Paarl Royals captain David Miller came to the rescue as he helped his side defeat Pretoria Capitals by six wickets in their SA20 clash at Boland Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Miller belted an undefeated 28 runs to keep the Royals playoff qualification hopes alive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Capitals came into the match as favourites after the Centurion-based side sat at the top of the table following their victory over Durban's Super Giants on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The visitors' captain Wayne Parnell won the toss and decided to bat first in the final game in Paarl.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Capitals' batters Kusal Mendis and Theunis de Bruyn scored 37 and 53 respectively as they helped the visitors post 158\/6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Proteas seamer Lungi Ngidi continued his good form with 1\/19 from his allotted four overs, while Ferisco Adams claimed 2\/38.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The chase started well for the home side, even though they lost both Jason Roy (21) and Wihan Lubbe (29) early, but that did not stop the Royals moving train.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jos Buttler (37) and Dane Villas (24) then attempted to drive to the Cape Winelands train through the last stop.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Miller was next and he put up a brave fight in helping his side towards achieving the winning goal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
JP Duminy's Royals charges now move up to third position with 13 points on the standings, while the Capitals remain in first place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Miller was next and he put up a brave fight in helping his side towards achieving the winning goal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n