‘Pehle fielding nahin karni thi is venue par’ – Fans react as Paarl Royals beat Pretoria Capitals in SA20 2024

In the third game of the ongoing SA20 2024, Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals locked horns at Boland Park, Paarl. Both teams were playing their first game of the tournament. The last time they played each other at this venue was in the semifinal of the first season last year. In that game, the Royals decided to bowl first and paid the price for this with a loss.

Meanwhile, in this game, the visitors won the toss and elected to bowl first. The home team had a great start with England internationals Jason Roy and Jos Buttler adding 42 runs in 4.5 overs. After the wicket of the former, the team was reduced to 56/3. At this stage, the likes of David Miller and Mitchell Van Burren put together 61 runs for the fourth wicket.

The Blue Brigade made their way back with three quick wickets but South Africa international Andile Phehlukwayo’s (28*) cameo helped the team reach a competitive total of 160/7. For the 2023 finalists, Daryl Dupavillon and Corbin Bosch took two wickets each. On the other hand, James Neesham, Ethan Bosch, and Will Jacks took one each.

Paarl Royals makes most of the tough conditions with the ball

The Pink Brigade had a great start with the ball as they took the wickets of Jacks and Theunis de Bruyn at the score of 38. At this stage, Phil Salt and Rilee Rossouw put together 39 runs for the fourth wicket. After this wicket, the visitors kept losing wickets and failed to keep up with the required run rate in the last few overs.

In the end, the 2023 finalists managed 133/7 and lost the game by 27 runs. For the 2023 semifinalists, Obed McCoy, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Wihan Lubbe took one wicket each. On the other hand, Phehlukwayo took two wickets each.

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