MI Cape Town Beat Paarl Royals By 8 Wickets In SA20 Opener

Dewald Brevis stole the show as MI Cape Town comfortably beat Paarl Royals by eight wickets in the opening game of SA20 at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday night.

Put into bat first Paarl Royals Scored 142/7 with the help of a half-century by Jos Buttler and quick 42 by skipper David Miller.Jofra Archer picked up 3 wickets on his return to competitive cricket  for MI Cape Town.

In reply, 19-year-old Dewald Brevis smashed an unbeaten 70 off 41 balls to help MI Cape Town cruised to victory.

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Match Summary

Paarl Royals 142-7 in 20 overs (J. Buttler 51, D. Miller 42; J Archer 3-27, O. Stone 2-31). MI Cape Town 143-2 in 15.3 overs (D Brevis 70 not out, R. Rickelton 42). MI Cape Town won by three wickets.