Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, 3rd Match, SA20, 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Nortje to Mujeeb, out Caught by de Kock!! What a short ball. Right at Mujeeb who doesn't even bother to get in line, he is fending at it, kisses the top-hand glove even as the bottom-hand comes off, flies to de Kock and that's a four-fer for Nortje, it's his first in SA20. Mujeeb c de Kock b Nortje 0(1)

Nortje to Fortuin, out Caught by de Kock!! Top-edge and easy for de Kock. Nortje is all smiles. Dug in short on the stumps, Fortuin backs away to pull, the top-edge is found. Paarl facing a massive defeat here. Fortuin c de Kock b Nortje 1(3)

Nortje to Fortuin, no run, full just outside off, Fortuin gets forward to drive and times it but straight to the fielder at cover

Nortje to Miller, 1 run, short of length on off, Miller goes on the back foot and turns it to deep mid-wicket

Nortje to Fortuin, 1 run, full outside off, Fortuin gets forward to drive nicely and picks out sweeper cover

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, out Bowled!! Full and cleaned up. Angled in on middle, Delano Potgieter flicks and misses, was trying to go too square and he was beaten for pace. Just brushed the back pad on the way. Delano Potgieter b Nortje 4(13)

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, no run, a fair delivery. A short delivery, just over the shoulder, Delano Potgieter misses the pull, again beaten for pace, they send it upstairs and it's a fair delivery

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, no ball, short at Delano Potgieter who tries to slash and it gets big on him, fails, over the top-edge. They check for the no-ball for height and it's called as one. Too many short balls in the over

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, 2 runs, short of length on off, Delano Potgieter gets forward and pulls over mid-wicket, didn't time it, but takes two

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, no run, full just outside off, Delano Potgieter gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it back to Nortje

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, no run, short outside off, Delano Potgieter goes on the back foot to pull, misses, rushed by the pace

Nortje to Delano Potgieter, no run, short of length just outside off, tight, Delano Potgieter goes on the back foot to defend it back

Nortje to Miller, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Miller goes on the back foot and flicks, gets something on it according to the ump, finds fine-leg

Nortje to Miller, wide, length delivery and down leg, left alone

Nortje to Asa Tribe, out Caught by Muthusamy!! Caught at deep square-leg. A pacy short delivery outside off, Asa Tribe gets forward to pull, the extra pace undoes him, the top-edge flies and judged well by Sen Muthusamy. Paarl sink further. Asa Tribe c Muthusamy b Nortje 14(10) [4s-2]

Nortje to Asa Tribe, 2 runs, good fielding by Milne running and diving to his right at square third man, short of length just outside off, Asa Tribe goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to run it down, was four if not for Milne

Nortje to Verreynne, 1 run, short and down leg, Verreynne mistimes the pull but gets it over mid-wicket for one

Nortje to Verreynne, no run, full on off, Verreynne looks to flick, hanging on the back foot, the thick leading-edge doesn't carry to cover

Nortje to Verreynne, FOUR, beautiful drive on the rise. Full just outside off, Verreynne doesn't move his feet that much, but nails the drive, wide of cover, races away

Nortje to Verreynne, no run, full on off, Verreynne gets forward to drive, off the toe-end of the bat and finds mid-off