- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.6 Flings it on a touch shorter length, slanted across off, shuffles across and nudges it to midwicket, Lawrence pushed him for a second and Pretorius wasn't interested but couldn't back away, going to the danger end and the throw was sharp, keeper removes the bails in a flash. Pretorius out of the frame even though he tried a desperate dive, not happy at all, was batting so well, crestfallen but has to go. Ball was flicked to midwicket, Pretorius was near the grass and slipped a little and that slowed him down, could have made it if he ran on the pitch :/ 98/33.6 Wanders down leg and attempts to chop it away, fetches the ball that didn't move at all and held its line on fifth stump, got a thick inside edge and he chopped it back onto the stumps, that's a big wicket! 39/17.4 Harmless delivery rising at middle and he was looking to swing it over square leg, finds de Villiers to perfection, just not able to find the requisite timing and distance, fielder didn't have to move at all to gobble it up 73/214.3 Around the wicket, that's a STUNNING YORKER! Lovely angle into the stumps, on the blindspot and curling it back, he tries to flick it leg-side and couldn't do anything about this pitch-perfect yorker. Follows it up with a fiery celebration, high-fiving his teammates while running 142/417.2 Magnificent caught and bowl but we don't see any celebration so maybe he's not sure whether he caught it cleanly. Sent upstairs. Lands it short and got big on him, hurriedly lunges at it and Jansen dives forward and to his right, fingers are underneath the ball and it's a gem of a catch! Massive wicket! Danger man is out 176/5Extras7 (lb 5, w 2)TOTAL210/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.5)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Kyle Verreynne, 3.6 ov), 2-73 (Rubin Hermann, 7.4 ov), 3-98 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 10.6 ov), 4-142 (Dan Lawrence, 14.3 ov), 5-176 (Sikandar Raza, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Worrall 4 0 20 0 5 11 2 0 1 0 PWA Mulder 4 0 45 2 11.25 6 5 2 0 0 N Burger 4 0 45 1 11.25 5 4 2 1 0 D Jansen 4 0 52 1 13 8 5 4 0 0 AJ Hosein 4 0 43 0 10.75 6 0 5 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.6 Crackerjack, ungainly heave attempted down the ground, prances down the pitch to whack it insolently but ends up making big mess of his stumps, ball clatters the middle-stump, ideal start for Royals! 11/12.5 Turns in from a length, little bit drift actually, speared quick too and misses his sweep behind square. Prolonged appeal in unison for an lbw and the umpire raises finger in agreement. Sent upstairs by Moonsamy after consultation with his batting partner. Gap between bat and ball as confirmed by the ultra edge. Ball tracking shows pitching outside off, impact in line and hitting leg-stump so another excellent decision from the umpire. JSK in a spot of bother, have a steep task at hand, cannot afford to lose too man wickets and have to keep asking rate in check 13/211.3 Oh no! What a magnificent slower one, totally outsmarted him on this occasion and there's a pin drop silence in the stands that are rooting for JSK! Lovely off-cutter that stayed low and Vince made some room to thwack a cut, happens sometimes when you take that much risk and given the target, they have to be brave but this is a massive, massive moment in the game. Hopes fading even further as far as JSK's chances in this game are concerned 98/53.5 Hits a shortish length and gets it to curl back at off, serious pace and gas on it, ruffles him with the pace, oh such a scorcher, this is 100% organic fast bowling, hurried into a pull, taking evasive action, top-edge balloons up and settles in Fortuin at deep square, JSK IN DEEP TROUBLE the ball leapt to him too quickly 14/35.4 Good length and a touch straighter around the line leg-stump, pleading for an lbw and given by the on-field umpire, that looked like it pitched outside leg in real time, there was doubt and surprisingly umpire gives it out and even more shocking, he doesn't review. That is flabbergasting! Was definitely worth taking a look given they already three down, hard to fathom but a great outcome for Paarl Royals who are ruling the roost 40/416.1 Over the wicket, fraction short and given room on the off-side, sliced in the air and it's that man again, cannot keep him out of the game, Raza lunged forward and took a nifty catch at deep cover-point, end of a good knock 138/812.6 Around the wicket, tossed up on fifth stump line, slid across off, miscues the skier and sends it miles into the night-sky, taken calmly by the fielder at mid-on, arms aloft in celebration from Raza and roars in euphoria, lovely running catch from bespectacled Tribe, tracked it from his bat, into the air and then in his hands. 103/615.6 Hosein's ebullience comes to an end. Picked his third. Hits the hard length and makes it rise steeply off the deck, targets the boundary down the ground and picks a man, Viljoen pumps his fists in jubilation. Herman hangs onto it brilliantly at long-on 138/7Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL174/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.7)Did not bat: DJ WorrallFall of wickets: 1-11 (Neil Timmers, 1.6 ov), 2-13 (Rivaldo Moonsamy, 2.5 ov), 3-14 (Matthew de Villiers, 3.5 ov), 4-40 (Leus du Plooy, 5.4 ov), 5-98 (James Vince, 11.3 ov), 6-103 (Dian Forrester, 12.6 ov), 7-138 (Akeal Hosein, 15.6 ov), 8-138 (Wiaan Mulder, 16.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BC Fortuin 4 0 32 1 8 12 2 1 2 0 GC Viljoen 4 0 24 3 6 11 2 1 0 0 N Mokoena 3 0 31 1 10.33 8 6 0 0 0 OEG Baartman 4 0 47 2 11.75 8 5 3 0 0 DW Lawrence 1 0 13 0 13 1 1 1 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 26 1 6.5 5 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Joburg Super Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Paarl Royals advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.30 start, First Session 17.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.50
Match days
22 January 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.4: Review by Joburg Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BP Jele, Batter - K Verreynne (Struck down)
- Paarl Royals: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 61/1 in 6.0 overs (LG Pretorius 25, RA Herman 5)
- LG Pretorius: 50 off 33 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Paarl Royals: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 3
- Over 11.4: Review by Paarl Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - BP Jele, Batter - DW Lawrence (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 135/3 in 14.0 overs (DW Lawrence 36, Sikandar Raza 4)
- Paarl Royals: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 5
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Paarl Royals: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Paarl Royals - 210/5 in 20.0 overs (AM Tribe 30, K Lion-Cachet 12)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 4 wickets)
- Over 2.5: Review by Joburg Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BP Jele, Batter - R Moonsamy (Struck down)
- Joburg Super Kings: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Joburg Super Kings - 57/4 in 7.0 overs (JM Vince 24, PWA Mulder 11)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (JM Vince 26, PWA Mulder 24, Ex 5)
- Joburg Super Kings: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Joburg Super Kings - 138/7 in 16.0 overs (PWA Mulder 41)
- Joburg Super Kings: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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