Joburg Super Kings 168 for 6 (Rossouw 48, Mulder 43, Mills 2-17, Yusuf 2-29) beat Pretoria Capitals 146 for 9 (Parsons 41, Smeed 34, Jansen 4-23, Gleeson 2-33) by 22 runs
A career-best showing from Duan Jansen instigated a spectacular collapse from Pretoria Capitals (PC) as they fell from 71 for no loss to 89 for 5. Eventually, PC fell 22 runs short in their chase of 169 against Joburg Super Kings (JSK). This was also JSK’s first ever win at SuperSport Park in Centurion in four seasons of the SA20.
Jansen picked up figures of 4 for 23 to help overcome an opening stand of 71 between Will Smeed (34 off 30 balls) and Bryce Parsons (41 off 30). The game seemed to be out of reach when the pair was going well, but the sudden collapse meant PC fell apart in the second half of their innings. So much so that with 42 runs required off the final two overs, the match was over well before the final ball was bowled.
Earlier in the day, Rilee Rossouw (48 from 33 deliveries) and Wiaan Mulder (43 off 28) had helped revive JSK’s innings after the loss of two early wickets in the powerplay. The pace and bounce exerted by Tymal Mills and Codi Yusuf proved difficult to get away throughout, though PC’s spinners proved expensive.
The pair fell midway through the innings, after which the JSK innings stalled. But some late hitting powered them to 168 for 6. This seemed a below-par total on a surface expected to get better for batting, and that certainly proved to be the case during PC’s opening stand. But once Jansen got into the act, JSK never let go of their advantage.
