Twitter Reactions: Buttler, Roy and Fortuin take Paarl Royals to the top with 59-run win over MI Cape Town
Paarl Royals beat MI Cape Town by 59 runs in Match 14 of SA20 2024.
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Paarl Royals avenged their loss in their previous fixture against MI Cape Town as they beat the Kieron Pollard-led side by 59 runs in Match 14 of SA20 2024 on Sunday, January 21 at Boland Park, Paarl. After being put in to bat first, Paarl went on to score 162/3 in their allotted 20 overs riding on half-centuries from Jos Buttler and Jason Roy. In reply, MI Cape Town were bundled out for 103 in 18.2 overs as Bjorn Fortuin picked up three wickets.
Cape Townโs chase got off to a miserable start as Fortuin got rid of Rassie van der Dussen (0 off 2) and Dewald Brevis (0 off 1) in the first over itself with just one run on the board. At the other end, Obed Mcoy dismissed Ryan Rickleton in the fourth over to reduce MI to 13/3. Connor Esterhuizen (32 off 26) and Sam Curran (18 off 27) tried to stabilize the innings with their 39-run stand off 43 balls but failed to keep up with the required run rate.
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As a result, the duo were dismissed trying to up the ante while Liam Livingstone (22 off 16) and Thomas Kaber (14 off 12) also failed to get going. As a result, MI were bundled out for 103 with Bjorn Fortuin (3/15, 4 overs) being the pick of the bowlers for Paarl.
Earlier in the day, after being put in to bat first, Paarl Royals got off to a sensational start to their innings as openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler put up a century stand for the first wicket. The duo brought up their 50-run stand in 32 balls and brought Cape Town onto the backfoot right from the word go.
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler added 116 runs for the first wicket
Roy went on to complete his half-century in 38 balls with the help of five fours and a six. The swashbuckling opening pair further brought up their 100-run stand off 70 balls as Buttler played second fiddle to Roy.
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However, he couldnโt convert his fifty into a big score and fell prey to Nuwan Thushara (2/27) in the 18th over. Captain David Miller (24 off 20) also made a contribution as Paarl Royals finished their innings on 162/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
Meanwhile, X was abuzz with reactions on Paarl Royals' comprehensive win. Here are some of the posts:
Incredible won in Boland Park, Paarl. ๐
โ Great Gughan (@GreatGughan) January 21, 2024
Paarl Royals ease to Victory ๐ค#PRvMICT #WelcomeToIncredible #SA20onJioCinema #SA20onSports18 #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/Pc715kxV58
โ JioCinema (@JioCinema) January 21, 2024
MICT has been trashed at Boland park. We are back on top of points table with bonus point. ๐ฅ#GeesLikeRoyals #Royalsfamily @paarlroyals ๐
โ Super Royals (@RRSuperRoyals) January 21, 2024
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ข ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด!๐ฅ๐ pic.twitter.com/4zcZkattVe
โ Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 21, 2024
An easy win for Paarl Royals against MI Cape Town as they moved to the top of the points table of SA20 2024. pic.twitter.com/ID9xlTxF2D
โ CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 21, 2024
@paarlroyals won by 59 Runs. Superb Knock @JasonRoy20 68(46) and @josbuttler 54(42). What a Spell @bjorn_fortuin 3/15, @shamsi90 2/11, @ObedCMcCoy 2/18 and Lungi Ngidi 2/26. Paarl Royals at top of the #SA20 2024 Points Table with 18 Points. #SA20 #PRvMICT
โ JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) January 21, 2024
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ 1๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ, Paarl Royals get their revenge plus a bonus point #PRvMICT #Betway #SA20 #WelcomeToIncredible pic.twitter.com/KNqatvWhle
โ Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 21, 2024
Literally witnessed Paarl Royals brutally harassing MI Capetown.#PRvMICT #MICTvPR #SA20
โ Sharon Solomon (@BSharan_6) January 21, 2024
An absolutely royal performance from Paarl as they've thoroughly creamed MICT by 59 runs!!
โ ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) January 21, 2024
Pollard choosing to bowl first will come up in discussions #SA20
Undefeated at Boland Park. ๐
โ Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) January 21, 2024
Nobody is winning there,none of them understand how to play at paarl apart from the royals
โ Huzayfa Dadabhay (@DadabhayHuzayfa) January 21, 2024
The Paarl Royals have got it down to a formula, and that's working brilliantly for them. They just know how to win at home. Can't see too many teams chasing even 150 against that attack on that surface.
โ Shaan Waseem (@shaanwaseem2) January 21, 2024
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