02/02Result

27th Match, SA20 at Paarl, Feb 2 2024

Sunrisers Eastern CapeSunrisers Eastern CapeSEC
208/4
Paarl RoyalsPaarl RoyalsPR
164/7 (20 ov)

Eastern Cape won by 44 runs

Player of the Match

Marco JansenSunrisers Eastern Cape

02/02Result

27th Match, SA20 at Paarl, Feb 2 2024

Sunrisers Eastern CapeSunrisers Eastern CapeSEC
208/4
Paarl RoyalsPaarl RoyalsPR
164/7 (20 ov)

Eastern Cape won by 44 runs

Player of the Match

Marco JansenSunrisers Eastern Cape

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | PR: 164/7 (45 runs required, RR: 8.20)

Bjorn Fortuin9 (8b)
Lungi Ngidi13 (4b)

Simon Harmer4-0-38-0
Marco Jansen4-0-34-2

9:22pm: Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 44 runs. They've been excellent tonight. The decision to promote Jansen to 4 worked wonders. Then they bounced back superbly with the ball after Roy and Buttler threatened to take the game away from them in the powerplay. Dawson and Harmer bowled well in the middle overs, Worrall and Swanepoel chipped in too, with great variations. Jansen picked up two wickets as well, on what will eventually be remembered as his night. The Royals will have to go back to the drawing board now, after a third straight loss. They're heading into the playoffs with minimal momentum.

Harmer to Fortuin, 1 run, The bonus point is theirs, and Sunrisers will finish in the top two! Fortuin looks to slog sweep this, but gets it really high, but on the bounce to deep backward square leg

Harmer needs to concede 3 or less off the last ball for Sunrisers to win the bonux point

Harmer to Ngidi, 1 run, really full length on leg stump, turned to deep backward square

Harmer to Ngidi, no run, Looks to repeat the trick, but Harmer is clever and fires in a wide yorker

Harmer to Ngidi, SIX, Ngidi is threatening to take the bonus point away from Markram's men. Length ball on middle and leg again, Ngidi smashes that flat over long-on, where Dawson jumps but the ball just evades him

19.2

Harmer to Ngidi, SIX, Big six first ball from Ngidi! Length ball on middle and leg, Ngidi gets in position and absolutely nails it over midwicket

19.1

Harmer to Fortuin, 1 run, short and wide, cut away nicely to deep point

Harmer will bowl the final over. He's defending 18 off 6 here, for the bonus point. Ngidi walks in for the Royals

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PR: 149/7 (60 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.84, RRR: 60.00)

Bjorn Fortuin7 (6b)

18.6

Jansen to Lubbe, OUT, A stunning night for Jansen finishes with a wicket! No pace on it from Jansen, Lubbe looks to ramp, because there's no pace he can only lob it straight to Malan at short fine leg

WJ Lubbe c Malan b Jansen 7 (14m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

18.5

Jansen to Fortuin, 1 run, length ball on off stump, dragged out to midwicket

18.4

Jansen to Lubbe, 1 run, short of a length from Jansen, Lubbe walks at the bowler and looks to pull it twoards midwicket, cue-ends it to Worrall at extra cover

18.3

Jansen to Fortuin, 1 run, perfect yorker, dug out to extra cover

18.2

Jansen to Fortuin, 2 runs, full and wide, Fortuin gets right across his stumps and ramps it over short fine

18.1

Jansen to Lubbe, 1 run, slower ball, length ball on off stump, bunted out to long-on

The last rites left to be performed, as we head into the last two overs of this SA20 season at Boland Park

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PR: 143/6 (66 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 33.00)

17.6

Worrall to Fortuin, 2 runs, length ball on middle and leg, pushed away between long and deep midwicket

17.5

Worrall to Fortuin, no run, slower ball, back of a length on off stump, bunted back to the bowler

17.4

1lb

Worrall to Lubbe, 1 leg bye, back of a length and angling into the pads hits Lubbe on the thigh pad

17.3

Worrall to Lubbe, 2 runs, Super effort from Hermann, full and straight from Worrall, Lubbe looks to whip this over midwicket, Herman runs in from the boundary and dives forward, it nearly carries to him as well, but he does well to get his hands to it and stop the boundary

17.2

Worrall to Fortuin, 1 run, slower ball, yorker length and just outside off, Fortuin blocks it into the offside and sets off for a quick run

Fortuin comes in with his side in a hopeless position, needed 72 off 17

17.1

Worrall to Vilas, OUT, Soft dismissal! Slower, short and wide from Worrall, Vilas just guides it straight to Harmer's hands at short third

DJ Vilas c Harmer b Worrall 9 (10m 6b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150

Worrall now to bowl his last. Sunrisers need to restrict the Royals to 166 or less for the bonus point

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | PR: 137/5 (72 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 24.00)

16.6

Swanepoel to Lubbe, 2 runs, full and straight from Swanepoel, nicely smashed down the ground by Lubbe, Jansen moves nciely at long-on and dives to his right to pull that one in

16.5

Swanepoel to Vilas, 1 run, slower ball, back of a length on off stump, bunted to long-on

16.4

Swanepoel to Vilas, FOUR, slower ball, back of a length on off stump, Vilas dances down the wicket, and flat bats it over Jansen at mid-off. Abell runs to his right from mid-on, and dives to try and stop it, but seems to have done himself some damage there. He's getting treatment outside the boundary

16.3

Swanepoel to Lubbe, 1 run, bangs the pitch hard back of a length, Lubbe punches it towards deep point off the back foot

Wihan Lubbe is the new batter

16.2

Swanepoel to Van Buuren, OUT, Great catch from Markram! Slower ball, full and wide again, swipe from van Buuren and he top edges it towards mid-off, Markram runs to his right from extra cover, and puts in a slide and pouches this one. Swanepoel is jumping for joy, and the Sunrisers are edging closer to their top two finish

M Van Buuren c Markram b Swanepoel 9 (20m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 112.5

16.1

Swanepoel to Van Buuren, no run, slower ball, full and wide, van Buuren backs away too far down leg side and this one is too far out of his reach, even though it's well within the tramlines

Swanepoel comes back for his final over

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Royals INNINGS		R	B
JJ Roy	caught	32	23
JC Buttler	caught	64	45
DA Miller	caught	14	12
M Van Buuren	caught	9	8
E Jones	caught	2	7
DJ Vilas	caught	9	6
WJ Lubbe	caught	7	7
BC Fortuin	not out	9	8
L Ngidi	not out	13	4
T Shamsi
OC McCoy
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 4)
TOTAL	164 (7 wkts; 20 ovs)

Eastern Cape BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
DJ Worrall	4.0	0	27	1	6.75	(2w)
LA Dawson	4.0	0	27	2	6.75	(1w)
M Jansen	4.0	0	34	2	8.5	(1w)
B Swanepoel	4.0	0	37	2	9.25
SR Harmer	4.0	0	38	0	9.5

Royals 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	68	JJ Roy	JC Buttler
2nd	43	JC Buttler	DA Miller
3rd	5	DA Miller	M Van Buuren
4th	9	E Jones	M Van Buuren
5th	4	DJ Vilas	M Van Buuren
6th	8	DJ Vilas	WJ Lubbe
7th	12	WJ Lubbe	BC Fortuin
8th	15	L Ngidi	BC Fortuin

SA20

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SEC	10	7	2	33	1.255
DSG	10	7	3	32	1.402
PR	10	5	5	22	-0.544
JSK	10	3	5	17	-1.64
PC	10	3	6	14	-1.085
MICT	10	3	7	13	0.114