Yahoo Sports Root out tamely as Paarl lose to Cape Town in SA20
MI Cape Town comfortably beat Joe Root's Paarl Royals by 33 runs in the SA20, but were denied a bonus-point win by some resilient lower-order batting.
Cape Town posted 172-7 with Reeza Hendricks (59 off 37 balls) and Rassie van der Dussen (43 off 33) sharing 79 for the second wicket.
They were pegged back to 127-5 but Delano Potgieter gave the innings some late impetus with a spritely 29 off 18.
In reply, Root, who made a match-winning 62 on debut, was dismissed tamely flicking Kagiso Rabada to short fine leg for 26 off 14 balls.
Paarl were 81-8 but Afghanistan's Mujeeb ur Rahman (34) and Kwena Maphaka (22 not out) saw them to 139-9 - two runs above the total Cape Town needed to restrict them to for the bonus point.
Spinner George Linde took 3-15 while Rabada claimed 2-22 and Rashid Khan 2-28.
Tuesday is a double-header with Pretoria Capitals playing Sunrisers Eastern Cape (11:00 GMT) and Durban's Super Giants facing Joburg Super Kings.
