[Watch] Trent Boult Engages In A Banter With Lhuan-dre Pretorius In SA20 Clash

Trent Boult sledges that batter in SA20 2025 [Source: @StarSportsIndia/x.com]

The Paarl Royals and the MI Cape Town were engaged in a fierce battle on the ninth match of the SA20 2025. The game was being played at the Boland Park in Paarl, South Africa. 

The Royals won the toss for the game and opted to field first. MI Cape Town made a steady start to their innings but struggled to get going as they kept losing wickets, and the batter failed to up the ante for the team.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius Renders RVD's Efforts Null

However, Rassie van der Dussen battled it out for his team and played a gutsy knock of 91 runs from 64 deliveries. His resilient display helped Cape Town post a competitive total of 158 runs at the end of their 20 overs. 

It looked like a fighting total on the surface. But the Royals were upto the task from the very beginning of the innings and did a clinical job of the task ahead of him in the end. Lhuan-dre Pretorius, the 18-year-old opener for the Royals, led the charge in batting and played a brilliant knock of 83 runs from 52 deliveries. The southpaw's effort ensured that the Royals did not suffer any major slip-ups in the chase. They went past the target in 19 overs with six wickets in hand. 

Trent Boult Tries To Play With The Batter's Mindset

While the Royals snapped a convincing win in the end, Trent Boult did his best with the ball for the MI Cape Town. Towards the end of the innings, he was even seen sledging the batter, trying to get under his skin. Although Boult's tricks did not work, he bowled a relatively economical and effective spell. Boult picked up the wicket of Joe Root and conceded only 26 runs in his four overs. 

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