However, the introduction of Kagiso Rabada into the MI attack reaped immediate rewards, with the fast bowler dismissing Root and Pretorius within a few overs.
It was even more remarkable due to both being wicket maiden overs from Rabada.
The Royals never recovered from the double blow with MI’s spin twins, George Linde and Rashid Khan, weaving a web around the visitors’ middle order.
Linde bowled beautifully to finish with figures of 3/15, while Rashid claimed 2/28.
The two Western Cape sides will go head-to-head again in the rematch of the Cape derby at Boland Park on Wednesday.
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