Overview
- Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius carried his bat for 98 off 65 with 10 fours and two sixes, sharing a 100-run opening stand with Asa Tribe, who made 51.
- Paarl Royals posted 181 for 3 at Boland Park before restricting MI Cape Town to 180 for 8.
- Sikandar Raza swung the chase with 3 for 27, removing Ryan Rickelton, Nicholas Pooran and Tom Moores in the middle overs.
- Rassie van der Dussen top-scored with 59 in a 77-run start, but Ottniel Baartman’s 4 for 51 and tight final over left MI Cape Town one short as George Linde’s last shot fell just shy of the rope.
- The Western Cape rivals meet next at Newlands in the return fixture, giving MI Cape Town an immediate chance to respond.