Paarl Royals earned their fourth straight win of the tournament after beating Durban Super Giants by five wickets in match 18 of the SA20 at the Kingsmead in Durban. (More Cricket News)
✱The win takes the Royals to the top of the standings with five wins in six matches while the Super Giants continue to stay at the bottom with four losses in seven matches apart from two washouts and a win.
Earlier, Durban Super Giants captain Keshav Maharaj ๊had won the toss and opted to bat first at the Kingsmead. Below are the playing XIs of both the sides.
Durban Super Giants Vs Paarl Royals Playing XI
Paarl Royals Playing XI💮: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Joe Root, Rubin Hermann, Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Dayyaan Galiem, Keith Dudgeon, Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Eshan Malinga
Durban Super Giants Playing XI🦩: Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock(w), Kane Williamson, Heinrich Klaasen, JJ Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Chris Woakes, Keshav Maharaj(c), Junior Dala, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq
The Super Giants finally decided to give Quinton de Kock his favoured opening slot after a failed gamble in the middle order. De Kock (43 off 30) straightaway got among the runs but got little support from the other end. Matthew Breetzke (25 off 29) who scored some runs was a little too slow leading to the opening partnership never taking off in terms of run rate. Heinrich Klaasen and Kane Williamson 𒊎failed. Similar story unfolded towards the end of the Super Giants innings where even as JJ Smuts (32 off 22) got some quick runs, Wiaan Mulder (24 off 27) could not up the ante.
🔯The credit of putting a leash on the run scoring went to Paarl Royals' spinners. Bjorn Fortuin (13/1 in 4), Joe Root (18/1 in 4) and Mujeeb ur Rahman (23/2 in 4) were all disciplined and did not let the Super Giants batters break free. As a result, Royals were given a target of 143 runs only.
💜Royals got a quick start thanks to Luan-dre Pretorious but Joe Root was dismissed by Chris Woakes for a Golden Duck. Pretorious (25 off 13) too fell soon but his intent was carried forward by Ruben Hermann (44 off 22) who killed the game within the powerplay. He slammed Woakes for 20 runs in the final over of the powerplay to take the Royals to 70/2 in six overs. With almost half of the runs already in the kitty in just six overs, the chase became a cake walk for the Royals. Mitchell van Buuren (41 off 41) and David Miller (24 off 21) played with caution to take their team close before Dinesh Karthik (9* off 7) took the Royals over the line.
Durban Super Giants Vs Paarl Royals, SA20 - Live Streaming Details
Where to watch Durban Super Giants Vs Paarl Royals, SA20 live on TV in India?
൲The Durban Super Giants Vs Paarl Royals, SA20, SA20 Match 18 will be telecast live on Star Sports 2/HD, S18-2 channels. The match will be live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
