Highlights Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals T20 T20 League 18.01.2025
Neesham comes over the wicket to Miller. Neesham pitches one up, outside off again. Miller moves onto the front foot and drives over the off side for a pair of runs.
Full toss, pitching outside off stump. Root moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a single run down the ground.
Yorker, pitching on a good line. Miller moves onto the back foot and plays a flick behind square for 1 run.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Miller rocks back and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Full, outside off stump. Root gets on the back foot and drives
Full toss, pitching outside off stump. Root moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a single run down the ground.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Root moves onto the back foot and drives for a run down the ground. An error in the field allows Paarl Royals to scamper through for a single overthrow.
Full toss, pitching outside off stump once more. Root gets on the front foot and punches a drive down the ground.
Full toss, pitching outside leg. Miller advances and lifts a flick for three runs behind square.
Back of a length, pitching on a good line again. Root gets on the front foot and edges into their pads while attempting a pull
Yorker, on a good line. Miller moves onto the back foot and edges for 1 run back behind square.
FOUR! Good length, outside off. Miller goes back and punches a drive for 4 runs on the off side.
Pitched up, outside off stump. Miller moves onto the back foot and drives for a run through the off side field.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Root goes back and plays a pull for one run.
Pretorius pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Root gets on the front foot and flicks shakily for a pair of runs.
Van Vuuren pitches one up, on a good line. Root goes back and eases a drive through the on side field for a single run.
Full, outside off once again. Root shuffles down the pitch and drives for a couple of runs through the off side.
FOUR! Van Vuuren pitches one up, outside off. Root advances down the pitch and inside edges behind square on the leg side for four runs.
Good line and length from van Vuuren again. Miller rocks back and flicks a glance for a single run through the leg side field.
FOUR! Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across Miller. He moves onto the back foot and plays a flick for 4 runs back behind square.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Root advances down the pitch and drives for a single run.
Good length, outside leg and angling across Root. He goes back and leg glances for 1 run back behind square.
Wide. Bosch now coming over the wicket to Root. Short, too wide outside off. Root goes back but swings and misses while attempting a pull
Short of a length, outside off. Root goes back and pulls for a couple of runs. The ball is misfielded.
Good length from Bosch, outside off. Miller shuffles down the pitch, and is struck on the body while trying a drive, resulting in a single leg bye.
Wide. Pitching far outside off.
MAXIMUM! Bosch comes around the wicket. Short of a length, pitching outside off. Miller goes back and pulls for six runs.
Bosch comes over the wicket to Root. On a good line and length. Root goes back and tucks a glance on the leg side for one run.
Length ball, outside off stump once more. Miller gets on the back foot and punches a drive for a run on the off side.
Full toss, pitching outside off. Root moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground.
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off once more. Root moves onto the front foot and pulls for four runs.
Wide. Pitched up, too wide outside off.
Wide. Neesham comes over the wicket to Root. Full, too wide outside off.
Neesham now coming around the wicket. Full ball, outside off stump. Miller pushes forward and drives for 1 run through the leg side field.
Neesham comes over the wicket. On a good line and length from Neesham. Root gets on the front foot and inside edges through the on side field for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Miller moves onto the front foot and drives on the leg side for 1 run.
MAXIMUM! Short of a length, outside off stump. Miller gets on the front foot and slices a cut for six runs.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Miller moves onto the back foot and drives for four runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Miller goes back and cuts poorly
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Miller gets on the back foot and drives through the off side for two runs.
Full ball, outside off stump. Miller pushes forward and drives
Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Root gets forward and flicks for a run.
Pretorius comes over the wicket. Back of a length from Pretorius, on a good line. Root moves onto the back foot and pulls for a single run.
Pretorius comes around the wicket. On a good line and length from Pretorius. Miller pushes forward and tucks a glance for 1 run on the on side.
Good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Root moves down the pitch and drives for a single run on the leg side.
FOUR! Pretorius comes over the wicket to Root. Good length, outside off stump. Root moves onto the front foot and drives for 4 runs on the on side.
Pretorius comes around the wicket. Pretorius pitches one up, outside off stump. Miller moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for one run.
Muthusamy pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Root gets forward and drives for a single run.
On a good line and length. Root gets on the front foot and sweeps for 1 run back behind square.
SIX! Jacks comes around the wicket. Jacks pitches one up, pitching outside off. Hermann advances down the pitch and drives for a half dozen runs over the on side field.
Pitched up, on line once more. Root moves onto the front foot and sweeps behind square for one run.
Back of a length, on a good line again. Root gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a single run.
Van Vuuren pitches one up, on line. Root gets forward and eases a drive past the bowler for a pair of runs.
FOUR! Root brings up his 50 with a boundary! Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump. Root gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs back behind square.
Van Vuuren pitches one up, outside off. Hermann goes back and punches a drive through the off side for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Root gets forward and punches a drive for 1 run.
SIX! Back of a length from van Vuuren, pitching outside leg and angled across Root. He rocks back and pulls for six runs.
Good length from Neesham, pitching outside off. Hermann gets forward and lifts a drive on the leg side for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Hermann gets on the front foot and lofts a square cut back through point for two runs.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Hermann gets forward and eases a drive
Pitching on a good line and length once again. Hermann pushes forward and drives over the off side.
FOUR! Full, on a good line. Root gets forward and reverse sweeps for 4 runs back behind point.
Full, pitching outside off. Hermann moves onto the front foot and drives for a single run.
Wide. Pitched up, pitching far outside leg. Hermann gets on the front foot and swings and misses while trying a sweep, however the ball beats the keeper and runs away to the rope for five wides.
Full ball, pitching on a good line again. Root gets forward and lifts a drive on the off side for a single run.
Muthusamy pitches one up, on a good line once more. Hermann gets on the back foot and drives down the ground for a single run.
MAXIMUM! Van Vuuren pitches one up, pitching on leg and angling across Hermann. He gets on the front foot and lofts a flick back behind square for a half dozen runs.
Good length, pitching outside off. Hermann pushes forward and defends
Short of a length, outside off. Hermann gets on the front foot and pulls shakily
Good length from van Vuuren, outside off stump. Hermann pushes forward and edges
Good length from Pretorius, pitching outside off stump. Root moves onto the back foot and late cuts for a single run behind point.
Back-to-back boundaries! Full, on a good line. Root gets forward and drives straight down the ground for four runs.
FOUR! Pretorius comes over the wicket to Root. Full ball, pitching outside off. Root pushes forward and drives for four runs through the off side.
Full, pitching outside off. Hermann moves onto the front foot and eases a drive down the ground for one run.
SIX! Good length from Bosch, pitching outside off stump. Root moves onto the front foot and drives for 6 runs.
Good length, pitching on leg. Root gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a glance behind square on the leg side.
Length ball, outside off stump. Root gets forward but misses while trying to play a drive
Full ball, on leg stump and angling across Hermann. He gets forward and plays a defensive stroke
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Hermann pushes forward and tucks a glance for 2 runs.
Good length from Jacks, pitching outside off stump. Hermann goes back and plays a defensive stroke
Jacks now coming around the wicket to Hermann. On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Hermann gets on the back foot and eases a drive through the off side.
On a good line and length. Root pushes forward and glances for a run.
And again! On a good length, outside off. Root gets on the back foot and drives for 4 runs.
FOUR! Full toss, pitching on a good line. Root gets on the front foot and lifts a drive for four runs over the leg side field.
Back of a length from Bosch, outside off stump. Root gets on the back foot and pulls for a single run.
FOUR! Full, on line. Root gets on the front foot and flicks for 4 runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Root pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
On a good length, pitching outside off. Root pushes forward and plays a sloppy drive down the ground.
Wide. Pitching far outside leg. Root pushes forward but makes no contact while trying a pull
Length ball, pitching outside off once again. Root pushes forward but misses while trying a ramp
Jacks now coming over the wicket to Root. Good length, outside off. Root advances down the pitch and glances sloppily for a single run behind square on the leg side.
Jacks comes over the wicket. Jacks pitches one up, outside off stump. Root gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps sloppily
CHANCE! Jacks now coming around the wicket. Good length from Jacks, outside off. Hermann moves onto the front foot and eases a drive through the off side field for a single run. A run out chance but Paarl Royals survive the attempt.
OUT! What a start for Pretoria Capitals. Full ball, pitching on a good line. Pretorius gets forward and lifts a bad drive, and is caught by Jacks
Pitched up, outside off stump. Neesham gets on the front foot and punches a drive for two runs through the off side. Sloppy fielding by Karthik allows the batters to run through for a single overthrow.
MAXIMUM! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Neesham gets on the front foot and lofts a drive for a half dozen runs.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Neesham gets forward and glances behind point on the off side for 4 runs.
FOUR! Malinga comes around the wicket. Length ball, outside off. Neesham rocks back and edges back behind point for 4 runs.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Neesham pushes forward but misses while attempting a drive
Wide. Too wide outside off. Neesham advances but misses while trying a drive
Pitching on a good line and length. Neesham advances down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting a glance
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump. Neesham pushes forward and cuts for four runs.
Free hit, but Neesham can't take advantage. On a good line and length from Maphaka. Neesham pushes forward and outside edges
No ball. Full toss, pitching outside off stump. Neesham moves onto the front foot and plays a bad drive over the off side field.
Length ball, outside off. Neesham gets on the back foot and outside edges
Yorker, on a good line. Neesham rocks back and plays a flick for two runs.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Neesham moves onto the back foot and drives for a couple of runs through the on side field.
Galiem comes around the wicket. Length ball, outside off. Ackerman moves onto the back foot and late cuts for 1 run.
Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Verreynne advances down the pitch and edges into their pads while trying to play a drive
And again! On a good line and length. Verreynne advances and lifts a pull behind square for six runs.
SIX! Galiem pitches one up, outside off. Verreynne moves onto the back foot and lifts a drive for a half dozen runs down the ground.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, outside off. Neesham pushes forward and punches a drive
OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman breaks through! Around the wicket, pitched up, on a good line. Rossouw advances and edges, and is brilliantly caught by Ngidi
FOUR! Full ball, on line. Verreynne pushes forward and outside edges for four runs behind point.
Malinga pitches one up, pitching outside off. Verreynne moves onto the front foot and edges for one run.
Full toss, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Rossouw gets on the front foot and inside edges for 1 run behind square.
MAXIMUM! Malinga pitches one up, outside off stump. Rossouw pushes forward and lifts a drive for six runs down the ground.
Malinga pitches one up, on a good line again. Verreynne moves down the pitch and plays a flick for a single run.
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Rossouw gets on the front foot and plays a flick for one run.
Full, outside off. Verreynne gets forward and punches a poor drive for one run.
Full, pitching on a good line. Verreynne moves onto the front foot and plays a reverse sweep for 1 run.
MAXIMUM! Mujeeb Ur Rahman now coming over the wicket. Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Verreynne moves onto the front foot and sweeps for a half dozen runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman now coming around the wicket to Rossouw. Pitched up, outside off stump. Rossouw gets on the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for a single run.
Full toss, on line. Verreynne gets on the front foot and plays a reverse sweep for one run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes over the wicket. Length ball, pitching outside off. Verreynne goes back but plays and misses while trying to defend
Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Rossouw gets forward and drives for 1 run.
Back of a length from Galiem, on a good line. Rossouw rocks back and plays a pull for 1 run behind square.
On a good length, outside off stump. Rossouw advances and drives through the off side.
OUT! Caught. Good line and length. Smeed moves onto the back foot and drives averagely on the leg side. The umpire gives Smeed out, however the umpires then send it upstairs for review. The decision is upheld, and Smeed is given out.
On a good length, outside off stump once again. Verreynne pushes forward and inside edges for one run behind square on the on side.
FOUR! Length ball, outside off again. Smeed pushes forward and outside edges behind point for four runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Smeed pushes forward but misses while attempting a drive
Ngidi pitches one up, on leg stump. Verreynne rocks back and plays a flick for one run.
MAXIMUM! Ngidi pitches one up, outside off stump once again. Verreynne advances down the pitch and plays a drive for six runs over the leg side field.
Good length from Ngidi, pitching outside off. Verreynne pushes forward and drives for 2 runs over the off side field.
FOUR! Good length from Ngidi, pitching outside off stump. Verreynne gets on the front foot and lofts a pull for four runs.
Full ball, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Verreynne pushes forward and plays a flick for 1 run.
Full, pitching outside leg once more. Smeed gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting a flick, resulting in a single leg bye back behind square.
Fifty for Smeed! Length ball, pitching outside leg stump once more. Smeed gets on the back foot and plays a flick behind square for a pair of runs.
SIX! On a good length, pitching outside leg and angling across. Smeed gets on the back foot and lofts a drive on the leg side for a half dozen runs.
Good line and length from Root. Verreynne gets on the back foot and eases a drive for one run.
Back of a length, outside leg. Verreynne goes back and is hit on the gloves while attempting a glance for a run behind square.
Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Smeed. He rocks back and inside edges for 1 run back behind square.
Maphaka pitches one up, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Verreynne moves onto the back foot and glances poorly for a run over the leg side field.
Back of a length from Maphaka, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Smeed gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a single run.
SIX! Back of a length from Maphaka, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Smeed rocks back and pulls for 6 runs.
On a good line and length once again. Smeed rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman breaks through! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Gurbaz moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a drive, the stumps are disturbed, and Gurbaz has to go
Good line and length. Gurbaz gets on the front foot and defends
On a good length, outside off stump again. Smeed gets on the back foot and punches a drive through the off side for a single run.
Good length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, outside off stump. Gurbaz moves down the pitch and drives for a run past the bowler.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, on line. Gurbaz rocks back and flicks for a couple of runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Gurbaz moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
On a good length, outside off stump again. Gurbaz pushes forward and eases a drive down the ground for 1 run.
Wide. Too wide outside off.
On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Smeed moves onto the back foot and edges for one run.
Back of a length, outside off once again. Smeed moves onto the front foot and inside edges
SIX! Full ball, outside off. Smeed moves onto the front foot and drives for a half dozen runs.
Full, outside off stump once more. Smeed gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the off side.
Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Smeed gets on the back foot and drives for two runs.
Wide. Back of a length, pitching well outside off stump.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, on line. Smeed rocks back and inside edges behind square for one run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Gurbaz gets on the front foot and eases a drive for one run down the ground.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Smeed gets on the back foot and cuts for one run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, on a good line. Smeed gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for a pair of runs.
Good length, pitching outside off once more. Smeed pushes forward and drives averagely
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Smeed rocks back and drives for 4 runs.
Yorker, outside off stump. Smeed gets forward and glances behind point for one run.
Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across Gurbaz. He rocks back and flicks for one run behind square.
Ngidi pitches one up, on a good line. Gurbaz gets on the back foot and flicks for 2 runs.
SIX! Back of a length from Ngidi, outside off stump once again. Gurbaz shuffles down the pitch and pulls for six runs.
Short of a length, outside off stump. Smeed rocks back and plays a pull for one run.
Back of a length, outside off. Gurbaz moves down the pitch and plays a pull back behind square for a run.
Yorker, pitching on a good line once again. Smeed advances down the pitch and drives through the off side.
Wide. Back of a length, pitching on a good line once more. Smeed pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting a pull
FOUR! On a good line and length. Smeed advances and outside edges behind point on the off side for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Gurbaz. He goes back and drives for 1 run down the ground.
Pitched up, on line again. Gurbaz moves onto the back foot and drives down the ground for one run.
Good line and length from Malinga once more. Gurbaz advances but swings and misses while trying to play a leg glance, resulting in 4 leg byes behind square. Paarl Royals appeal for LBW, but the umpire gives Gurbaz not out. Paarl Royals call for a review. The decision is upheld.
Full, on a good line. Gurbaz shuffles down the pitch and drives for 3 runs on the off side. The ball is misfielded.
Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump. Gurbaz gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
FOUR! Good length from Maphaka, outside off. Gurbaz advances down the pitch and edges for 4 runs behind point.
MAXIMUM! Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across Gurbaz. He shuffles down the pitch and lofts a drive over the leg side field for 6 runs.
Back of a length, on line. Gurbaz gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive
Full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Gurbaz advances down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
Short of a length, outside off once more. Gurbaz shuffles down the pitch and plays a sloppy pull for a single run.
Full ball, outside off stump once more. Gurbaz moves onto the front foot and drives
Wide. Too wide outside off. Gurbaz pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a cut
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump again. Smeed gets forward and eases a drive past the bowler for a run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump again. Smeed moves onto the back foot and eases a drive
FOUR! Full, outside off. Smeed moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for four runs through the off side field.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Gurbaz shuffles down the pitch and lifts a poor pull back behind square for one run.
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching on a good line again. Smeed gets on the back foot and pulls for 4 runs behind square.
On a good line and length from Malinga once more. Smeed moves onto the front foot and drives
Back of a length from Malinga, on line. Gurbaz gets on the back foot and glances back behind square for a single run.
Back of a length from Malinga, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Smeed gets on the back foot and glances through the on side field for 1 run.
Good length from Malinga, pitching outside off stump. Smeed moves onto the back foot and plays a square cut
OUT! Malinga breaks through! On a good line and length. Jacks shuffles down the pitch and drives sloppily, and is caught by Maphaka
Back of a length from Maphaka, outside leg and angled across Jacks. He rocks back and guides a glance for a run.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Gurbaz rocks back and tucks a glance for 1 run behind square on the leg side.
And another! Good length from Maphaka, on leg stump again. Gurbaz gets on the back foot and edges for four runs back behind square.
FOUR! Maphaka pitches one up, pitching on leg and angled across Gurbaz. He shuffles down the pitch and drives for 4 runs over the off side field.
On a good line and length. Gurbaz moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance
Good length, pitching outside off. Gurbaz gets on the front foot but decides to just let the ball travel through to the wicketkeeper without playing a shot
On a good line and length from Ngidi. Jacks gets forward and flicks a glance
On a good length, outside off once again. Jacks moves onto the front foot but misses while trying to play a defensive shot
And another! Full, outside off stump again. Jacks gets forward and drives for 4 runs past the bowler.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off again. Jacks gets forward and drives for four runs through the off side field.
On a good length, pitching outside off again. Jacks gets on the front foot and drives shakily
Good length from Ngidi, pitching outside off stump. Jacks moves onto the front foot and defends