MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals, Live Score and Commentary, SA20, 4 January, 2026
COMPLETED / Match 13 / Newlands
88/10 (18.4 ov)
90/3 (13 ov)
Paarl Royals won by 7 wickets
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Player of the match
Sikandar Raza,
Paarl Royals
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Verreynne | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| David Miller | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 211.11 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| George Linde | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
Paarl Royals won by 7 wickets
MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC won by 7 wickets) | Match 29 | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (MICT won by 3 wickets) | Match 26 | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Pretoria Capitals (PC won by 53 runs) | Match 22 | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (MICT won by 36 runs) | Match 20 | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (MICT won by 4 wickets (DLS method)) | Match 15 | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC won by 7 wickets) | Qualifier 2 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (PR won by 36 runs) | Eliminator | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Joburg Super Kings (JSK won by 44 runs) | Match 30 | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Durban Super Giants (DSG won by 58 runs) | Match 27 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Pretoria Capitals (PR won by 6 wickets) | Match 25 | 15 Jan 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 22 run (2.2 ov): David Miller: 19 (9), Kyle Verreynne: 3 (5)
- Last Bat: Asa Tribe 34(28) - b R Khan Rashid Khan
- Fall of Wickets: 2 - 1 Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 56 - 2 Rubin Hermann, 68 - 3 Asa Tribe
- Reviews Remaining: Paarl Royals - 2 of 2, MI Cape Town - 1 of 2
- Toss: MI Cape Town elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Match 13
- Series: SA20
- Date: Sunday, January 04, 2026
- Time: 07:00 PM
- Venue: Newlands
- City: Cape Town
- Umpires: Allahuddien Paleker (South Africa), Siphelele Gasa (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Shandre Fritz (South Africa)
Rashid Khan to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan sends down a sharp delivery, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
Rashid Khan to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 9 (1 runs)
Corbin Bosch to Asa Tribe, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Asa Tribe hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Corbin Bosch to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
Corbin Bosch to Asa Tribe, 1 run, Asa Tribe hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an bouncer delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Corbin Bosch to Kyle Verreynne, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Corbin Bosch to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Corbin Bosch to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 10 (7 runs)
Rashid Khan to Asa Tribe, 1 run, Asa Tribe hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Asa Tribe, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Asa Tribe hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Asa Tribe b R Khan 34 (28) Rashid Khan to Asa Tribe, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Asa Tribe hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Rashid Khan to David Miller, 1 run, David Miller hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Kyle Verreynne goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 11 (4 runs)
George Linde to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
George Linde to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
George Linde to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
George Linde to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, David Miller hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
George Linde to David Miller, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. David Miller hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
George Linde to David Miller, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, David Miller hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 12 (6 runs)
Rashid Khan to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, David Miller hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Rashid Khan to David Miller, 1 run, David Miller hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to David Miller, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump. David Miller goes back and tries drive, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Rashid Khan to David Miller, 2 runs, David Miller hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Rashid Khan to David Miller, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, David Miller hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 13 (14 runs)