SA20 2025 Match 4: MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals – Match Highlights and Scorecard

MI Cape Town secured a comprehensive 33-run victory over Paarl Royals in the 6th match of the SA20 2025 at Newlands Stadium. A strong batting performance led by Reeza Hendricks and Delano Potgieter, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, ensured the win for the home side.

MI Cape Town’s Innings: Hendricks and Potgieter Shine

Opting to bat first, MI Cape Town posted a competitive total of 172/7 in their 20 overs. The innings began shakily, with opener Ryan Rickelton falling for just 8 runs. However, Rassie van der Dussen (43 off 33) and Reeza Hendricks (59 off 37) steadied the innings with a 79-run partnership for the second wicket. Hendricks displayed excellent timing, smashing eight fours and one six.

After their dismissals, MI Cape Town’s middle order struggled, with wickets falling at regular intervals. Delano Potgieter provided the finishing touch with a quickfire 29 off 18 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes. Dayyaan Galiem was the standout bowler for Paarl Royals, claiming 3 wickets for 24 runs in his four overs.

Paarl Royals’ Chase Falters

Chasing 173, Paarl Royals got off to a flying start, thanks to Joe Root (26 off 14) and Lhuan-dre Pretorius (26 off 12). However, Kagiso Rabada (2/22) and George Linde (3/15) derailed their momentum, picking up key wickets in the middle overs.

Rashid Khan, leading MI Cape Town, chipped in with two wickets, including the dismissal of Sam Hain (20 off 23). Paarl Royals’ lower order resisted, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman scoring 34 off 21 balls and Kwena Maphaka adding an unbeaten 22 off 19, but they fell short of the target, managing only 139/9 in 20 overs.

MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals Full Match Scorecard

MI Cape Town: 172/7 (20 overs)

Batters		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ryan Rickelton	c D Miller b BC Fortuin	8	8	1	0	100.00
Rassie van der Dussen	b AD Galiem	43	33	3	2	130.30
Reeza Hendricks	b MU Rahman	59	37	8	1	159.46
Colin Ingram	c L-d Pretorius b AD Galiem	7	9	1	0	77.78
George Linde	c SR Hain b L Ngidi	1	4	0	0	25.00
Delano Potgieter	c L-d Pretorius b K Maphaka	29	18	2	2	161.11
Dewald Brevis	b AD Galiem	14	9	0	1	155.56
Azmatullah Omarzai	Not out	2	2	0	0	100.00
Extra	9 15 (b 1, w 8, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	172/7 (20 ov)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECON
Bjorn Fortuin	4	0	24	1	6.00
Kwena Maphaka	4	0	40	1	10.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	0	40	1	10.00
Lungi Ngidi	4	0	43	1	10.75
Dayyaan Galiem	4	0	24	3	6.00

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Ryan Rickelton – 2.1 ov), 2-94 (Rassie van der Dussen – 11.1 ov), 3-114 (Colin Ingram – 13.3 ov), 4-119 (George Linde – 14.2 ov), 5-127 (Reeza Hendricks – 15.4 ov), 6-164 (Dewald Brevis – 18.6 ov), 7-172 (Delano Potgieter – 19.6 ov)

Paarl Royals: 139/9 (20 overs)

Batters		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Lhuan-dre Pretorius	c D Brevis b K Rabada	26	12	4	1	216.67
Joe Root	c GF Linde b K Rabada	26	14	3	1	185.71
Sam Hain	b R Khan	20	23	1	0	86.96
Mitchell Van Buuren	c (sub C Esterhuizen) b GF Linde	0	7	0	0	0.00
David Miller	c A Omarzai b GF Linde	1	4	0	0	25.00
Dayyaan Galiem	c R Hendricks b R Khan	3	6	0	0	50.00
Dinesh Karthik	runout (RD Rickelton / CA Ingram)	2	7	0	0	28.57
Bjorn Fortuin	c RD Rickelton b GF Linde	0	2	0	0	0.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	b A Omarzai	34	21	1	3	161.90
Kwena Maphaka	Not out	22	19	1	2	115.79
Lungi Ngidi	Not out	4	5	0	0	80.00
Extra	1 15 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	139/9 (20 ov)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECON
Trent Boult	4	0	29	0	7.25
Azmatullah Omarzai	3	0	32	1	10.67
Kagiso Rabada	4	2	22	2	5.50
Rashid Khan	4	0	28	2	7.00
George Linde	4	0	15	3	3.75
Delano Potgieter	1	0	13	0	13.00

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Joe Root – 3.1 ov), 2-53 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius – 5.2 ov), 3-60 (Mitchell Van Buuren – 6.6 ov), 4-64 (David Miller – 8.3 ov), 5-69 (Dayyaan Galiem – 9.6 ov), 6-78 (Sam Hain – 11.5 ov), 7-78 (Dinesh Karthik – 12.2 ov), 8-81 (Bjorn Fortuin – 12.6 ov), 9-123 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman – 18.2 ov)

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Match Result: MI Cape Town won by 33 runs

Player of the Match: Kagiso Rabada