- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 flung to mid-off!! That was thrashed hard off the bat, but Miller clung on to the ball close to his throat. Viljoen went full this time - perhaps a little too full for Esterhuizen to attempt that loft down the ground. The ball was hit hard and flat, but not high enough to beat the in field. As a result, it's a wicket for Viljoen in his first over 25/17.3 got him!! Taken at long-off. This was hit convincingly hard, but right into the fielder's hands. Hope, who had looked patient and firm so far, perishes in search of a big hit. Lawrence bowled it full and around off at him - it was a bit tossed-up too - and Hope cleared his front leg to launch at that. He hit it well, and a bit wide of long-off, but Herman did well to move to his left and grab it with a reverse cup over his head 53/45.2 skied to mid-on!! The hard length works for Mokoena. He bowls it short, and gets the ball climb nicely in and around that off-stump line. Cox went to pull, but he was never in control of that shot. Potgieter, at mid-on, didn't have to move an inch either side as the ball fell into his lap 37/27.1 a wicket first ball!! He bowls it on the fuller side, and way outside leg, but still strikes. The ball is angled in, and Lubbe, who went for the reverse sweep, finds the man at deep cover point. The fielder only had to come in a few yards to gobble the ball. This isn't a pitch where hitting is very easy, as it looks slow, and Lubbe would have realised that the moment the ball left his bat 51/311.1 bowled him!! Brevis loses his balance at the crease. Raza fires a yorker at 97kph on leg, and the ball doesn't turn. Brevis looks to flick it away, but is beaten. He almost falls over to the off side while looking to play to the leg. The PR spinners keep striking, and PC keep getting pushed back further and deeper into trouble 74/69.6 caught and bowled!! Raza is off in celebration. It was a low catch as Chase drive it back hard, but Raza took it in front of his right shin. Raza bowled it full and wide of off, and slower as well. Chase went driving, and ended up playing aerially although he hit it forcefully. Raza, though, was alert to the chance, and took it with both hands - literally 71/516.5 slower ball, and full around off. It's chipped down the ground to long-off, from where the throw arrives to Mokoena. He whips the bails off, and PR appeal for run-out. The umpire refers it, although it looked not out in real time. What?! Did I say not out? This looks
tightout. There's a reason why I'm not an umpire!! Mokoena, after receiving the throw, popped the ball on to the stumps, which lit up with Maharaj's bat milimetres short. Just when PC seemed to be coming back on track, they lose their captain 105/718.5 Williams is run-out!! Now I'm not sure why the umpire has referred it, when Williams was well out. Yup, replays confirm the same. Williams should have always been pushing for two, but here he didn't seem sure of it. It was another fullish delivery around off, as Rutherford lofted it down. Herman took it on the bounce at long-off and threw it to Mokoena, who received the ball a bit wide of the stumps, but threw it to hit the stumps 124/819.1 bowled him!! The off stump is flattened. More crucially for PR, Rutherford remains off strike. It was a cutter angled into a middle-stump line, and Ngidi, after backing away a bit, looked to lean into a drive. But he missed, and the ball went on to strike between the off and middle stumps. Viljoen gets his second 124/9Extras12 (b 4, lb 2, w 6)TOTAL138/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.9)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Connor Esterhuizen, 3.3 ov), 2-37 (Jordan Cox, 5.2 ov), 3-51 (Wihan Lubbe, 7.1 ov), 4-53 (Shai Hope, 7.3 ov), 5-71 (Roston Chase, 9.6 ov), 6-74 (Dewald Brevis, 11.1 ov), 7-105 (Keshav Maharaj, 16.5 ov), 8-124 (Lizaad Williams, 18.5 ov), 9-124 (Lungi Ngidi, 19.1 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BC Fortuin 4 0 22 0 5.5 12 2 0 0 0 N Mokoena 4 0 33 1 8.25 10 1 2 3 0 GC Viljoen 2 0 25 2 12.5 7 1 3 2 0 DW Lawrence 2 0 19 2 9.5 5 2 1 1 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 20 0 5 12 1 1 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 13 2 3.25 14 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 Ngidi appeals confidently for lbw, but turned down. Maharaj reviews immediately. The ball is full, and pitching on middle and leg. It hints to seam back in, as Pretorius drives at it from off. He's struck on his pad, and with no bat involved, ball tracking confirms that the ball would have hit the middle of middle stump. Now we know why Maharaj hardly took time to review. Just the start PC wanted 0/15.3 nudged behind!! This time Hope is confident, and the umpire gives it out. A slower-ball bouncer from Peters, and that's perhaps the best delivery to bowl on this slow pitch. Peters bangs it on the pitch, and gets the ball to climb close to Tribe's throat around middle and leg. Tribe swivels to pull, but ends up gloving it behind to Hope, who couldn't wait to grab the ball 34/212.1 Hope and Maharaj are up in appeal in unison. But it's turned down. So Maharaj reviews. Was the appeal for lbw or caught behind? We'll know soon. Oh, the first replay indicates he's lbw, and guess what, Hermann has started walking back already. Yup, he's gone. Maharaj bowled it on a short of a length on middle and off, as he angled it across. The ball stayed low, and Hermann didn't have the time to adjust after he attempted a pull. He missed, and was struck on his back pad. Replays show the ball would have hit the off stump 67/47.3 chipped to midwicket!! This shot looked like the frustration of two dot balls to start the over. He took a step down, and ended up leaning into a push off this length delivery angling into middle. Rutherford there didn't have to move in taking the ball, thus complicating things a bit for PR in this small chase 38/319.1 gone first ball!! It's a low catch for Cox at long-off. Williams bowled a low full toss angling into off, and Miller got it off the bottom of the bat. The ball actually went further than I thought it would, and that wicket means all hopes of a miracle are now doused 109/616.1 bowled him!! Oh, did I jinx him?! Maharaj bowled it slow, and on a fullish length on middle and off. Raza went slog sweeping but missed. He may have been deceived by the lack of pace. The ball struck the middle stump, leaving Maharaj pumped and Raza frustrated 95/5Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL117/6 (20 Overs, RR: 5.85)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 0.2 ov), 2-34 (Asa Tribe, 5.3 ov), 3-38 (Dan Lawrence, 7.3 ov), 4-67 (Rubin Hermann, 12.1 ov), 5-95 (Sikandar Raza, 16.1 ov), 6-109 (David Miller, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Ngidi 4 0 35 1 8.75 10 3 2 0 0 RL Chase 3 0 15 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 LB Williams 3 0 21 1 7 10 2 1 0 0 GG Peters 3 0 11 1 3.66 8 0 0 1 0 KA Maharaj 4 0 14 2 3.5 13 1 0 0 0 WJ Lubbe 3 0 20 1 6.66 9 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pretoria Capitals , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-14.50, Second Session 14.50-16.20
Match days
10 January 2026 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pretoria Capitals 4, Paarl Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Pretoria Capitals: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 60/4 in 8.0 overs (D Brevis 1, RL Chase 7)
- Strategic Timeout: Pretoria Capitals - 94/6 in 15.0 overs (SE Rutherford 12, KA Maharaj 9)
- Pretoria Capitals: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 6
- Over 17.5: Review by Paarl Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Jacobs, Batter - LB Williams (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Pretoria Capitals - 138/9 in 20.0 overs (SE Rutherford 42, GG Peters 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.2: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - ID Blackwell, Batter - LG Pretorius (Upheld)
- Over 4.3: Review by Pretoria Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - ID Blackwell, Batter - RA Herman (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 34/2 in 5.3 overs (RA Herman 20)
- Paarl Royals: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- Over 12.1: Review by Paarl Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - ID Blackwell, Batter - RA Herman (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals - 95/4 in 16.0 overs (DA Miller 33, Sikandar Raza 9)
- Paarl Royals: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 2
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRutherford blitz, Maharaj two-for help Capitals win low-scoring encounter
Capitals recovered from 74 for 6 to post 138 for 9, which proved to be too much for Royals on a dry, slow surface
Parking-lot fire breaks out during Royals-Capitals match
The fire, which seemed unconnected to the mountain fires that have been raging in the region, did not interrupt play



