Pretoria Capitals vs Paarl Royals, 25th Match, SA20, 2025-26 - HighlightsPC vs PR, 25th Match, SA20, 2025-26 - Highlights

Viljoen to Maharaj, out Caught by Miller!! In the air and taken! The Capitals have been bowled out for 127. 135kph, hard length from Viljoen, Maharaj moves leg-side and slashes, goes a long way up in the air off the top-edge and Miller backpedals from mid-off to reverse-cup it. Maharaj c Miller b Viljoen 1(2)

Ottneil Baartman to Ngidi, out Caught&Bowled!! Hat-trick for Ottneil Baartman! His team-mates mob him. The Royals are cock-a-hoop. 140kph, fuller than a good length attacking the stumps. Bit of an extra bounce, Ngidi pushes at it and ends up chipping it back at the bowler. Easy return catch for Baartman who gathers it with a small leap to his right and then throws the ball up in the air. Arms aloft as all his team-mates run towards him. Ngidi c and b Ottneil Baartman 0(1)

Ottneil Baartman to Williams, out Bowled!! Dragged on! 140kph, round the wicket, short of a good length outside off, Williams gets forward to force it through the covers with an angled blade and ends up deflecting it onto his stumps via an inside edge. Williams b Ottneil Baartman 0(1)

Ottneil Baartman to Russell, out Caught by Raza!! 141kph, fullish ball, Russell crouches to swing it through the line. Goes hard on the lofted off-drive but doesn't get the timing right. Even his power isn't sufficient on this occasion. Goes too hard and loses his shape as he ends up slicing the loft. Raza dives after getting forward from long-off. Makes a tough catch look easy. Russell c Raza b Ottneil Baartman 15(11) [6s-2]

Raza to Russell, SIX, 101kph, fraction fuller and Russell gets down low to slogsweep it over deep square leg for an 89m six

Raza to Russell, SIX, mishit and six! 92kph, fullish outside off, Russell presses forward to loft it over long-off. The man in the deep jumps but it's out of his reach. Off the bottom part of the bat but that was muscled

Viljoen to Rutherford, out Caught by Raza!! Mishit and taken! This is a big blow for the Capitals. 140kph, length ball, Rutherford clears his front leg to try and club it over deep midwicket. Hits him high on the bat and the ball goes more towards the cow corner region. Raza, in action again, moves to his left from long-on to snaffle it. Rutherford c Raza b Viljoen 29(20) [4s-1 6s-3]

Raza to Shai Hope, out Caught by Asa Tribe!! Second wicket for Raza and he punches the air in delight. He's now the leading wicket-taker of this competition. High arm action, seam-up on a length and Hope gets down low to slogsweep. Gets it off the toe-end of the bat and the ball goes up in the air. Tribe runs in from long-on and dives forward to complete a fine catch. End of a scratchy knock from Hope. Shai Hope c Asa Tribe b Raza 25(34) [6s-1]

Ottneil Baartman to Rutherford, SIX, 133kph, length ball on leg, superb pick-up shot from Rutherford. Swings hard and deposits over deep backward square leg

Ottneil Baartman to Shai Hope, 1 run, 135kph, yorker length, Hope makes room to squeeze it to deep point. 100 up for the Capitals

Raza to Rutherford, SIX, second six for Rutherford. Angling in on a short of length at 95kph and Rutherford swings it over deep midwicket. Used the bowler's pace and angle to his advantage. Replay shows that it hit the bottom part of the bat but it still went the distance for an 81m six

Waqar Salamkheil to Rutherford, SIX, 89kph, fraction short, Rutherford goes deep in the crease, crouches a bit to get under it and then launches it over deep midwicket with a mighty swing of the bat. It's a 78m six. 12 runs off the over

Waqar Salamkheil to Rutherford, FOUR, legbreak with width on offer and the in-form batter puts it away. Allows the ball to do its bit, opens the bat-face and places it between short third man and backward point

Raza to Brevis, out Bowled!! Timber! Raza, in his first over, gets the dangerous Brevis. He's cock-a-hoop. 97kph, low arm release on a length and it skids off the deck. Brevis makes room and exposes all the stumps to try and waft it through the off-side. The ball scoots under the blade to crash into the stumps. Brevis b Raza 21(20) [6s-2]

Delano Potgieter to Brevis, SIX, 127kph, back of a length outside off, Brevis shuffles across and swings hard to flog it over deep midwicket with a hard pull. That's a biggie

Waqar Salamkheil to Brevis, SIX, Brevis takes full toll of the free-hit. 89kph, half-tracker to a shuffled batter. Brevis waits and muscles it over deep midwicket with a ferocious pull shot. That should get Brevis going

Waqar Salamkheil to Shai Hope, no ball, 1 run, rank full toss and Hope slaps it to deep cover. Well above the waist and that's been deemed as a no-ball

Fortuin to Wihan Lubbe, out Caught by Rubin Hermann!! In the air and taken! 90kph, full and outside off, Lubbe looks to play an aerial straight drive but doesn't go full throttle. No spin and it goes away with the angle. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle as the left-hander makes contact and the ball goes up in the air off the outer edge. Rubin Hermann runs in from deep cover and completes the catch. Wihan Lubbe c Rubin Hermann b Fortuin 9(10) [4s-1]

Ottneil Baartman to Wihan Lubbe, FOUR, 135kph, on a length and wide of off, Lubbe walks forward and across, leans and then plays a sumptuous cover drive. Finds the gap and the ball races away to the fence

Ottneil Baartman to Jordan Cox, out Lbw!! Appeal for lbw and up goes the dreaded finger. The new batter has a chat with Shai Hope and reviews it. 136kph, Cox shuffles a long way across to work this short of a good length ball into the leg-side and gets hit on the pad. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and it's three reds! The impact was adjacent to the stumps and HawkEye showed it to be hitting the leg-stump. The Capitals lose two quick wickets and burn a review as well. Jordan Cox lbw b Ottneil Baartman 0(1)

Ottneil Baartman to Connor Esterhuizen, out Bowled!! Back into the XI and Ottneil Baartman strikes first ball. 140kph, short of a good length ball that nips back in. Esterhuizen advances to play an aerial drive and doesn't account for the inward movement. Beats the inside edge, brushes the flap of the back leg and goes on to hit the top of leg. Connor Esterhuizen b Ottneil Baartman 8(13) [4s-2]

Fortuin to Shai Hope, SIX, 96kph, more air, fuller and wider, Hope latches onto it. Bends his back leg and reaches for it to smash it over deep extra cover. It was the arm ball well outside off

Fortuin to Connor Esterhuizen, no run, appeal for a catch down leg. Lhuan-dre Pretorius is confident, the umpire shakes his head. Miller has a chat with the bowler and keeper, sends it upstairs. On seeing the batter back away, Fortuin followed him and bowled it down leg. Esterhuizen tried to glance and seemed to have missed it. Did it brush the pad? Flat line on UltraEdge when the ball is close to the bat. There's a small spike when it's near the thigh. so, the onfield call stays and the Royals burn a review in the first over

Fortuin to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, 94kph, streaky boundary. Esterhuizen backs away and gets low to swipe across the line, gets a fat inside edge against this length ball and the ball goes fine of the man at 45

Fortuin to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, shot! Full and angled in, Esterhuizen moves leg-side and beautifully lifts it inside-out over extra cover for a one-bounce four. Top shot to get off the mark