The Joburg Super Kings excelled with bat and ball, notching up a crucial fourth win in their SA20 campaign. They’re in a mid-table tussle, but they now have their noses ahead of SEC after today’s victory against table-toppers Paarl Royals.

Donovan Ferreira’s offspin has continued to impress early on in the innings. He dismissed Sam Hain in the second ball of the innings, as well as the in-form Rubin Hermann towards the halfway mark. Towards the back end, PR were searching for quick runs, but Dayyaan Galiem became his third victim. Returns of 3/23 in this game were Ferreira’s personal-best in this format.

Lutho Sipamla one-upped Ferreira with a more economical 3-wicket haul. The lanky pacer got the priceless wicket of the big-hitting Lhuan-dre Pretorius as well as pinch-hitter Keith Dudgeon.

Imran Tahir’s solid tournament continued with 1/19 in his 4 overs. And the experienced quick Hardus Viljoen got 1/25 in his quota. These were the 4 bowlers who completely drained any momentum, and the veteran legspinner got the crucial strike when he dismissed Dinesh Karthik for 53 with 2 overs remaining.

Over to the chase, it was Faf du Plessis, the other ageless wonder, who rolled back the years and produced a gem of an innings to polish off a mid-scoring game. His 87 from 55 was studded with 4 fours and 7 sixes, and almost all the PR bowlers got their share of punishment throughout the innings.