Overview
- At Boland Park, the Royals posted 181/3 after a 100-run opening stand as Lhuan-dre Pretorius carried his bat for 98 off 65 and Asa Tribe struck 51 off 34.
- MI Cape Town replied with 180/8, built on a 77-run start from Rassie van der Dussen (59) and Ryan Rickelton (36) before the chase stalled.
- Debutant Sikandar Raza swung the middle overs with 3/27, removing Rickelton, Nicholas Pooran and Tom Moores.
- Ottniel Baartman finished with 4/51, including a double-wicket over and a tense final over in which Kagiso Rabada cleared the ropes then fell next ball.
- The result moved Paarl to third on the SA20 table while the defending champions slipped near the bottom, with the Western Cape rivals to meet again on Sunday.