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‘We are on the board ‘– Fans react as Paarl Royals claim comfortable win against Pretoria Capitals by 27 runs

Check out the reaction from fans after Paarl Royals beat Pretoria Capitals by 27 runs to begin their SA20 2024 season in fine style on Friday only on Sky247.net.

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Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals were the only two teams left to play in the first round of the SA20 league. The match turned out to be a one-sided affair as Paarl Royals claimed an easy win in front of their home fans. James Neesham won the toss and chose to bowl first. The home team scored 160 runs from their 20 overs. Captain David Miller was the lead scorer with the bat for the host team.

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Andile Phelukwayo and Van Burren scored crucial runs for their sides to help them to a decent total. Two matches will be played in the first doubleheader of the season. The first game will witness the Super Kings take on MI Cape Town. Sunrisers Eastern Cape will take on Durban Super Giants in the second game.

Paarl Royals coast to easy win over Pretoria Capitals –

Put into bat first bat, Paarl Royals began their SA20 campaign by scoring 160 runs on the board. Jos Buttler began slowly but his English partner Jason Roy went after the Capitals bowling attack. Skipper James Neesham got the first wicket when he castled Jason Roy for 23 runs.

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From 42 for no loss to it was 56/3 as the home team lost wickets at regular intervals. David Miller and Van Burren added 61 runs for the fourth wicket to bring Paarl back into the contest. Andile Phelukwayo then used the long handle to score 28 runs from just 14 balls with four boundaries and a six. This pushed the score to 160 to give the home team a huge advantage heading into the break. 

Chasing 161 to win, Lungi Ngidi and Obed McCoy had the visitors at 39/2. Phil Salt and Rilee Rossouw then added 39 runs for the third wicket to bring the Capitals back into the game. Once the two batters were out in a space of nine runs the match was all but over. Ngidi and McCoy bowled tight lines and lengths to help their team to an easy win to pocked their first points of the season.

Here’s how the fans reacted -

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