Overview
- The seamer claimed 5 for 16 at Centurion, completing a hat-trick of Andre Russell, Lizaad Williams and Lungi Ngidi as Pretoria Capitals were dismissed for 127.
- Paarl Royals won by six wickets with 4.1 overs to spare to secure a bonus point, move to 21 points and clinch a playoff berth at the top of the table.
- The performance lifted Baartman to 57 career wickets as SA20’s all-time leader and to a season-high 16 wickets in five matches.
- Baartman said after the game that neither the selectors nor head coach Shukri Conrad had spoken to him about his omission from South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad.
- Former players added to the scrutiny, with Mark Boucher calling the omissions of Baartman and leading run-scorer Ryan Rickelton surprising.