Durban, Jan. 8 -- It hasn't exactly been the greatest of seasons for Pretoria Capitals in SA20 2025/26. Under new head coach Sourav Ganguly, the franchise has managed just one win in the first five matches, collecting six points along the way, including a rain-abandoned home game against Durban Super Giants. However, in the return fixture at Kingsmead on Wednesday, Capitals clinched a thrilling contest, and at the centre of it stood two West Indies cricketers and a bold call from Ganguly that changed their fate and handed them their first win of the calendar year.

When Roston Chase walked out after the dismissal of opener Connor Esterhuizen, eyebrows were raised. Normally a middle-order batter, Chase, who also surprisingly replaced Andre...