174/8 (20.0)
CR : 8.70
210/5 (20.0)
CR : 10.50
Paarl Royals won by 36 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
L Pretorius
51(34)
19.5
0
B Fortuin to D Jansen
Full and sliding in, Jansen gets down on his knee for a slog-sweep but he misses it.
19.6
1
B Fortuin to D Jansen
Full and sliding in, Jansen comes down the pitch and swipes it to deep square-leg for a single. A comfortable 36-run win for the Paarl Royals as they advance to the Qualifier 2. Meanwhile, the Joburg Super Kings exit the competition!
Over 20
Joburg Super Kings 174/8
Nandre Burger17(11)
Duan Jansen18(12)
Bjorn Fortuin1-32(4.0)
PR won by 36 runs
12:40 AM IST, 9:10 PM local time: Paint the town pink! Royals have served revenge hot and fresh. They march on to Qualifier 2 and are now just one more victory away from reaching their first ever SA20 final. They win by 36 runs.
Remember, just three nights ago, they were thumped by this very side at their own home ground. But tonight, sans their skipper in the line-up, they came roaring back in the match that mattered more. The purposefulness was palpable from the offset.
Sikandar Raza had laid down the recipe for winning a knockout match in his pre-game interview. "Whoever holds their nerves and panics the last, wins", he said.
Did JSK panic? Neil Timmers' desperate, ugly-looking hoick, the awful decision to review the LBW call against Moonsamy, the choice to not use DRS when Du Plooy could have been saved — all give weight to the argument that they did. But could you blame them?
Royals had put runs on the board — the highest score at this venue in this season. You've heard it a bazillion times before — runs on the board in a knockout matter. Did JSK miss a trick by dropping Imran Tahir and Prenelan Subrayen — the two bowlers who had together picked 5 wickets in the last game? Well, none of it matters now. What matters is that they came this far. Remember, they had lost their captain and the deputy too to injuries. They needed to win three on a trot to get here and they did. They can hold their heads high.
But it was a night that belonged to Paarl Royals. Lhuan-dre Pretorius set the tone. He started with 6 dot balls, assessing the conditions, getting his eye in. Then, exploded. By the time he reached his half-century, he was striking at 150 and looked poised for more, if and only if he had not slipped and got runout. But his mates did not stop. From Kyle Verreynne at the top, to Dan Lawrence in the middle and Asa Tribe and Sikandar Raza at the end, everyone made sprightly contributions to get the score to 210/5. Dan Worrall was JSK's pick of the bowlers, but he did not get a wicket to show for his efforts.
Then, with the ball, it was Hardus Viljoen who led the charge. A spell of 2-0-8-2 at the top had virtually sucked the life out of the run-chase. James Vince and Wiaan Mulder did ignite the flames of hope, but they were eventually extinguished too. Nqobani Mokoena, Bjorn Fortuin, Ottniel Baartman and Sikandar Raza — all played their part with the ball to help Royals score a win tonight.
Remember, just three nights ago, they were thumped by this very side at their own home ground. But tonight, sans their skipper in the line-up, they came roaring back in the match that mattered more. The purposefulness was palpable from the offset.
Sikandar Raza had laid down the recipe for winning a knockout match in his pre-game interview. "Whoever holds their nerves and panics the last, wins", he said.
Did JSK panic? Neil Timmers' desperate, ugly-looking hoick, the awful decision to review the LBW call against Moonsamy, the choice to not use DRS when Du Plooy could have been saved — all give weight to the argument that they did. But could you blame them?
Royals had put runs on the board — the highest score at this venue in this season. You've heard it a bazillion times before — runs on the board in a knockout matter. Did JSK miss a trick by dropping Imran Tahir and Prenelan Subrayen — the two bowlers who had together picked 5 wickets in the last game? Well, none of it matters now. What matters is that they came this far. Remember, they had lost their captain and the deputy too to injuries. They needed to win three on a trot to get here and they did. They can hold their heads high.
But it was a night that belonged to Paarl Royals. Lhuan-dre Pretorius set the tone. He started with 6 dot balls, assessing the conditions, getting his eye in. Then, exploded. By the time he reached his half-century, he was striking at 150 and looked poised for more, if and only if he had not slipped and got runout. But his mates did not stop. From Kyle Verreynne at the top, to Dan Lawrence in the middle and Asa Tribe and Sikandar Raza at the end, everyone made sprightly contributions to get the score to 210/5. Dan Worrall was JSK's pick of the bowlers, but he did not get a wicket to show for his efforts.
Then, with the ball, it was Hardus Viljoen who led the charge. A spell of 2-0-8-2 at the top had virtually sucked the life out of the run-chase. James Vince and Wiaan Mulder did ignite the flames of hope, but they were eventually extinguished too. Nqobani Mokoena, Bjorn Fortuin, Ottniel Baartman and Sikandar Raza — all played their part with the ball to help Royals score a win tonight.
James Vince (Joburg Super Kings captain): "The guys said that it looks like a good wicket. Chasing that much was always going to be difficult. Every time, we took a wicket, they still continued attacking and it was difficult to restrict them below 200.
Yeah, absolutely. We have missed a few big players which has provided the opportunity for some other guys to come in. Coming into tonight, we had belief that we could keep going. Support has been amazing. I have been thoroughly impressed by the fans and hopefully we will be back stronger next season."
Yeah, absolutely. We have missed a few big players which has provided the opportunity for some other guys to come in. Coming into tonight, we had belief that we could keep going. Support has been amazing. I have been thoroughly impressed by the fans and hopefully we will be back stronger next season."
Dan Lawrence (Paarl Royals captain): "It was a clinical performance with the bat and the ball. Really nice to play a near perfect game in a knockout. So yeah, I am over the moon. I was really happy with the intent everyone showed with the bat. We knew it was a high-scoring ground. Everyone from the top to bottom showed the intent we needed.
Bjorn (Fortuin) has been amazing with his left arm spin in the powerplay. Hardus (Viljoen) was absolutely outstanding with the control of length and line. That really set up the game for us. It was as near a T20 performance as you can get. Everyone put a great shift in. (On facing SEC in less than 24 hours) Tonight is a big confidence booster. They are obviously a very good side. A lot of rest and recovery tonight and ready to go tomorrow."
Bjorn (Fortuin) has been amazing with his left arm spin in the powerplay. Hardus (Viljoen) was absolutely outstanding with the control of length and line. That really set up the game for us. It was as near a T20 performance as you can get. Everyone put a great shift in. (On facing SEC in less than 24 hours) Tonight is a big confidence booster. They are obviously a very good side. A lot of rest and recovery tonight and ready to go tomorrow."
Player of the Match: Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Player of the Match): "Was thinking of kicking my stumps a little after the first over to be honest. But yeah, we knew it was coming and I am a bit sick of the day of not being able to play. (On remaining calm) You know, I just think it's sticking to the same processes and backing up your training and building up to the game. A lot of senior players back you and it's cool. Yeah, good night's rest will be a good start. The Sunrisers obviously have a world-class attack. Lot of my mates came and supported. Thanks for the support."
They might have been sans David Miller tonight, but Paarl Royals are "in the pink" of their health. In the words of stand-in skipper Dan Lawrence, it was "a near perfect performance". But the question is: can they sustain it?
Remember, they face Sunrisers Eastern Cape — a team that has never missed an SA20 final — in less than 24 hours at different venue. It is as hard an assignment as it gets. But rest assured, they will give it their all.
Hence, a cracker of a contest awaits us. Do join us at 8:00 PM IST (4:30 PM local time) — that is when our coverage begins. For now, this is the troika of Darpan Tikiya, Karthik Raj and Zeeshan Naiyer signing off. See you soon!
Remember, they face Sunrisers Eastern Cape — a team that has never missed an SA20 final — in less than 24 hours at different venue. It is as hard an assignment as it gets. But rest assured, they will give it their all.
Hence, a cracker of a contest awaits us. Do join us at 8:00 PM IST (4:30 PM local time) — that is when our coverage begins. For now, this is the troika of Darpan Tikiya, Karthik Raj and Zeeshan Naiyer signing off. See you soon!