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SA20Match 27 · T20

Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Paarl Royals by 44 runs

Boland Park, Paarl, . Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and chose to bat.

Paarl Royals164/720 ov
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 44 runs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and chose to bat. Sunrisers Eastern Cape made 208 for 4 in 20 overs, Marco Jansen 71 not out from 31 balls and Tom Abell 46 from 25 balls. Evan Jones took 2 for 51.

Paarl Royals made 164 for 7 in 20 overs, Jos Buttler 64 from 45 balls and Jason Roy 32 from 23 balls. Liam Dawson took 2 for 27.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 44 runs.

Key performers

Sunrisers Eastern Cape innings

208/4(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jordan Hermannc DJ Vilas b E Jonesc DJ Vilas b E Jones36373197.30
Dawid Malanlbw b WJ Lubbelbw b WJ Lubbe280025.00
Tom Abellc & b T Shamsic & b T Shamsi462571184.00
Marco Jansennot outnot out71*3146229.03
Aiden Markramc BC Fortuin b E Jonesc BC Fortuin b E Jones9100090.00
Tristan Stubbs †not outnot out22*1012220.00
Extras(b 5, lb 1, w 15, nb 1)(b 5, lb 1, w 15, nb 1)22
Total20 Ov (RR 10.40)20 Ov (RR 10.40)208/4
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (DJ Malan, 2.4 ov), 85-2 (TB Abell, 11 ov), 91-3 (J Hermann, 12.1 ov), 121-4 (AK Markram, 15.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Wihan Lubbe20713.5081000
Lungi Ngidi4045011.25114280
Bjorn Fortuin302408.0062100
Obed McCoy4042010.5042231
Tabraiz Shamsi3033111.0053200
Evan Jones4051212.7523340
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJ Hermann 5(8) & DJ Malan 2(8)816
2ndTB Abell 46(25) & J Hermann 27(25)7750
3rdJ Hermann 4(4) & M Jansen 1(3)67
4thAK Markram 9(10) & M Jansen 20(10)3020
5thT Stubbs 22(10) & M Jansen 50(18)87*27

Paarl Royals innings

164/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jason Royc & b LA Dawsonc & b LA Dawson322313139.13
Jos Buttler †c TB Abell b B Swanepoelc TB Abell b B Swanepoel644562142.22
David Millerc J Hermann b LA Dawsonc J Hermann b LA Dawson141210116.67
Mitchell Van Buurenc AK Markram b B Swanepoelc AK Markram b B Swanepoel9810112.50
Evan Jonesc TB Abell b M Jansenc TB Abell b M Jansen270028.57
Dane Vilasc SR Harmer b DJ Worrallc SR Harmer b DJ Worrall9620150.00
Wihan Lubbec DJ Malan b M Jansenc DJ Malan b M Jansen7700100.00
Bjorn Fortuinnot outnot out9*800112.50
Lungi Ngidinot outnot out13*402325.00
Extras(lb 1, w 4)(lb 1, w 4)5
Total20 Ov (RR 8.20)20 Ov (RR 8.20) · Target 209 from 20 ov164/7
Fall of wickets: 68-1 (JJ Roy, 7.3 ov), 111-2 (JC Buttler, 12.5 ov), 116-3 (DA Miller, 13.5 ov), 125-4 (E Jones, 15.3 ov), 129-5 (M Van Buuren, 16.2 ov), 137-6 (DJ Vilas, 17.1 ov), 149-7 (WJ Lubbe, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Daniel Worrall402716.75111120
Liam Dawson402726.75102110
Marco Jansen403428.50102210
Beyers Swanepoel403729.2575000
Simon Harmer403809.5061300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJJ Roy 32(23) & JC Buttler 35(22)6845
2ndDA Miller 13(9) & JC Buttler 29(23)4332
3rdM Van Buuren 3(3) & DA Miller 1(3)56
4thE Jones 2(7) & M Van Buuren 6(3)910
5thDJ Vilas 4(3) & M Van Buuren 0(2)45
6thWJ Lubbe 3(2) & DJ Vilas 5(3)85
7thBC Fortuin 7(6) & WJ Lubbe 4(5)1211
8thBC Fortuin 2(2) & L Ngidi 13(4)15*6

Commentary

End of innings: PR 164/7 (20 ov)
End of over 2015 runsPR 164/7166011
BC Fortuin 9(8)L Ngidi 13(4)SR Harmer 4-0-38-0
19.61
SR Harmer to BC Fortuin, 1 run
19.51
SR Harmer to L Ngidi, 1 run
19.40
SR Harmer to L Ngidi, no run
19.36
SR Harmer to L Ngidi, SIX
19.26
SR Harmer to L Ngidi, SIX
19.11
SR Harmer to BC Fortuin, 1 run
End of over 196 runs, 1 wktPR 149/712111W
BC Fortuin 7(6)M Jansen 4-0-34-2
18.6W
M Jansen to WJ Lubbe, OUT
WJ Lubbe c DJ Malan b M Jansen 7(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 149/7 (19 ov)
18.51
M Jansen to BC Fortuin, 1 run
18.41
M Jansen to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
18.31
M Jansen to BC Fortuin, 1 run
18.22
M Jansen to BC Fortuin, 2 runs
18.11
M Jansen to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
End of over 186 runs, 1 wktPR 143/6W121Lb02
BC Fortuin 3(3)WJ Lubbe 5(4)DJ Worrall 4-0-27-1
17.62
DJ Worrall to BC Fortuin, 2 runs
17.50
DJ Worrall to BC Fortuin, no run
17.41Lb
DJ Worrall to WJ Lubbe, 1 leg bye
17.32
DJ Worrall to WJ Lubbe, 2 runs
17.21
DJ Worrall to BC Fortuin, 1 run
17.1W
DJ Worrall to DJ Vilas, OUT
DJ Vilas c SR Harmer b DJ Worrall 9(6) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 137/6 (17.1 ov)
End of over 178 runs, 1 wktPR 137/50W1412
WJ Lubbe 3(2)DJ Vilas 9(5)B Swanepoel 4-0-37-2
16.62
B Swanepoel to WJ Lubbe, 2 runs
16.51
B Swanepoel to DJ Vilas, 1 run
16.44
B Swanepoel to DJ Vilas, FOUR
16.31
B Swanepoel to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
16.2W
B Swanepoel to M Van Buuren, OUT
M Van Buuren c AK Markram b B Swanepoel 9(8) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 129/5 (16.2 ov)
16.10
B Swanepoel to M Van Buuren, no run
End of over 165 runs, 1 wktPR 129/40Wd0W004
DJ Vilas 4(3)M Van Buuren 9(6)M Jansen 3-0-28-1