, saying, "We had a couple of tactical changes, nice when it works out. Happy for the young man (Rubin Hermann), he's worked hard, and it's great when it comes over."