Player of the Match
Player of the Match

That's all from us tonight. See you tomorrow for Qualifier 2. Ta-da!`

Losing captain David Miller: "(Disappointing?) Disappointing game to finish like that. This game has winners and losers and we were losers tonight. Not enough runs. They went at 10s/11s all the way through but I thought it was a bit stoppy. (Campaign - tale of two halves) In key moments we didn't step up. We lost big moments. We controlled most of our games but let things slip in 3-4 overs. In this kind of format, 1-2 overs is a big swing. Our performance at the death wasn't great in the last few games. Unfortunate. I thought the guys played well nonetheless. (How to arrest slides?) You have to find a way when games come thick and fast. Just need 1-2 guys to pick things up and inspire the team. We didn't do that. Glad we qualified and boys played well in the beginning."

Winning captain Faf du Plessis: "(Into the qualifiers through the back door) Who doesn't like underdogs? Just feels like things are slowly falling in place from a batting perspective. And then we are allowing our bowlers to do the trick. Inconsistency has reduced, we've got our confidence back. Confidence so important in sport. (Tahir at 44, fielding) I've played with him for a good 12 years and that's the best he has fielded. Credited to him for throwing himself like that and taking catches like that. (Surface second innings) I feel that score wasn't quite par. Anything under 160 was below par. We went ahead in the powerplay. (Qualifier 2 tomorrow) Its hard work playing back to back to back but we need to put the hard work because of how we've played at the start of the tournament. They are a very dangerous team - DSG."

Player of the Match: It is Sam Cook for his four-wicket haul. Here's Cook: "(Worth the wait to play today) Getting the nod and getting wickets was great. Best is to be able to get a chance to go again tomorrow. Coming from English conditions, trying to get the ball to swing is how I've grown. Had a bit of time to adjust and get used to the lengths here. (Getting Buttler out) Familiar players in unfamiliar surroundings. I had never bowled to Jos before, pleased with that one. We killed the game off in the powerplay. Nandre was brilliant, think he deserved few more wickets. (South African surfaces) I think it is nice to have a bit of carry to the keeper, change from home conditions."

A very one-sided affair in the end. Buoyed by the home crowd, JSK cruised to a nine-wicket win. Some people on Twitter are saying that Joburg unfairly got home-ground advantage in a knockout despite finishing fourth, but irrespective of where this game was played tonight, the way Paarl Royals batted and bowled, its unlikely they'd have won anywhere. We should have a presentation chat soon.

And then there were three. Paarl Royals eliminated in a forgettable performance in the eliminator where the pressure of the occasion and the presence of the home Jo'burg crowd crushed their morale. This was their fifth straight loss but more importantly their first defeat at the hands of Joburg Super Kings.

What a day for Joburg Super Kings to earn their first win over the Paarl Royals! They live to fight another day, well atleast 20 hours more, because they will play Durban's Super Giants tomorrow at the same venue for Qualifier 2!

du Plooy's fifty was majestic in the chase, and du Plessis held one end up before exploding at the back end. Don't forget the four-for from Cook, the three-wicket burst from Burger and the two wickets (and two catches) from Imran Tahir.

Aditya Murugesh: "Everywhere we gooo, we're the Joburg boys making all the noise, everywhere we goo!"

13.2
1
Codi Yusuf to du Plessis, 1 run, Joburg Super Kings win the Eliminator! Skipper finishes not out as he clips a shot to short fine leg.
13.1
4
Codi Yusuf to du Plessis, FOUR, good length ball around off. Stands tall and clubs it over mid on to tie the scores!

Stefan: "Wow, in two consecutive nights we have seen one of the best 2nd innings defences one can hope for, and almost certainly the worst. " -- summed it up, mate

END OF OVER:
13 | 17 Runs | JSK: 134/1 (5 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 10.30, RRR: 0.71)

  • Faf du Plessis50 (32b)
  • Reeza Hendricks5 (8b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-43-1
  • Bjorn Fortuin4-0-35-0
12.6
1
Shamsi to du Plessis, 1 run, 17 run over and du Plessis gets yet another T20 fifty. This was full on middle, and worked to square leg rather gently. His fifth fifty in SA20 history alongside one century.
12.5
1
Shamsi to Hendricks, 1 run, full ball on middle stump. Knocked away to deep midwicket
12.4
1
Shamsi to du Plessis, 1 run, full ball on middle. Turning to off. Flicked leg side
12.3
0
Shamsi to du Plessis, no run, full ball on middle. Turning in. Flicked to the leg side
12.3
1w
Shamsi to du Plessis, 1 wide, full ball on leg. Turning down
12.2
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Shamsi to du Plessis, SIX, Shamsi is punished hard for his error. Tossed up and he gets low before smacking a slog sweep over deep square leg!
12.2
5nb
Shamsi to du Plessis, (no ball) FOUR, free hit sent for four! Full on off and he swats an inside out shot towards wide long off. Error on the boundary line means it is another boundary. Ball bursts through the hands of the fielder. It wouldn't have been out anyway since it was a free-hit but still, a dropped catch is a dropped catch. Wait, there's more... another no ball!
12.2
2nb
Shamsi to Hendricks, (no ball) 1 run, full ball on middle and leg. Clipped leg side. OK then, another no ball!
12.1
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Shamsi to Hendricks, no run, full ball just outside off. Presses forward to block. Just past the outside edge

END OF OVER:
12 | 9 Runs | JSK: 117/1 (22 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 9.75, RRR: 2.75)

  • Faf du Plessis38 (27b)
  • Reeza Hendricks3 (5b)
  • Bjorn Fortuin4-0-35-0
  • Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-26-1
11.6
0
Fortuin to du Plessis, no run, full ball around leg. He makes room before defending
11.5
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Fortuin to du Plessis, 2 runs, good length ball outside off. Cut to the deep
11.4
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Fortuin to du Plessis, SIX, over wide long off! Gives the bowler a charge and picks up this full and wide ball well to hit it inside out
11.3
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Fortuin to Hendricks, 1 run, length ball on leg. Clipped to deep square leg

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