JSK put up 168/6 in the first innings.
After a high-scoring SA20 2026 opener, the PC vs JSK Match No.2 was off to a slow start. Pretoria Capitals won the toss and put Joburg Super Kings to bat first. After some initial misfields by the Capitals and sub-par batting by Super Kings, the first innings score stands at 168/6. Rilee Rossouw missed his half-century by a whisker. But what looked like a fighting total turned into an easy win for the JSK, courtesy of Duan Jansen. He took four wickets on his debut with the yellow jersey, including a double-wicket over.
Let’s take a look at the PC vs JSK match highlights at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
After two hundreds and three fifties in the Major League Cricket (MLC) for the Super Kings’ franchise, Faf du Plessis managed only one fifty each in Abu Dhabi T10 and Nepal Premier League. Back in the yellow jersey for Joburg Super Kings, the 41-year-old captain hit two runs from eight balls. Earlier this year, he struggled with poor form in the IPL 2025 too, with Delhi Capitals.
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After both openers departed (Matthew De Villiers 13 off 10), Rilee Rossouw and Wiaan Mulder steadied the ship for Super Kings. Rossouw anchored with 48 runs off 33 balls, smashing five boundaries and three sixes. He lost his wicket to Tymal Mills with an easy catch to Keshav Maharaj. Together, they stitched 78 runs off 54 balls, JSK’s highest figures for the third wicket. On the other hand, Mulder joined the boundary-hitting party. In his 28-ball 43 knock, he struck three fours and sixes apiece. Before his dismissal, Mulder hammered two consecutive sixes.
Akeal Hosein’s finishing touches with 22 runs off 10 balls propelled Joburg Super Kings to 168/6.
Will Smeed and Bryce Parsons took the Capitals off to a flyer in the second innings, with 71 off 54. Both batters were on a boundary-hitting spree. Smeed took five fours and a maximum to score 34 off 30. He was bowled out by Hosein. But wickets kept toppling from the other end. Janco Smit took his first wicket of the SA20 in Dewald Brevis after a run-a-ball six.
Despite the collapse, Parsons was looking strong as he crossed 40 runs with two fours and three sixes. In the 13th over, the tall left-arm pacer took two wickets. Duan Jansen took out Parsons on the second ball. He took advantage of his height to dismiss the new man in, Connor Esterhuizen (two off three). In the context of the match, this over could prove to be a game-changer. Keshav Maharaj & Co. need more than 70 runs in the last six overs.
Roston Chase looked determined to take guide Pretoria to a win in their first match of the SA20 2026 campaign. He struck 15 runs in nine balls with a four and a six to close the gap for the target that once looked too easy to chase. But Matthew De Villiers found him in the deep, leaving PC reeling at 112/6.
To complete his four-over spell, Duan Jansen bowled the 17th over. He didn’t disappoint the JSK fans as he took yet another wicket of Daniel Smith, who was batting at nine off 12 balls. The 25-year-old bowler, who came in as a replacement in the tournament, has proven his potential and talent with four wickets on his debut for the yellow jersey.
On the other hand, there are no designated batters in the tail-end of the Capitals’ line-up. After another wicket by Richard Gleeson, the PC stand at 128/8 with 41 runs needed in the last two overs.
The Protea player is known not just for his heroics with the willow, but extraordinary catches every season. In SA20 2026, it came in the second match, dismissing Tymal Mills for seven runs. Faf du Plessis could’ve left the catch, given the game was JSK’s to take. A low full toss was hit straight up toward mid-on, but du Plessis ran in from mid-off and pulled off a spectacular diving catch just inches above the ground. He gets full marks for unreal effort on the penultimate ball of the match.
On the last ball, Pretoria Capitals scored a consolation boundary, but eventually lost the match to Joburg Super Kings by 22 runs. It also marked their third win in the head-to-head contest.
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