Paarl, January 21 The Paarl Royals are at the top of the SA20 rankings because to their spinners, who continue to dominate at their stronghold at Boland Park. after a six-wicket victory against the Johannesburg Super Kings.

To limit the Joburg Super Kings to 146/6, the Royals’ quartet—Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Root, and Dunith Wellalage—woven a web around their batting lineup.

In the Powerplay, Fortuin (2–22) took two wickets to begin the JSK decline, setting the stage for Mujeeb (1–28) and the others.

“Very happy; it’s good to cross the line. We used the spin on one of the wickets, and it was successful. At one point, I had too many choices, which was fantastic. The last two overs let us down, but that’s just the way the game works. We had them by the neck. David Miller, the captain of the Royals, said, “I thought it was a par score.”

Without England batsman Jonny Bairstow’s 60 off 40 balls and Donovan Ferreira’s undefeated 32 off 19 balls, which helped the Super Kings score 65 runs in the last five overs, it would have been much lower.

Fair credit to them, Bairstow said, “I thought we had a competitive score after they took wickets early on with their bowlers put us on the back foot.”

“You may be 5-6 down early if you go a little too early, but if you have the guts to keep wickets in the back end and take advantage of the shorter side, you will eventually be rewarded.” Having Don and I with a little firepower to take advantage of the shorter side was fantastic, but maybe 15 to 20 minutes short, if you’re courageous enough to see it through to the finish.

However, the Royals had little issue finishing a comfortable run chase despite the Super Kings’ late attack, and the home side easily won with six wickets remaining. The Royals had won three straight games.

With another brisk 27 off 14 balls to his two half-centuries at this attractive site, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, the competition’s top run scorer, is clearly enjoying batting at his new home field.

Miller said, “We got ahead of the game because the guys at the top batted really well and got us off to a good start.”

The Royals maintained control of the run chase despite a little setback as seamer Hardus Viljoen (2/23) quickly removed both Joe Root and Pretorius.

This season, Miller has excelled at his “finisher” position, joining Mitchell van Buuren (44 off 45 balls) for a 71-run stand for the fourth wicket.

By crushing Lutho Sipamla for a huge maximum, Miller finished the job in style and put the Royals in a strong position to guarantee a postseason berth.

“We’ve got an adaptable squad and we play according to the condition and the last two years we started really well and finished badly, and that is something we keep in mind and we have all bases covered for now,” he said.