Eighteen-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius impressed within the SA20 event, main the Paarl Royals to a nine-wicket win over the Sunrisers Jap Cape. His highly effective 97 runs off simply 51 balls at Boland Park showcased his potential.
Pretorius, awaiting his Matric outcomes, partnered with former England captain Joe Root. Collectively, they constructed a 132-run opening stand.
Pretorius displayed sturdy pulling and driving expertise all through his innings. The previous South Africa U19 participant benefited from Root’s expertise throughout his SA20 debut.
Root performed a gentle innings, scoring an unbeaten 62 off 44 balls, guiding the Royals residence after Pretorius was dismissed leg earlier than wicket by Marco Jansen.
This marks the second consecutive defeat for the defending champions, who misplaced their opening match towards MICT at St George’s Park.
Sunrisers captain Aiden Markram discovered his type, scoring 82 off 49 balls, seemingly placing the Sunrisers in a powerful place on the midway level.
Markram’s innings featured his trademark sq. drives and highly effective hits straight down the bottom.
He initially constructed a 30-run partnership with Tom Abell (20 off 12 balls) after the fast dismissals of openers Zak Crawley (27 off 18 balls) and Jordan Hermann (10 off 11 balls).
A key 102-run partnership off 63 balls between Markram and Tristan Stubbs (28 not out off 26 balls) boosted the Sunrisers’ complete to 175/5.
Royals’ teenage quick bowler Kwena Maphaka took 2 wickets for 35 runs, performing properly underneath stress within the closing over, dismissing each Markram and Marco Jansen. Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman additionally claimed 2 wickets for 27 runs.
The Royals will now journey to Newlands for the Western Cape derby towards MI Cape City on Monday night.
The Sunrisers will head to Centurion for his or her subsequent match towards the Pretoria Capitals on Tuesday night time.
