SA20 League LIVE- Paarl Royals vs Joburg Super Kings – Paarl Royals win by 7 wickets – Paarl Royals have hammered JoBurg Super Kings by 7 wickets. After bowling JSK out for just 81, Royals chased down the target with ease in 10.3 overs to take a big NRR boost. Although Royals were off to a shaky start with out of form Jason Roy departing inside the powerplay, Jos Buttler and David Miller took them across the finish line. Follow SA20 2023 LIVE on Jio Cinema & South Africa T20 League Updates with InsideSport.IN
Earlier, Bjorn Fortuin and Evan Jones shone with the ball after claiming 3 wickets apiece. Super Kings collapsed like a house of cards for just 81. Lizaad Williams top-scored with 18-ball 17.
SA20 League Highlights: Evan Jones & Fortuin star as Paarl Royals thrash Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets – Watch PR vs JSK Highlights
The Paarl Royals showcased the advantage of home conditions to get their Betway SA20 campaign back on track with a bonus point seven-wicket victory over the Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park.
After losing their opening match to MI Cape Town at Newlands earlier this week, the Royals treated their home crowd to a bowling exhibition in the searing Winelands heat.
That’s the ball game‼️ @paarlroyals grab their first victory of the #Betway #SA20 👌#PRvJSK | @Betway_India pic.twitter.com/OdZ3JbYkyb
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 13, 2023
Left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin was exceptional with the new ball in the Powerplay as his 3/16 helped dismiss the Super Kings for just 81. It was the lowest score of the Betway SA20 thus far.
Fortuin removed both openers Janneman Malan (2) and Reeza Hendricks (4), while also dismissing Lewis Gregory (2).
SA20 League Highlights: Evan Jones & Fortuin star as Paarl Royals thrash Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets – Watch PR vs JSK Highlights
The Super Kings absorbed a poor start in their victory over Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead, but on this occasion, Donovan Ferreira could not rescue the Joburg team as he also fell for just six.
Ferreira was one of three Evan Jones’ victims as the Royals all-rounder continued Fortuin’s good work from earlier in the innings. Jones finished with career-best T20 figures of 3/21 from 2.2 overs.
Ferisco Adams also chipped in with 2/14, while Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi showed no signs of jet lag with an impressive opening spell of 1/13 from his four overs. He also claimed the important wicket of Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis.
SA20 League Highlights: Evan Jones & Fortuin star as Paarl Royals thrash Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets – Watch PR vs JSK Highlights
The Royals had little trouble in chasing down the below-par score as they cruised home with 9.3 overs to spare. England’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Jos Buttler ensured there would be no reason to panic despite the loss of Jason Roy (12) and Wihann Lubbe (19).
Buttler finished unbeaten on 29 not out (21 balls, 4×4) as the Royals picked up their first points of the competition.
The Joburg Super Kings do not have much time to rectify their mistakes as they travel down the N1 to face MI Cape Town at Newlands on Saturday.
SA20 League Highlights: Evan Jones & Fortuin star as Paarl Royals thrash Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets – Watch PR vs JSK Highlights
Paarl Royals Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 92.31 | |
| Jos Buttler (WK) | 29 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 138.10 | |
| Wihan Lubbe | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 146.15 | |
| Dane Vilas | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| David Miller (C) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 82/3 (10.3) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Eoin Morgan, E Jones, FD Adams, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Garton | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Lizaad Williams | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Romario Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Aaron Phangiso | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Lewis Gregory | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10.00 |
Joburg Super Kings Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janneman Malan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Reeza Hendricks | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Faf du Plessis (C) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Kyle Verreynne | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110.00 | |
| Lewis Gregory | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Donavon Ferreira (WK) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Romario Shepherd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 | |
| George Garton | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Alzarri Joseph | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 | |
| Lizaad Williams | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 94.44 | |
| Aaron Phangiso | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 52.63 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 1, w 3, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 81/10 (17.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Evan Jones | 2.2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Ferisco Adams | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.67 |
| Wihan Lubbe | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| JN Malan | 1-6 | 2.1 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 2-7 | 2.4 |
| F du Plessis | 3-9 | 3.4 |
| L Gregory | 4-16 | 4.6 |
| D Ferreira | 5-25 | 6.5 |
| K Verreynne | 6-35 | 7.6 |
| Romario Shepherd | 7-36 | 8.2 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 8-50 | 10.3 |
| GHS Garton | 9-55 | 11.6 |
| AM Phangiso | 10-81 | 17.2 |
Paarl Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller(c), Dane Vilas, Eoin Morgan, Ferisco Adams, Evan Jones, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Joburg Super Kings (Playing XI): Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Faf du Plessis(c), Kyle Verreynne(w), Lewis Gregory, Donavon Ferreira, Romario Shepherd, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Lizaad Williams, Aaron Phangis
SA20 League Highlights: Evan Jones & Fortuin star as Paarl Royals thrash Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets – Watch PR vs JSK Highlights
SA20 League Points Table:
| Pos | Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | MI Cape Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.126 |
| 2 | Paarl Royals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.034 |
| 3 | Pretoria Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.150 |
| 4 | Joburg Super Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.618 |
| 5 | Durban Super Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.800 |
| 6 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.15 |
SA20 League Highlights: Evan Jones & Fortuin star as Paarl Royals thrash Joburg Super Kings by 7 wickets – Watch PR vs JSK Highlights
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