W
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2
1lb
0
2
= 6
Match Details
PR vs SEC, 27th T20, SA20 League 2024 summary
PR
164-7(20.0)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 44 runs 🏆
SEC
(20.0)208-4
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P'ship : 15(6)
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Sourya: We hope you enjoyed this SA20 clash full of action. In the end, the Sunrisers East Cape proved too good on the night and will be hoping to go all the way in the competition. It is time for me, Sourya Chowdhury, to sign out on me, my fellow commentator Hitesh Peddurwar and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav's behalf. Catch you soon.
Marco Jansen(Player of the match)"My plan was to go ball by ball and attack the spin as soon as I can. The surface was a bit difficult at start but once you are in you can get run. My job was to stay ahead of them by assessing the situation and their gameplan. It is always great fun to bat with Stubbs, he is a great hitter of the ball."
Aiden Markram(Sunrisers Eastern Cape Skipper): " We knew that the conditions here are different than the conditions in the other part of the country. The plan to send Marco Jansen up the order was just to tackle the spin as he plays spin really well. These tactics work sometimes and sometimes don't. We knew he was capable of batting. We are gelling together pretty well in the dressing room. Everyone is learning from each other and improving. It's a big relief to be honest as we are already qualified and looking forward to our game in front of our home crowd on Sunday."
David Miller(Paarl Royals Skipper): " I mean, I think we were pretty good till the 17th over. But after that, we ended up giving an extra 60 runs so it cost us. The execution was not there in the last three games, we need to sit and look into it. We haven't bowled well in the backend in the last few games, they batted really well in the last few overs. We have made it into the qualifiers. We are very privileged and thank everyone for supporting us."
Time for the post-match presentation ceremony!
12:52am IST,
9:52pm Local Time I Sourya: After a comprehensive performance with both bat and
ball, the Sunrisers East Cape have cantered to a 44-run win over Paarl Royals
and ensured their place in the eliminator. A bonus point win this late in the
tournament over a tough side will put them in good stead in the business end.
The Sunrisers won the toss and decided to bat on a slow pitch. They ended up putting up a mammoth 208/4, almost outbatting their storied rivals.
But the home team came out all guns blazing in the chase, especially Jason Roy and Jos Buttler (64 off 45). The Englishmen creamed the white ball with power and precision and went at over 10 per over in the powerplay to keep their team in the hunt. But Roy departed soon after, putting a dent in the Royals' hope. Buttler and Miller were both there though and the game promised to go down to the wire. But clever bowling from Beyers Swanepoel (2/37), who bowled a fine spell, got him out, turning the match completely in the Sunrisers favor.
Last hope Miller also departed soon. Marco Jansen (2/34) then got a few wickets as the game began to go through the motions, with the winner already decided. In the end, the Royals ended on 164/7.
Earlier, Jansen's heroics with the willow (71 off 31, 4x4, 6x6) rescued his team from a precarious position with the team tottering at one point after some good work by Tom
Abell (46 off 25) early on. He timed and placed the ball with finesse while also using strength and his big reach to deadly effect after a surprise promotion to four. His 80-plus-run partnership Tristan Stubbs (22 off 10) ensured that the Sunrisers put up a huge, above-par total on a sticky surface.
OVER 20
Paarl Royals
164/7
Lungi Ngidi
13(4)
Bjorn Fortuin
9(8)
Simon Harmer
0-38(4.0)
19.6 S Harmer to B Fortuin
1 Tossed up full outside off, Fortuin chips it up one bounce to long on. That's it.
19.5 S Harmer to L Ngidi
1 A yorker on leg, gets an inside edge behind the keeper for one.
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