Paarl Royals vs Pretoria Capitals, 20th Match - Live Cricket Score

SA20, 2025 | 25 Jan 2025, Sat, 4:30 PM IST | Boland Park, Paarl

ResultPaarl Royals won by 11 runs.

140/4 (20 ov)

129/7 (20 ov)

Player of the Match: Joe Root

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lhuan-dre PretoriusLhuan-dre Pretoriusc K Verreynne b WG Jacks	0	3	0	0	0.00
Joe RootJoe RootNot out	78	56	8	2	139.29
Rubin HermannRubin Hermannc J Neesham b E Bosch	9	14	1	0	64.29
Mitchell Van BuurenMitchell Van Buurenb KI Simmonds	5	9	0	0	55.56
Dunith WellalageDunith Wellalagec M Ackerman b S Muthusamy	15	20	0	0	75.00
David MillerDavid Miller(c)Not out	29	18	1	2	161.11
Did Not Bat: Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dayyaan Galiem, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqabayomzi Peter
Extra( b - 0, w - 3, no - 0, lb - 1, p - 0 )	4
Total( 7.00 Runs per over )	140 (4 Wkts, 20 Ov)

Fall of Wickets

0-1 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 0.3), 19-2 (Rubin Hermann, 3.6), 41-3 (Mitchell Van Buuren, 7.1), 81-4 (Dunith Wellalage, 14.3)

Bowler	Ov	R	W	WD	Eco
Will Jacks	4	29	1	1	7.25
Jason Behrendorff	4	37	0	0	9.25
Eathan Bosch	3	26	1	0	8.67
Senuran Muthusamy	4	15	1	0	3.75
Kyle Simmonds	3	14	1	0	4.67
James Neesham	2	18	0	2	9.00

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Will JacksWill Jacksc D Karthik b J Root	56	53	2	2	105.66
Rahmanullah GurbazRahmanullah Gurbaz(wk)st D Karthik b BC Fortuin	6	13	1	0	46.15
Marques AckermanMarques Ackermanc D Wellalage b BC Fortuin	2	5	0	0	40.00
Rilee RossouwRilee Rossouw(c)c RA Herman b D Wellalage	4	3	1	0	133.33
Kyle VerreynneKyle Verreynne(wk)c D Miller b MU Rahman	30	33	2	0	90.91
James NeeshamJames Neeshamst D Karthik b J Root	1	4	0	0	25.00
Kegan Lion CachetKegan Lion Cachetb MU Rahman	2	3	0	0	66.67
Senuran MuthusamySenuran MuthusamyNot out	1	4	0	0	25.00
Kyle SimmondsKyle SimmondsNot out	6	2	0	1	300.00
Did Not Bat: Eathan Bosch, Jason Behrendorff
Extra( b - 9, w - 10, no - 0, lb - 2, p - 0 )	21
Total( 6.45 Runs per over )	129 (7 Wkts, 20 Ov)

Fall of Wickets

9-1 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.5), 14-2 (Marques Ackerman, 4.5), 23-3 (Rilee Rossouw, 5.5), 100-4 (Kyle Verreynne, 16.4), 108-5 (James Neesham, 17.3), 111-6 (Kegan Lion Cachet, 18.1), 123-7 (Will Jacks, 19.4)

Bowler	Ov	M	R	W	WD	Eco
Bjorn Fortuin	4	1	20	2	1	5.00
Dunith Wellalage	4	1	16	1	0	4.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	0	17	2	1	4.25
Nqabayomzi Peter	4	0	33	0	1	8.25
Joe Root	4	0	32	2	1	8.00

Info

Series

SA20

Date & Time

25 Jan 2025, Sat, 4:30 PM IST

Toss

Pretoria Capitals elected to bowl

Venue

Boland Park, Paarl

Umpires

James Middlebrook (England), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Abongile Sodumo (South Africa, TV)

Match Referee

Barry Lambson (South Africa)

Weather Report

Clear Sky

Pitch Condition

Balanced

Avg 1st Inning Score

150

Win Prediction

Paarl Royals

Preview

The table toppers, Paarl Royals (PR) will take on the ‘struggling’ Pretoria Capitals (PC) in the 20th game of the ongoing SA20 2025. The game will be played at Boland Park in Paarl on January 25, at 4:30 PM (IST). Both teams will be eyeing winning this game to improve their numbers in the tournament.

Paarl Royals are currently enjoying a brilliant run in the tournament, with four consecutive wins and only one defeat in their last five games. They have 20 points to their name and a win in this game will strengthen their dominance at the table’s top. They are coming off a 5-wicket win against the Durban’s Super Giants in the last game.

On the contrary, the Pretoria Capitals are struggling in the fifth spot on the tournament standings, with only one win, three defeats, and two ‘no-result’ games in their six games. They have nine points to their name and a win in this game will propel them to the fourth spot, surpassing Joburg Super Kings (JSK).