Joburg Super Kings maintained their challenge for a place in the Betway SA20 playoffs with a victory over the table-topping Paarl Royals at the Wanderers on Thursday evening.

Rising star Lhuan-dre Pretorius is fast making himself an instant Betway SA20 hero, scoring a second blazing half-century in Paarl Royals’ Cape derby win over neighbours MI Cape Town at Boland Park on Wednesday evening. 

Paarl Royals' spinners continue to dominate at their Boland Park fortress to propel their team to the top of the Betway SA20 standings.  The Royals quartet of Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Root and Dunith Wellalage spun a web around the Joburg Super Kings batting unit to restrict the visitors to 146/6. 

MI Cape Town booked their first-ever appearance in a Betway SA20 final with a clinical 39-run victory over the Paarl Royals in Qualifier 1 at St George’s Park.