Paarl Royals inflicted a crushing five-wicket defeat over Joburg Super Kings in Match 17 of SA20 2024 at the Wanderers Stadium. The Royals clinched their fifth win, maintaining their position at the top of the points table in the ongoing edition of the cricketing extravaganza.
Reeza Hendricks leads the charge for Joburg Super Kings
Invited to bat first, the Super Kings encountered a challenging start with their openers. Bjorn Fortuin initially delivered an impressive spell of three overs, restricting Reeza Hendricks and Faf du Plessis from finding opportunities to score boundaries. After facing 19 balls, Du Plessis got dismissed on 17 runs.
Leus du Plooy entered the crease and immediately displayed aggressive batting, accumulating 30 runs from 16 balls, including four boundaries and a maximum. Unfortunately, he was eventually dismissed by Andile Phehlukwayo. Hendricks and Sibonelo Makhanya then forged a partnership, contributing 44 runs off 36 balls. Makhanya scored 15 runs off 18 balls.
Hendricks regained his form as the innings progressed and began hitting boundaries consistently. He finished unbeaten on 79 runs from 56 balls, comprising seven boundaries and three maximums. Moeen Ali played a crucial cameo, contributing 23 runs off 12 balls and helping the team reach a competitive total of 168/3 in their allotted overs.
Classy run chase by Paarl Royals
Chasing a target of 169 for victory, the Royals faced an early setback as Jason Roy departed early in their innings. Captain for the night, Jos Buttler, contributed 22 runs off 18 balls, trying to stabilize the innings. However, the team faced another blow with van Buuren’s quick dismissal. Wihan Lubbe played a pivotal role in holding the innings together, crafting a resilient 57 off 48 balls.
Dane Vilas provided crucial support with a notable 42 off 26 balls before unfortunately getting run out towards the end. The match saw a thrilling conclusion as Fabian Allen, scoring an unbeaten 17 off seven balls, was decisive in steering the Royals to victory. With Allen hitting the winning runs, the visitors clinched the game with balls to spare, showcasing a commendable team effort.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
4th trophy loading for royals family 🔥
— Bateman (@baldaati) January 24, 2024
This Wihan Lubbe plays like Mug against MI Capetown but becomes superman against Joburg Super Kings
— Sheldon Cooper (@rocKSTar7781) January 24, 2024
Another Win & we are straight into the Newlands final 🏏
— Ralph 🇿🇦 🍉 (@Ralph70766640) January 24, 2024
Paarl Royals retain 🔝 spot in #SA20 after a comfortable win!#WelcomeToIncredible #SA20onJioCinema #SA20onSports18 #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/z3s45YtLda
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) January 24, 2024
𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 #𝙅𝙎𝙆𝙫𝙋𝙍
👏 Reeza Hendricks#Betway #SA20 #WelcomeToIncredible pic.twitter.com/uxW3PFUQIQ
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 24, 2024
People easily blame on reeza Hendricks but there is lot of mistakes done by Faf in captaincy , fielding costed a lot…
I seen Pretoria capitals beat paarl royal of 150 runs in the same Johannesburg with a slow pitch
Tactically average.
— MYSTERY ANALYST😼 (@Indian_pep) January 24, 2024
First game of the season for Dane Vilas and he made the difference! 🔥💗 pic.twitter.com/vDyAqtsVv4
— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 24, 2024
“I’ve seen Dane Vilas chase down totals all across the world. He’s a fighter, he’s a beauty player.” – AB De Villiers with all the motivation we need rn 💗😭
— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 24, 2024
Thank you Dane Vilas @DaneVilas
JSK loss was needed today
— Rama (@HatwreckOP) January 24, 2024
Fought till the end 🤝🏻💛#JSKvPR #WhistleForJoburg #ToJoburgWeBelong #SA20 pic.twitter.com/CZ9zP0nLdC
— Joburg Super Kings (@JSKSA20) January 24, 2024
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