Faf du Plessis smashed 87 off 55 balls, helming the chase of a ඣ151-run target beautifully and only getting dismissed after putting Joburg Super Kings on the doorstep of victory
A masterful knock from Joburg Super Kings skipper Faf du Plessis took them to a facile seven-wicket victory over table-toppers Paarl Royals in the 26th match of SA20 2025 at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday, January 30. (Highlights | More Cricket News)
Du Plessis smashed 87 off 55 balls, helming the chase of a 151-run target beautifully and only getting dismissed after putting his side on the doorstep🍒 of victory.
🌃Earlier, Paarl Royals ended up with 150 runs in their allotted 20 overs as Donovan Ferreira and Lutho Sipamla claimed three wickets apiece for the Super Kings. Dinesh Karthik top-scored fo🌳r the losing side with 53 runs off 39 balls.
Joburg 💛Super👍 Kings won the toss and elected to field first against Paarl Royals.
Paarl Royals: Joe Root, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubi🐈n Hermann, David Miller (cap), Mitchell Van Buuren, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dunith Wellalage, Dayyaan Galiem💧, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka
Joburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis (cap), Devon Conway, Leus du Ploꦬoy, Johnny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Donovan Ferreira, Sibonelo Makhanya, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Sha🎃msi, Hardus Viljoen, Lutho Sipamla
The hosts came into this match on the back of a six-wicket loss to Pretoria Capitals. 𒀰The Super Kings are now placed third in the table with 19 points from nine games.
The Royals, on the other hand, beat the Durban Super Giants by six wickets in their previous game. Despite the defeat, they are on top of the standiওngs with 28 points from nineﷺ encounters thus far.
Where to watch the Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings, SA20 2025 match on TV and online?
The Paarl Roy🍷als vs Joburg Super Kings, SA20 2025 match was telecast on Star Sports 2, Star Sports HD, ܫand Sports 18-2 TV channels in India. It was live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.