Overview
- Ottneil Baartman took 5-16, including a hat-trick, as Pretoria Capitals were dismissed for 127 and Paarl Royals won by six wickets with 29 balls to spare.
- The victory delivered a bonus point that lifted the Royals to first place on 21 points and confirmed their playoff berth with two round-robin games left.
- Baartman’s hat-trick removed Andre Russell, Lizaad Williams and Lungi Ngidi after earlier back-to-back strikes against Connor Esterhuizen and Jordan Cox.
- His haul pushed his season tally to 16 wickets in five matches and made him the all-time SA20 leader with 57 wickets.
- Post-match, Baartman said he received no communication about his World Cup omission, as former captain Mark Boucher voiced surprise at his and Ryan Rickelton’s exclusions, and the announced Proteas squad remains unchanged.