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Mumbai: In the 18th match of the third season of South Africa’s Cricket League SA20, Paarl Royals defeated Durban Super Giants by 5 wickets. The team remains on top of the points table.
In the match played in Durban on Thursday, Durban Super Giants won the toss and batted first and scored 142 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. At the same time, chasing the target of 143 runs, Paarl Royals scored 146 runs with 15 balls remaining and won by 5 wickets.
De Kock and Matthew Breetzke gave a good start to Durban
Quinton de Kock and Matthew Breetzke gave a good start to Durban Super Giants. There was a partnership of 62 runs for the first wicket between the two. Paarl Royals got the first success in the 8.5th over when Bjorn Fortuin caught the ball on his own ball. Matthew faced 29 balls and scored 25 runs.
After Matthew, De Kock also got out early. Royals got their second success at 73 runs. Kock got caught out on the ball of Mujibur Rahman. He faced 30 balls and scored 43 runs. Apart from these, Vian Mudler scored 24 and John-John Trevor Smuts scored 32 runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the successful bowler of Durban Royals
Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the successful bowler of Paarl Royals. He took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Ishan Malinga, Joe Root and Bjorn Fortuin got one wicket each.
Paarl Royals achieved the target of 143 runs with 15 balls remaining
Paarl Royals, who came to chase the target of 143 runs, despite a bad start, achieved the target by scoring 146 runs for 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining.
Royals got the first blow on the 5th ball of the first over. Opener Joe Root was dismissed on a score of 9 runs without scoring any runs. At the same time, the second opener Luan-Dre Pretorius was also dismissed on a score of 25 runs. He scored 25 runs facing 13 balls.
After Pretorius left, Rubin Harman and Mitchell van Buuren took over the innings. There was a partnership of 52 runs in 27 balls for the fourth wicket between the two. Harman scored 44 runs in 22 balls. At the same time, there was a partnership of 59 runs in 52 balls between David Miller and Mitchell van Buuren for the 5th wicket. Buuren faced 41 balls and scored 41 runs, while Miller remained unbeaten after scoring 24 runs in 21 balls.
Junior Dala took 2 wickets for 38 runs in 4 overs, while Noor Ahmed and Chris Woakes got one wicket each.
