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[Watch] Joe Root's Wild Slog Ends In Heartbreak As Boult Unleashes Knuckle Magic

Aashay Chopade

Boult got the big wicket of Trent Boult (Source:@21OneTwo34/X.com)Boult got the big wicket of Trent Boult (Source:@21OneTwo34/X.com)

Trent Boult and Joe Root are two of the finest exponents of their art in world cricket and whenever these two come against each other, it is a battle to behold. The SA20 viewers got golden opportunity once again in the clash between Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town as the two teams went head-to-head in the reverse fixture.

Root has been in good form in SA20 so far and started this innings on a positive note, hitting a boundary off Trent Boult in the fourth over. He tried that once again in the penultimate over of the Powerplay, but Boult managed to make him play straight to the fielder and the Englishman walked back disappointed.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius Lead Paarl Royals' Charge After Root's Dismissal

It was a lovely knuckle ball from the pacer, but the length was short and the ball was there to hit. Root tried the pull shot, but did not time it properly and Colin Ingram at mid-wicket took an easy catch. It was a big, big wicket for MI Cape Town, but young Lhuan-dre Pretorius stood tall and played some amazing shots to notch up his second fifty in three games.

He made the going easy for Paarl Royals and then ended up making life bit easy for the home team in their run-chase of 159 as MI Cape Town bowlers failed to make an impact. In the first innings, Rassie van der Dussen scored 91 off 64 balls with five fours and same number of sixes, but other batters did not get going and Cape Town ended with below-par score.