Paarl, Jan. 20 -- A late Leus du Plooy six-hitting display and a brilliant spin bowling exhibition powered Joburg Super Kings into the SA20 playoffs after their bonus point 45-run victory over the Paarl Royals in the 30th match of the tournament, at Boland Park.

With a win required to squeeze Super Kings into the final four, Leus stepped up and blazed an unbeaten 54 off 27 balls (5x4, 3x6) to push the visitors up to 166/5 after 32 runs were added in the final two overs, according to a release.

Du Plooy, who was a late replacement for the injured Faf du Plessis, turned the game on its head when he bludgeoned Waqar Salamkheil, the Royals' best bowler to that point, for two sixes and a boundary before Dian Forrester smashed a further maxim...