Paarl Royals spinner Bjorn Fortuin ripped through Durban’s Super Giants’ top order to set the home side on their way to claiming a 10-run victory at Boland Park on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Fortuin returned figures of 3\/14, claiming the wickets of Kyle Mayers (12 off 11), Quinton de Kock (0 off 2 balls), and Dwaine Pretorius (0 off 1 ball) to leave the visitors struggling on 29\/3 after 4.3 overs.<\/p>\n
Wickets continued to fall just as it seemed the Super Giants were getting themselves back into the game, which stifled their momentum to leave them on 68\/4 at the halfway mark.<\/p>\n
Heinrich Klaasen (56* off 39 balls) combined with Keshav Maharaj (17 off 10 balls) for a quick-fire 26-run partnership to get the Super Giants back in the contest.<\/p>\n
Evan Jones (4\/32) came up trumps in the 18th over, removing Maharaj and Hardus Viljoen in successive deliveries to leave the Super Giants needing 33 runs off the final 12 balls.<\/p>\n
Jones, needing to defend 19 runs off the final over, conceded just eight to secure a second victory at home.<\/p>\n
In the first innings, the visitors made an early breakthrough when Jason Roy (3) was dismissed by Hardus Viljoen (1\/30) but a 53-run second-wicket partnership between top-scorer Wihan Lubbe (57 off 36) and Jos Buttler (35 off 27) got the innings back on track.<\/p>\n
Once the pair departed, it seemed the Royals would struggle to reach the 150-run mark. However, some big hits by captain David Miller (28 off 19) and Ferisco Adams (10* off 4) saw the home side end their innings on a competitive 169\/6.<\/p>\n
Paarl Royals welcome the Sunrisers Eastern Cape to Paarl on Thursday, 19 January while Durban’s Super Giants have a few days to recover before the Pretoria Capitals make the trip to Kingsmead on Friday, 20 January.<\/p>\n
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Upcoming Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n 18 January Pretoria Capitals vs Joburg Super Kings
\nMI Cape Town vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape
\nNewlands
\n13h30<\/p>\n
\nCenturion
\n17h30<\/p>\n\n