NEW DELHI: Sikandar Raza etched his name into Paarl Royals folklore with a moment of pure drama, smashing a last-ball six to seal a thrilling six-wicket win over Durban's Super Giants in their SA20 clash at Boland Park, Paarl.

Chasing 187, the Royals found themselves needing six runs from David Wiese's final over. When the equation narrowed to two off the last ball, Raza stayed ice-cool under pressure and launched the delivery into the stands, sparking wild celebrations among the home supporters on Tuesday night.

It also saw the Royals complete the highest record chase at Boland Park after Durban's Super Giants had posted 186/5.

While Raza's unbeaten 27 off just 13 balls (two fours and two sixes) provided the perfect finishing touch, the chase was built on substantial contributions from others. Rubin Hermann anchored the innings with a composed 65 not out from 45 deliveries, while Dan Lawrence produced an aggressive 63 off 41 balls.

The duo's third-wicket stand proved decisive, as Hermann and Lawrence stitched together a blazing 106-run partnership in just 61 balls, laying the foundation for a memorable Royals triumph.

Lawrence was particularly severe on DSG's spinners, smashing Simon Harmer for six along with taking a boundary and six off Liam Livingstone, to inject momentum into the innings.

It contrasted with Royals' ace Afghanistan mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman delivering an economical spell of 2/22 amidst the onslaught from DSG's power-packed batting unit.

The four Player of the Match candidates were Rubin Hermann, Dan Lawrence, Liam Livingstone and Aiden Makram, with Hermann winning 45% of the fan vote.

Captain Aiden Markram led the charge with 66 off 46 balls (2x4, 3x6) before Liam Livingstone (32 not out off 10 balls, 1x4, 4x6) and Heinrich Klaasen (29 off 18 balls, 2x4, 2x6) unleashed their power-hitting skills at the backend of the innings.

But ultimately it was not enough with the Royals moving up to second place on 19 points with their superior number of victories edging out the Sunrisers into third position.

Super Giants, meanwhile, remain in fifth place on 14 points and face a must-win final round-robin match against the Royals at Kingsmead on Saturday.

(With PTI Inputs)