Lhuan-dre Pretorius, an 18-year-old talent, scored a formidable 83 off 52 balls, leading Paarl Royals to a six-wicket victory over MI Cape Town at Boland Park. Pretorius' excellent performance, aided by teammates,

Joe Root's Paarl Royals cruised to a six-wicket win over MI Cape Town on the back of teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius' superb 83 from 52 balls in the SA20. Having been set 159 to win, Root scored a run-a-ball 15 for the Royals as he played second fiddle to Pretorius in a 50-run opening stand.

A chase that was perfectly scripted by the Paarl Royals, and they just never seemed to be stressed as they got through with ease. Pretorius and Root attacked during the powerplay and the middle-order chipped in milking runs in the middle-order as skipper David Miller finished the job off with an over to spare.

Both Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town are aware that the Boland Park surface will be vastly different to Newlands as they aim to gain revenge in the return SA20 derby.

Eighteen-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed a blistering 83 as the Paarl Royal cruised to a win against MI Cape Town at Boland Park.

Paarl Royals are up against MI Cape Town in match No.9 of the ongoing SA20 2025 at Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday, January 15. ( More Cricket News) Paarl Royals skipper David Miller won the toss and has inserted MI Cape Town to bat first at Boland Park

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Rising star Lhuan-dre Pretorius is fast making himself an instant Betway SA20 hero, scoring a second blazing half-century in Paarl Royals’ Cape derby win over neighbours MI Cape Town at Boland Park on Wednesday night.