Archive · 3 Jan 2026
Paarl Royals Edge MI Cape Town in SA20 Derby
The Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town played a very close cricket match.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius from Paarl Royals scored 98 runs and helped his team make 181 runs.
MI Cape Town tried hard to win but could only make 180 runs.
The match was very exciting, and Paarl Royals won by just one run.
Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton scored well for MI Cape Town, but they couldn't win.
The crowd was very happy when Paarl Royals won.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored an unbeaten 98 runs to help Paarl Royals reach 181/3.
MI Cape Town scored 180/8 in reply, falling just one run short of victory.
Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton contributed 59 and 36 runs respectively for MI Cape Town.
Sikandar Raza took 3 crucial wickets for Paarl Royals, and Ottniel Baartman took 4 wickets.
The match ended dramatically with MI Cape Town needing 6 runs off the last ball but managing only 4.
- Who
- Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town
- What
- SA20 cricket match
- When
- January 2, 2024
- Where
- Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
- Why
- To compete in the SA20 league
Paarl Royals
MI Cape Town
Match Outcome
Paarl Royals
Paarl Royals won by one run.
MI Cape Town
MI Cape Town lost by one run.
Key Performances
Paarl Royals
Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 98 not out, and Sikandar Raza took 3 wickets.
MI Cape Town
Rassie van der Dussen scored 59, and Rashid Khan scored 35.
- Teams
- Paarl Royals vs MI Cape Town
- Match Date
- January 2
- Venue
- Boland Park
- Paarl Royals Score
- 181/3
- MI Cape Town Score
- 180/8
- Player of the Match
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius
- Top Scorer (Paarl Royals)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius (98 not out)
- Top Scorer (MI Cape Town)
- Rassie van der Dussen (59)
