The Paarl Royals showcased the advantage of home conditions to get their Betway SA20 campaign back on track with a bonus point seven-wicket victory over the Joburg Super Kings at Boland Park.<\/p>\n
After losing their opening match to MI Cape Town at Newlands earlier this week, the Royals treated their home crowd to a bowling exhibition in the searing winelands heat.<\/p>\n
Left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin was exceptional with the new ball in the Powerplay as his 3\/16 helped dismiss the Super Kings for just 81. It was the lowest score of the Betway SA20 thus far.<\/p>\n
Fortuin removed both openers Janneman Malan (2) and Reeza Hendricks (4), while also dismissing Lewis Gregory (2).<\/p>\n
The Super Kings absorbed a poor start in their victory over Durban\u2019s Super Giants at Kingsmead, but on this occasion Donovan Ferreira could not rescue the Joburg team as he also fell for just six.<\/p>\n
Ferreira was one of three Evan Jones\u2019 victims as the Royals all-rounder continued Fortuin\u2019s good work from earlier in the innings. Jones finished with career-best T20 figures of 3\/21 from 2.2 overs.<\/p>\n
Ferisco Adams also chipped in with 2\/14, while Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi showed no signs of jet lag with an impressive opening spell 1\/13 from his four overs. He also claimed the important wicket of Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis.<\/p>\n
The Royals had little trouble in chasing down the below-par score as they cruised home with 9.3 overs to spare. England\u2019s T20 World Cup-winning captain Jos Buttler ensured there would be no reason to panic despite the loss of Jason Roy (12) and Wihan Lubbe (19).<\/p>\n
Buttler finished unbeaten on 29 not out (21 balls, 4×4) as the Royals picked up their first points of the competition.<\/p>\n
The Joburg Super Kings do not have much time to rectify their mistakes as they travel down the N1 to face MI Cape Town at Newlands on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"