Match 20, Gqeberha, January 27, 2024, 05:00 PM
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
175/6(20.0ov)
MI Cape Town
171/7(20.0ov)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat MI Cape Town by 4 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Tom Abell
Commentry
Right then, that’s it from this contest but the action continues in the SA20, 2024. The second match of the day between Pretoria Capitals and the Joburg Super Kings is already underway at SuperSport Park in Centurion. You can switch the tabs and follow all the action. Until then, goodbye and cheers!
Tom Abell is adjudged the Player of the Match for his fine knock.
Ottniel Baartman carried on his fine form and was the stand-out bowler with 2 for 24 in his spell while Worrall, Jansen, and Dawson chipped in with one apiece. It was an above-par total and the Sunrisers' Eastern Cape bowlers delivered an important win for their side. Earlier today, Sunrisers Eastern Cape posted 175 after batting first on the back of fifties from Tom Abell and skipper Aiden Markram while Tristan Stubbs played a handy cameo at the backend. Sunrisers Eastern Cape held their nerve and got a sensational win over the strong MI Cape Town side in this fixture.
Phew! We've witnessed a nail-biter where the Sunrisers Eastern Cape have pipped the MI Cape Town by 4 runs in front of their home crowd. Chasing 176 for the win, MI Cape Town lost Rassie van der Dussen early in the innings but Ryan Rickelton stayed and got a few boundaries away but threw it soon after. The incoming batters, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Kieron Pollard, and Dewald Brevis, all got starts but none of them could carry on. MI Cape Town were down to requiring 18 off the final over. George Linde tried hard and got a few away but Worrall held his nerve and got his team past the winning line.
In over# 20
1
1W
1
4
6
0W
Daniel Worrall 32/1(4)
19.6
1
THAT'S IT! Daniel Worrall has done it. He defended in the final over and won by 4 runs in the end. This was pitched full and just outside off. Thomas Kaber lifts off the toe end toward long off and can only manage a single. Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by a close margin and get their fourth victory of the season.
Thomas Kaber comes in next.
19.5
W
OUT! RUN OUT! Pitched full and just outside off. Pollard squirts it to the deep mid-wicket region and calls for the second. Pollard tries to get back but is well short of his crease. Marco Jansen throws it perfectly and Stubbs does the rest. MI Cape Town needs 6 off the final ball as Pollard departs!
MI Cape Town needs 7 runs from 2 balls. Can the MI Cape Town skipper, Kieron Pollard be the hero?
19.4
1
Slower back of a length outside off. Linde slaps it to deep point for one.
19.3
4
FOUR! EXCELLENT PLACEMENT! Lands it full and outside off. George Linde reaches for it and squeezes it to the deep point region for a boundary.
19.2
6
SIX! TAKE THAT! STAND AND DELIVER! On a length and outside off. Linde stays leg side and crunches it over the deep extra cover boundary for a biggie.
George Linde walks in at 8.
19.1
W
OUT! In the air and gone! Another one bites the dust! Slower length ball on off. Delano Potgieter pulls and heaves it high to the deep square leg region. He does not get the desired connection and Patrick Kruger at the boundary takes an important catch. MI Cape Town are six down!
MI Cape Town needs 18 off the final 6 balls. Daniel Worrall (3-0-19-0) will bowl it. Can he defend it?
In over# 19
2
1
1
1
1
2nb+b
0
Ottniel Baartman 24/2(4)
18.6
2
Pitched full on the leg peg. Pollard backs away and lifts it just over the extra cover region for a couple.
18.5
1
Full-length on the middle and leg. Delano Potgieter heaves it to deep square leg for a run.
18.4
1
Another yorker on the middle and leg. Worked through mid-wicket for just a single.
