Paarl Royals batsman Joe Root in SA20
Joe Root Runs In SA20 2025: England had already announced their squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 and superstar batsman Joe Root had returned to the team. Now before the Champions Trophy, Root is showing amazing performance for Paarl Royals in SA20. In SA20 2025, there was a match between Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals, in which the Royals team won by 8 wickets. Joe Root proved to be the biggest hero in the match for the Royals and he single-handedly won the match for the team.
Joe Root played an inning of 92 runs
Pretoria Capitals gave Paarl Royals a target of 213 runs to win. In such a situation, everyone expected that it would not be easy for the Royals to win this match, but Joe Root was determined to do something else. Root scored 92 runs in 60 balls, which included 11 fours and two sixes. It was because of him that the team was successful in winning the match. He was given the Player of the Match award for his excellent performance. Apart from him, captain David Miller contributed 48 runs and was not out till the end. The start was very bad for Paarl Royals. When Luhan Dre Pretorius returned to the pavilion without opening the account. But after this Rubin Harman (56 runs) and Joe Root batted strongly. These two players laid the foundation of victory for the Royals.
Paarl Royals chased the biggest target
By achieving the target of 213 runs, Paarl Royals have created history in SA20 and chased the highest score. Earlier, the record of chasing the highest score in SA20 was in the name of Joburg Super Kings. Joburg Super Kings team chased the target of 209 runs against Pretoria Capitals in the year 2024.
Joe Root is in great form
Joe Root has made the best score of his T20 career after playing an inning of 92 runs. Earlier, his best score in T20 cricket was 90 runs. He is performing very well in SA20. He is second in terms of scoring most runs in SA20 2025. He has scored a total of 195 runs in four matches so far.
Joe Root’s return to form before the Champions Trophy is no less than a gift for England, because once his bat gets going, it becomes difficult for the opposing teams to stop him. He has scored 6522 runs in 171 ODI matches for England, in which he has scored 16 centuries. He has scored 893 runs in 32 T20 International matches.
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