Allahuddien Paleker (South Africa), Thomas Mokorosi (South Africa), Arno Jacobs (South Africa, TV)
Referee
Shandre Fritz (South Africa)
Toss
Paarl Royals elected to bowl
Pitch Report
You have got to mentally prepare yourself for spinners on this track. The spinners have managed to bowl dot balls at the 4.5 to 5.5-meter length while also picking up wickets. There are some really good spinners across both teams. The wind is blowing from one side to the other, and the batters will hit the ball with the wind
VENUE STATS
1st Innings
152Avg Runs
7Avg Wkts
127.43Avg
SR
2nd Innings
141Avg Runs
5Avg Wkts
129.87Avg
SR
Weather Update
Weather Update
Paarl,South Africa
Updated: 16 Jan 00:00
20.1°CClouds
few clouds
22%
Clouds
0%
Rain %
38%
Humidity
16.3 kmph
Wind
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Venue Details
Boland Park, Paarl
You have got to mentally prepare yourself for spinners on this track. The spinners have managed to bowl dot balls at the 4.5 to 5.5-meter length while also picking up wickets. There are some really good spinners across both teams. The wind is blowing from one side to the other, and the batters will hit the ball with the wind
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Rashid Khan (captain, MI Cape Town): It was a pretty close game. We dropped a few catches early, which cost us. It was brilliant to see Rassie bat till the end but I still feel we were 10 to 15 runs short. 170-175 would have been a good total to defend. We had some chances in the field but we let ourselves down looking to hold onto it.
David Miller (captain, Paarl Royals): Great performance from the team as a whole. The spinners did a great job and credit to Wellalage, bowled well and kept us in the game. He plays all around the ground and plays spin well. Very talented young man and great to have him on our team. He found his lengths well and restricted them. Great to have him in our team. He is our death bowler now, it was a good option and we will look at the tactics of the team. You have got to finish the game and have got to be very critical to finish the game. Just about finishing the game and being patient, the boundary balls will come. It was a big game for us, 2 wins in 2 matches. Great support from the fans
Lhuan Dre Pretorius (Player of the Match): Bat just got stuck on the ground. It would have been nice to finish off the game. Nice that we got over the line. Buzzing inside the dressing room, having some drinks. Conditions were bit different under light, skidding on under lights, but I adapted quite well. I am just speaking to coach to have clarity in my game and having options.
8:52 pm local time, 12:22 am IST: Paarl Royal beat MI Cape Town by six wickets
Paarl Royals: 159/4 in 19 overs Lhuan Dre Pretorius: 83(52b) | Rashid Khan: 1/22 (4 overs) David Miller: 24(20b)* | Trent Boult: 1/26 (4 overs)
David Miller won his first toss as a skipper today and things went to plan for him. He mentioned at the toss to the presenter that the pitch would get better as the day progressed and he made good use of the conditions on offer. Paarl Royals register a convincing win and now move into the upper half of the table.
Paarl Royals did really well and started off with a bang. Joe Root and the latest Protea sensation Lhuan dre Pretorius did a fine job with the bat in hand opening the innings. The duo put together 50 runs for the first wicket before Trent Boult managed to prize the wicket of Root to send the English star batter back into the hut.
Lhuan dre Pretorius was then joined by Mitchell van Buuren with the duo adding another 50 runs for the second wicket. van Buuren was dismissed soon after but Pretorius did a fine job, with the 18-year-old going along like a car along the highway. Miller joined the free-flowing southpaw and the pair looked as if they are racing home until a direct hit from Rashid Khan ended Pretorius' stay in the middle. In the end, Dinesh Karthik and David Miller - the experienced men - took the Royals over the line for the second time this season.
MICT will be annoyed with their bowling performance. Trent Boult bowled really well with the new ball and in the death as well, picking up a wicket while Rashid Khan kept the lid on the scoring rate. George Linde, Azmatullah Omarzai and Kagiso Rabada were expensive and will have to look into their plans when they play their next game of the tournament.
Let's now go down to hear what the captains and the Player of the Match have to say
19
overs
159/4score
2b
4
1
1W
1
4
runs
David Miller*
24(20)
Andile Phehlukwayo
1(1)
Kagiso Rabada
0/37
18.6 Kagiso Rabada to David Miller, FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! Short ball and Miller pulls it hard over square leg to finish off the chase in style. Paarl Royals win by 6 wickets and take their revenge over MICT.
18.5 Kagiso Rabada to Andile Phehlukwayo, fuller on the stumps, pushed to long on.
Andile Phehlukwayo, LHB, walks out to the middle and will be on strike
18.4 Kagiso Rabada to Dinesh Karthik, DIRECT HIT AND KARTHIK IS GONE! Back of length on the stumps, Karthik nudges it to square leg. There was never a double there and there comes a direct hit from the keeper Esterhuizen, hitting just the one stump. Karthik was not even in the frame.
Dinesh Karthik run out (Connor Esterhuizen) 10 (6b, 1x4, 0x6)
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Boland Park, Paarl
David Miller
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Kagiso Rabada
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