Highlights Mi Cape Town vs Paarl Royals T20 T20 League 04.02.2025
OUT! Caught. Length ball, outside off. Fortuin gets on the front foot and drives poorly, and is caught by Rashid Khan down the ground.
Bouncer, on line. Fortuin moves onto the back foot but decides to allow the ball to travel through to Rickelton without offering a shot
And again! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Fortuin gets forward and eases a drive for 4 runs on the off side.
FOUR! Full toss, outside leg and angled across Fortuin. He rocks back and plays a flick back behind square for 4 runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Maphaka gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying a cut
Short of a length, outside off stump. Maphaka advances down the pitch but swings and misses while trying a drive
Short of a length, outside off stump. Maphaka gets on the back foot but misses while trying to play a pull
Back of a length from Rabada, pitching on a good line. Maphaka moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the body while trying to play a defensive stroke
Wide. Pitching well down the leg side.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Fortuin moves onto the back foot and drives for a run through the off side field.
On a good line and length from Boult. Phehlukwayo rocks back and flicks for a couple of runs.
Full toss, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Phehlukwayo. He goes back, and is hit on the pads while attempting a flick
Good length from Boult, pitching outside off stump once more. Fortuin moves onto the front foot and eases a drive on the off side for a run.
Good length from Boult, pitching outside off stump. Fortuin rocks back but misses while attempting to play a cut
OUT! Caught. Back of a length, outside off. Mujeeb Ur Rahman gets on the back foot and lifts a drive, but is caught by Ingram on the off side.
Short of a length, on line. Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes back and plays a pull for a couple of runs.
Good length, outside off stump. Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes back and cuts for one run.
Good length from Rashid Khan, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Phehlukwayo moves onto the back foot and flicks for a single run.
Rashid Khan pitches one up, pitching outside leg stump. Mujeeb Ur Rahman advances down the pitch, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a flick, resulting in 1 leg bye back behind square.
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Mujeeb Ur Rahman gets on the front foot and plays a reverse sweep for 4 runs behind point.
OUT! Rashid Khan breaks through! Good line and length from Rashid Khan again. Karthik goes back and skies a shaky pull, and is caught by Brevis
On a good line and length from Rashid Khan. Phehlukwayo goes back and drives for a single run through the on side field.
Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Phehlukwayo gets on the back foot and cuts for one run.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Karthik gets forward and eases a drive for a run through the off side field.
On a good length, outside off stump again. Karthik rocks back and cuts for a pair of runs.
Back-to-back boundaries! Good length, outside off stump again. Karthik rocks back and reverse sweeps back behind point for four runs.
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Karthik moves onto the front foot and inside edges behind point for 4 runs.
On a good line and length from Linde once more. Karthik advances down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length once more. Karthik gets on the front foot and sweeps for 1 run behind square.
Pitching on a good line and length but angling across. Karthik moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a defensive shot
FOUR! Good length from Rashid Khan, outside off stump. Karthik pushes forward and sweeps for 4 runs.
Good line and length. Karthik pushes forward and defends
Good length from Rashid Khan, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Karthik moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a pull
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Karthik gets on the front foot and plays a sweep behind square for four runs.
OUT! Linde breaks through! Good length, pitching outside off. Miller gets on the front foot and sweeps sloppily, and is caught by Brevis
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Miller rocks back and slices a cut through point.
SIX MORE! Free hit, and Miller takes advantage. Full toss, pitching outside off stump. Miller gets forward and drives for a half dozen runs down the ground.
MAXIMUM! No ball. Good length from Linde, pitching outside off stump. Miller advances down the pitch and drives on the on side for 6 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off again. Miller moves onto the front foot and punches a drive
On a good length, outside off stump. Karthik gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
On a good length, outside off. Karthik moves onto the front foot and drives
Short of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Miller rocks back and cuts for a couple of runs back behind point.
Back of a length from Bosch, on line again. Karthik rocks back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to defend, resulting in 1 leg bye. MI Cape Town appeal for LBW, however the umpire gives Karthik not out. MI Cape Town call for a review. DRS has decided on umpire's call, and Karthik is not out.
Wide. Bosch drops one in short, pitching on a good line but angled far across the batter.
Bosch drops one in short, on line. Miller goes back and plays a pull for one run.
Back of a length, on leg stump and angled across. Karthik gets on the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
Good length from Bosch, outside off stump. Miller gets forward and drives for a run.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Karthik gets forward and defends for a single run.
Full, pitching on a good line. Karthik gets forward and drives through the on side field for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Karthik gets on the front foot but misses while trying a sweep
Length ball, outside off. Miller pushes forward and eases a drive for a run on the leg side.
On a good length, outside leg and angling across. Karthik pushes forward and punches a drive for one run through the on side field.
Good length, pitching outside off. Karthik rocks back and reverse sweeps poorly
Good line and length from Linde. Karthik gets on the front foot and plays a poor defensive stroke
Free hit. Yorker, on a good line. Karthik rocks back and drives for a single run.
No ball. Good length from Rabada, outside off stump. Karthik pushes forward but misses while trying to play a defensive stroke
On a good line and length from Rabada. Karthik rocks back, and is hit on the pad while trying a flick. MI Cape Town appeal for LBW, but Karthik is given not out. MI Cape Town call for a review. The decision is upheld.
FOUR! Good length from Rabada, pitching outside off. Karthik rocks back and eases a drive for 4 runs through the off side field.
Back of a length from Rabada, outside off stump. Karthik goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a cut
Dropped in short by Rabada, outside off. Miller moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
Free hit. Yorker, pitching outside leg and angling across. Karthik goes back and plays a flick for 1 run back behind square.
No ball. Short of a length, pitching outside off. Miller gets on the back foot and defends for 1 run.
OUT! Bowled. Good length, pitching outside off stump. Wellalage gets on the back foot but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke, and the ball careens into the stumps
Good line and length. Miller moves onto the front foot and drives for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Miller rocks back and cuts
Good line and length. Miller moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
MAXIMUM! Short of a length, on a good line. Miller rocks back and plays a pull for six runs back behind square.
On a good line and length from Rashid Khan. Miller rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
Length ball, outside off once more. Miller gets forward and eases a drive for a run through the off side.
FOUR! Bosch pitches one up, outside leg and angled across Miller. He advances down the pitch and eases a drive for 4 runs down the ground.
Wide. Dropped in short by Bosch, on a good line but angling across and down the leg side.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Miller gets on the back foot and eases a drive for four runs through the off side field.
Good length from Bosch, outside off. Miller rocks back but swings and misses while trying a drive
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Miller gets on the back foot and drives for four runs through the off side.
Good line and length from Bosch again. Miller goes back and defends
On a good line and length. Wellalage goes back and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Good length from Rashid Khan, pitching outside off. Wellalage goes back and plays a late cut for 4 runs back behind point.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Miller moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
On a good line and length from Rashid Khan. Miller gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Good line and length. Miller goes back and pulls for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching outside off. Wellalage goes back and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Wellalage moves onto the back foot and flicks for 1 run back behind square.
Length ball, outside off once more. Miller goes back and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
OUT! Run out. Length ball, pitching outside off. Galiem goes back and cuts for one run back behind point. He is then run out, as a result of some good fielding by Bosch and Rickelton.
Pitching on a good line and length again. Galiem moves down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length from Linde. Galiem rocks back and plays a flick for a pair of runs.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Galiem pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Short of a length, on a good line. Galiem gets on the back foot and defends for 1 run.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Wellalage pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Good line and length from Boult. Wellalage rocks back and defends
FOUR! Dropped in short by Boult, outside off stump. Wellalage goes back and late cuts for 4 runs back behind point.
Length ball, outside off. Wellalage gets forward but misses while attempting to play a drive
On a good length, on leg stump and angling across Galiem. He goes back and plays a flick for 1 run.
Good length from Bosch, outside off. Wellalage pushes forward but misses while attempting to defend
Short of a length, outside off stump. Wellalage gets on the back foot but misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke
Wide. Dropped in short by Bosch, pitching far outside off.
Back of a length from Bosch, outside off stump. Wellalage moves onto the back foot and defends
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off. Wellalage gets forward and eases a drive on the off side for 4 runs.
OUT! Bosch breaks through! Back of a length, outside off. Hermann goes back and lifts a poor pull, and is caught by Boult down the ground.
Back of a length from Bosch, outside off. Galiem moves onto the back foot and defends for a leg bye.
On a good line and length. Galiem gets on the back foot and plays a flick for a single run.
Wide. Too wide outside leg.
Short, on line. Galiem moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Hermann pushes forward and eases a drive for a run.
Back of a length from Rabada, on a good line. Galiem gets on the back foot and cuts for one run back behind point.
Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Galiem rocks back and plays a bad pull
Back of a length from Rabada, outside off stump. Galiem goes back but plays and misses while trying to defend
Short of a length, outside off stump again. Hermann gets on the back foot and defends
Back of a length, outside off stump. Galiem gets on the back foot and pulls down the ground for one run.
Short of a length, on a good line. Galiem rocks back and drives. Good fielding by Boult prevents a boundary.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Galiem rocks back and edges
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off. Galiem moves onto the back foot and edges for 4 runs behind point.
OUT! Boult gets the wicket! Short ball, on a good line. Owen goes back and plays a poor pull, and is caught by Hendricks
On a good length, outside off stump. Owen gets on the back foot and drives for a run through the leg side field.
Short of a length, outside off stump. Hermann gets on the back foot and defends for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Hermann moves onto the back foot and defends
Good length, pitching outside off. Hermann gets on the front foot and drives
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Hermann moves onto the back foot and punches a drive
SIX! Good length, outside off. Owen gets on the front foot and drives for 6 runs through the off side field.
Pitching on a good line and length. Pretorius moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke down the ground for a run.
Good length from Boult, outside off. Pretorius moves onto the front foot and defends
MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Boult, on line. Pretorius gets on the back foot and flicks for six runs.
And again! Good length, pitching outside off. Pretorius shuffles down the pitch and eases a drive past the bowler for four runs.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Pretorius gets forward and drives for 4 runs on the off side.
Full, outside off. Potgieter gets on the back foot and punches a drive for a pair of runs through the on side field.
Wide. Half-tracker, too wide outside off. It beats Karthik and runs away to the rope for 5 wides.
Yorker, pitching outside off. Brevis moves onto the back foot and edges for 3 runs behind point. The ball is misfielded by Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Good length, pitching outside off. Potgieter moves onto the back foot and slices a mediocre cut behind point for one run.
FOUR! Good length, outside off. Potgieter rocks back and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Length ball, outside off stump. Potgieter gets forward and eases a drive on the leg side for 2 runs. Tidy work in the field by Owen results in 1 run being saved.
Good length, pitching outside off once again. Potgieter gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
SIX! Good length from Owen, outside off. Brevis gets forward and eases a drive for six runs through the on side field.
Yorker, outside off. Potgieter rocks back and drives for a single run.
And another! On a good length, outside off stump. Potgieter goes back and eases a drive through point on the off side for 4 runs.
FOUR! Short ball, pitching outside off stump. Potgieter rocks back and late cuts behind point for 4 runs.
SIX! Free hit, and Potgieter takes advantage of it. Short ball, pitching outside off stump. Potgieter goes back and pulls for a half dozen runs.
FOUR! No ball. Full toss, pitching on leg. Potgieter moves onto the back foot and plays a pull behind square for four runs.
Yorker, outside off stump. Brevis gets on the back foot and drives for a single run on the leg side.
On a good line and length once more. Brevis moves onto the back foot and drives on the on side for a single run.
Good line and length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman once again. Brevis moves onto the back foot and eases a drive
On a good line and length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman once again. Brevis moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a sweep. Paarl Royals appeal, however Brevis is given not out.
SIX! On a good line and length once more. Brevis gets forward and drives for 6 runs on the on side.
Length ball, on leg stump. Potgieter gets on the front foot and plays a sweep back behind square for a run.
Full ball, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Brevis gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run.
Back of a length from Maphaka, pitching outside off. Potgieter goes back but decides to allow it to travel through to the keeper
Short, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Brevis rocks back and plays a pull for a single run.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Potgieter moves onto the front foot and drives through the off side for one run.
Good length, pitching outside off. Brevis gets on the back foot and drives on the off side for one run.
Good length from Maphaka, pitching on leg and angling across. Brevis moves onto the back foot and drives for 2 runs.
Back of a length from Maphaka, pitching outside off stump. Potgieter gets on the back foot and drives on the leg side for a single run.
MAXIMUM! Free hit, and Brevis makes the most of it. Full toss, pitching outside leg and angling across Brevis. He rocks back and pulls for a half dozen runs.
No ball. Full toss, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Brevis moves onto the back foot and pulls averagely back behind square.
SIX! Back of a length, on line. Brevis moves onto the back foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.
Good length, pitching outside leg. Potgieter moves onto the back foot and flicks for a run behind square.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Potgieter moves down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
Back of a length, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Potgieter rocks back and pulls back behind square.
Good length, outside off. Brevis moves onto the back foot and drives for 1 run on the off side.
OUT! Caught. Length ball, outside off stump. Linde goes back and skies a bad drive, and is caught by Fortuin
Pitching on a good line and length. Brevis goes back and drives for a single run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Linde advances and drives for one run.
And another! Back of a length from Fortuin, pitching on a good line. Linde advances down the pitch and punches a drive for six runs through the on side field.
MAXIMUM! Good line and length. Linde moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for a half dozen runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Linde goes back and plays a defensive stroke
Pitching on a good line and length once again. Brevis moves onto the back foot and plays a flick
Good length, on leg stump and angled across Linde. He gets on the back foot and flicks for one run.
Good length, outside off once again. Brevis advances down the pitch and drives through the off side for 1 run.
Good length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, outside off stump. Brevis goes back and pulls poorly
Full ball, on line. Brevis pushes forward and drives
Good line and length. Brevis gets on the front foot and sweeps behind square for two runs.
Good length from Wellalage, pitching outside off stump. Brevis moves onto the front foot and inside edges for one run on the on side.
Good length, outside off. Linde goes back and cuts for 1 run back behind point.
Wellalage pitches one up, outside off. Linde advances and eases a drive through the off side for two runs.
MAXIMUM! Pitched up, outside off stump. Linde advances down the pitch and drives through the leg side field for six runs.
On a good line and length. Linde goes back and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length. Linde moves down the pitch and inside edges behind square on the on side.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Linde moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off once more. Brevis moves onto the back foot and punches a drive on the off side for one run.
Good length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, outside off stump once more. Brevis goes back but misses while trying to play a cut
Good length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, outside off stump once more. Brevis moves onto the back foot and defends
Good length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, pitching outside off stump again. Brevis gets on the back foot and drives
Length ball, outside off. Brevis rocks back and edges
Good length, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Linde gets on the back foot and plays a flick for two runs back behind square.
Good line and length from Wellalage once more. Linde moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
OUT! Caught. Pitched up, pitching on leg and angling across. Atal gets forward and inside edges into their pads while trying a reverse sweep behind square. Paarl Royals appeal for a catch, however the umpire gives Atal not out. Paarl Royals call for a review. The decision is overturned, and Atal must depart.
On a good line and length from Wellalage. Atal gets forward and defends
OUT! Wellalage gets the wicket! Pitched up, pitching outside off. Rickelton pushes forward and drives, but is caught by Owen on the off side.
Good length, outside off. Brevis goes back and guides a cut for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching on leg and angling across. Rickelton gets on the front foot and plays a flick for a couple of runs.
Dropped in short by Galiem, pitching outside off. Brevis gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 1 run.
Full, pitching on a good line again. Rickelton pushes forward and drives down the ground for one run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Brevis gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the leg side field for a run.
Galiem drops one in short, on a good line but angled across van der Dussen. He goes back and plays a pull back behind square for a couple of runs.
Good length from Wellalage, pitching outside off. Rickelton goes back and plays a flick for 2 runs.
Good line and length from Wellalage once more. Van der Dussen gets on the back foot and drives on the leg side for a run.
On a good line and length. Van der Dussen goes back and defends
On a good line and length once again. Van der Dussen gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps
On a good line and length from Wellalage. Van der Dussen pushes forward and defends
Length ball, outside off. Van der Dussen rocks back and eases a drive
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Van der Dussen gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for a single run.
Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump again. Rickelton goes back, and is hit on the body while trying to play a pull back behind square, resulting in one leg bye.
Back of a length from Owen, outside off stump. Rickelton rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! On a good line and length. Rickelton gets on the front foot and drives for four runs down the ground.
Good line and length from Owen. Van der Dussen moves onto the back foot and plays a flick back behind square for a run.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Van der Dussen gets on the back foot and flicks back behind square for two runs.
DROPPED! Good length, pitching outside off. Rickelton goes back and reverse sweeps for 1 run. A great chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Mujeeb Ur Rahman. An error in the field by Mujeeb Ur Rahman allows Rickelton and van der Dussen to run through for a overthrow.
Good length, outside off stump once more. Rickelton moves onto the back foot and drives for a pair of runs on the on side.
Length ball, outside off. Van der Dussen rocks back and guides a cut for a run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Van der Dussen goes back and inside edges onto the pads while trying to play a unknown
On a good length, outside off stump once more. Rickelton rocks back and cuts for a single run.
Good length from Wellalage, outside off stump. Van der Dussen gets on the front foot and drives for a run.
On a good length, outside off. Rickelton moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying a cut
FOUR! Good length from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Rickelton gets on the back foot and pulls for 4 runs back behind square.
On a good length, outside off stump. Rickelton rocks back and eases a drive
On a good line and length again. Van der Dussen rocks back and eases a drive on the on side for a single run.
FOUR! On a good line and length once more. Van der Dussen gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman pitches one up, on line again. Rickelton moves onto the front foot and punches a drive through the leg side field for a run.
On a good line and length from Fortuin. Van der Dussen gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
MAXIMUM! Fortuin pitches one up, outside off. Van der Dussen advances and drives for 6 runs.
On a good line and length. Rickelton moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for one run through the leg side field.
MAXIMUM! Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Rickelton gets on the front foot and sweeps for six runs.
Good line and length. Van der Dussen gets forward and eases a drive for a run through the off side.
Length ball, pitching outside leg. Van der Dussen rocks back and plays a flick back behind square for a run.
SIX! Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Van der Dussen moves onto the back foot and flicks for six runs.
Short, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Van der Dussen moves onto the back foot but decides to allow it to travel through to the wicketkeeper without offering a shot
FOUR! Good line and length from Maphaka again. Van der Dussen goes back and drives for four runs.
Back of a length, pitching on a good line again. Van der Dussen rocks back and eases a poor drive
FOUR! Pitching on a good line and length. Van der Dussen advances and drives for 4 runs through the leg side field.
Good length from Fortuin, outside off. Van der Dussen moves down the pitch and defends for one run.
On a good line and length. Rickelton gets forward and plays a flick for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Van der Dussen shuffles down the pitch and defends through the leg side field for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Rickelton rocks back and plays a flick for one run.
FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump. Rickelton gets forward and drives for four runs through the off side.
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Van der Dussen moves down the pitch and defends for a single run.
Back of a length from Maphaka, on leg stump and angled across van der Dussen. He moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke behind square for one run.
Short ball, pitching outside off. Rickelton rocks back and defends behind point for 1 run.
Back of a length from Maphaka, on a good line once again. Rickelton rocks back and defends
Yorker, on line. Rickelton gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length again. Rickelton goes back and defends
FOUR! Full ball, on line. Rickelton gets on the back foot and eases a drive for 4 runs down the ground.
Wide. Full ball, pitching far outside leg. It beats the keeper and runs to the boundary for 5 wides.
On a good line and length once more. Van der Dussen moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length from Fortuin. Van der Dussen gets on the front foot and flicks
Length ball, outside off stump. Van der Dussen gets on the back foot and defends
Good line and length from Fortuin. Van der Dussen pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Full, outside off stump. Rickelton gets on the front foot and eases a drive for one run down the ground.
Fortuin pitches one up, pitching outside off. Rickelton pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke