Sikander Raza took 4-13 as the Paarl Royals beat MI Cape Town for the first time at Newlands on Sunday.
After three previous defeats under Table Mountain, the Royals completed a Western Cape derby double with a comprehensive seven-wicket bonus-point victory.
The Royals have now leapfrogged the Sunrisers Eastern Cape into second place on 13 points – just two points adrift of table-toppers the Joburg Super Kings.
Zimbabwe all-rounder Raza has proved to be a revelation since his arrival in the Royals camp with another stirring performance with the ball. He followed up his 3-27 on his Royals debut on Friday with a match-winning four-wicket haul.
The off-spinner was ably supported by 19-year-old rookie Nqobani Mokoena (2-10) and the experienced Ottneil Baartman (2-8) as MI Cape Town crumbled to 88 all out – their lowest SA20 score.
HIGHLIGHTS: MI Cape Town vs Paarl Royals
The Royals lost Lhuan-dre Pretorius early in the chase to Trent Boult, but a solid 54-run partnership between Asa Tribe and Rubin Hermann for the second wicket set the visitors on the path to victory.
Although both Hermann (18) and Tribe (34) fell, there would be no further setbacks with Kyle Verreynne (10*) and his captain David Miller (19*) sealing the bonus-point victory and Cape bragging rights.
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