Paarl Royals won the toss and opted to bat first. Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town was held at Boland Park.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Asa Tribe opened for Paarl Royal. Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 98 runs in 65 balls. Lhuan is the future of South Africa. He is a beast kind of player. Asa Tribe scored fifty. Both the openers gave a good start to the Paarl Royals. David Miller scored 19 runs. MI Cape Town controlled the middle, but Lhuan finished the innings well.
Rashid Khan took 2 wickets. Boult took 1 wicket. Rabada was the most expensive bowler; he gave 46 runs in 4 overs. Paarl Royals scored 181 runs.
Rickelton and Van der Dussen opened for MI Cape Town. Both the openers gave a good start. Rickelton scored 36 runs in 20 balls. Van der Dussen scored 59 runs in 42 balls. But after that, the Paarl Royals controlled the match. Ottneil Baartman took 2 wickets in an over, Van der Dussen and Jason Smith. Pooran played a slow innings and got out to Sikandar Raza. On the next delivery, Raza bowled Tom Moores.
George Linde and Rashid Khan gave a try to chase, and both played a good inning. Nqobani Mokoena bowled economically over to take Paarl Royals into the game. Ottneil Baartman took 2 wickets in the final over. Ottneil took Rashid’s wicket, then Rabada hit a six. On the next ball, Rabada got out. MI Cape Town needed a six on the last ball, but Linde only managed a boundary.