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Game 9 SA20 2025 saw Par Royals(PR) face MI Cape Town(MICT) at Boland Park. A spectacular moment from this encounter was Joe Roothe proved that his bowling can be as impactful as his famous batting skills. Root’s stellar performance leads to sacking from MI Cape Town George Lind.
Great speech by Joe Root
Root performed brilliantly in the 16th over of the MI Cape Town innings. While Linde was at the crease, Root surprised everyone by hitting a round-arm ball. Linder attempted a tough sweep but misjudged the ball’s bounce. The white leather sneaked under his bat, uprooted his stump, and sent him back to the pavilion for 10 runs off 10 balls. Linde’s departure leaves MI Cape Town 4 wickets behind.
Here is the video:
Joe Root opens his #BetwaySA20 Account 👐 #BetwaySA20 #PRvMICT #welcometoincredible pic.twitter.com/pq95yJSTBG
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 15, 2025
Although Root’s appearance with the bat in this match was brief, just like in the 6th innings of the Par Royals, Root faced New Zealand pacemaker Trent Bolt. On the penultimate ball of the power play, Root took a long shot but was caught by Ingram at mid-wicket. The ball was bowled at 125kmph and Root found his edge as he crossed the line. Root scored 15 runs off 15 balls, including 2 boundaries.
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Parreal Royals chase goal
Batting first, MI Cape Town posted a total of 158/4 in 20 overs. The bureau consists of Lacy Vander Dusenhe scored an outstanding performance of 91 runs off 64 balls. Van der Dussen’s performance included one six and seven fours, laying the foundation for MI Cape Town’s overall tally.
In reply, Pal Royals needed 159 runs to secure victory and they achieved the target with 6 wickets in hand. Lwande Pretoria He was the star player of the Royals and scored an outstanding score of 83 runs. Pretorius’ calm knock led his team to victory.
