Overview
- Joburg defeated Paarl by 45 runs at Boland Park, posting 166/5 before dismissing the hosts for 122.
- Leus du Plooy top-scored with an unbeaten 54, with support from Neil Timmers, Michael Pepper and Matthew de Villiers.
- Prenelan Subrayen took 3/14, while Imran Tahir claimed 2/27 and Nandre Burger 2/29 to close out the Royals’ chase.
- The result sets up Thursday’s eliminator between the same sides in Centurion, with Sunrisers Eastern Cape to face Pretoria Capitals in Wednesday’s Qualifier 1 in Durban.
- JSK advanced despite losing Faf du Plessis, Rilee Rossouw and Donovan Ferreira to injuries, while Royals captain David Miller did not bat after a fielding injury.