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MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals Head To Head Ahead Of SA20 2025 Qualifier 1

Rajgeeta∙ Updated: Feb 3 2025, 4:30 PM

MI Cape Town will take on Paarl Royals in SA20 2025 Qualifier 1 [Source: @paarlroyals, @MICapeTown/X.com]MI Cape Town will take on Paarl Royals in SA20 2025 Qualifier 1 [Source: @paarlroyals, @MICapeTown/X.com]

The Qualifier 1 of the SA20 2025 will take place at the St George Park, Gqeberha between MI Cape Town (MICT) and Paarl Royals (PR). This high-voltage match will be played on Tuesday, February 4 at 9:00 PM (IST). 

MI Cape Town 

Led by Rashid Khan, MI Cape Town have been impressive this season, finishing at the top of the points table with 30 points from nine games with NRR of +2.446. They won six out of those matches and have looked unbeatable so far. They ended the league stage on a high, defeating Dubai Capitals by 95 runs, making it their fourth consecutive win. Despite losing two early matches, they showed great resilience and bounced back strongly. With a lot of momentum, they are now preparing for Qualifier 1 against Paarl Royals, hoping to secure a direct spot in the final.

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Paarl Royals

Paarl Royals have also had a solid season, finishing second on the points table with seven wins from ten matches and NRR of +0.370. They started strong, including an early victory over MI Cape Town, but they struggled in their last two games. However, with five wins in a row in the middle of the tournament, the Royals have proved they can handle the pressure after defeating Sunrisers in their last match.

As they get ready for Qualifier 1 against MI Cape Town, they’ll be looking to bounce back and secure a place in the final.

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MICT vs PR: Head to Head in SA20

Matches
MI Cape Town Won
Paarl Royals Won
No Result
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The head-to-head record shows MI Cape Town leading with four wins out of six matches, while Paarl Royals have won two matches.

MICT vs PR: Head to Head at St George Park, Gqeberha

Matches
MI Cape Town Won
Paarl Royals Won
No Result
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They’ve never played at St George Park before.

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MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals: What happened when they last played?

These two teams last met in the 9th match of the SA20 League 2025, played at Boland Park in Paarl.  In this thrilling encounter, Paarl Royals defeated their rivals with a dominant 6-wicket victory, wrapping up the game with an over to spare.

MI Cape Town batted first after David Miller won the toss and chose to field. They started slowly, with Azmatullah Omarzai surprisingly opening the batting but failing to score much before being dismissed early. Rassie van der Dussen and Reeza Hendricks steadied the innings, but the pitch proved difficult for new batters. Van der Dussen’s brilliant knock of 91* from 64 balls helped them reach a total of 158/4 after 20 overs. Paarl Royals’ Mujeeb ur Rahman was the best bowler, taking 2 wickets for 27 runs.

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Paarl Royals’ chase got off to a shaky start when Lhuan-dre Pretorius was dropped twice in the first over. He made MI Cape Town pay for the mistakes, smashing 83 off 52 balls. With support from Joe Root (15) and Mitchell Van Buuren (22), Pretorius kept the chase on track. MI Cape Town had hope when Rashid Khan dismissed Pretorius with a direct hit. But David Miller (24*) calmly guided the Royals to victory.