Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, 14th Match

TOSS: Sunrisers Eastern Cape chose to field.

“Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 5 wickets”

Paarl Royals  (20 overs maximum)

BATTINGRBM4s6sSR
Jason Roy b Markram661610100.00
Jos Buttler †c Carse b Magala1291120133.33
Corbin Bosch c Jansen b van der Merwe2029250068.96
Wihan Lubbe b Carse28215021133.33
Eoin Morgan c Jansen b Carse25100040.00
David Miller (c)c Cox b van der Merwe1091110111.11
Evan Jones c Cox b Markram111114100.00
Bjorn Fortuin not out1417271082.35
Codi Yusuf not out1213230092.30
Extras: (lb 10, w 2) 12

TOTAL: 20 Ov (RR: 6.35) 127/7

Did not bat: Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi 

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Jos Buttler, 1.6 ov), 2-18 (Jason Roy, 2.3 ov), 3-58 (Wihan Lubbe, 7.4 ov), 4-62 (Eoin Morgan, 9.2 ov), 5-81 (David Miller, 12.2 ov), 6-92 (Corbin Bosch, 14.4 ov), 7-96 (Evan Jones, 15.5 ov)

BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Ayabulela Gqamane1012012.0012000
Sisanda Magala401513.75100000
Aiden Markram402125.25112000
Marco Jansen301906.3391010
Roelof van der Merwe402125.2550000
Brydon Carse402927.2582110

Paarl Royals innings

  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 44 runs, 2 wickets)
  • Over 1.4: Review by Paarl Royals (Batting), Umpire – BM White, Batter – JJ Roy (Upheld)
  • Paarl Royals: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 4
  • Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals – 62/3 in 9.0 overs (C Bosch 9, EJG Morgan 2)
  • Strategic Timeout: Paarl Royals – 86/5 in 13.0 overs (C Bosch 19, E Jones 4)
  • Paarl Royals: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 5
  • Over 18.1: Review by Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Bowling), Umpire – A Steenkamp, Batter – Codi Yusuf (Struck down)
  • Innings Break: Paarl Royals – 127/7 in 20.0 overs (BC Fortuin 14, Codi Yusuf 12)

Sunrisers Eastern Cape  (T: 128 runs from 20 overs)

BATTINGRBM4s6sSR
Adam Rossington †b Ngidi20121740166.66
Jordan Hermann c Shamsi b Fortuin43396132110.25
Sarel Erwee b Ngidi012000.00
Aiden Markram (c)b Fortuin23234011100.00
Tristan Stubbsnot out18122901150.00
Jordan Coxb Fortuin012000.00
Marco Jansennot out2122251195.45
Extras: (lb 2, w 4) 6

TOTAL: 18.2 Ov (RR: 7.14) 131/5

Did not bat: Ayabulela Gqamane, Roelof van der Merwe, Brydon Carse, Sisanda Magala 

Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Adam Rossington, 3.4 ov), 2-35 (Sarel Erwee, 3.5 ov), 3-92 (Aiden Markram, 12.1 ov), 4-93 (Jordan Hermann, 12.4 ov), 5-93 (Jordan Cox, 12.5 ov)

BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Bjorn Fortuin412035.0043000
Lungi Ngidi403127.75134130
Codi Yusuf3.202407.2061100
Tabraiz Shamsi402205.5071000
Evan Jones3032010.6650310

Sunrisers Eastern Cape innings

  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 52 runs, 2 wickets)
  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
  • Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Eastern Cape – 74/2 in 9.0 overs (J Hermann 33, AK Markram 17)
  • Over 10.1: Review by Paarl Royals (Bowling), Umpire – A Steenkamp, Batter – AK Markram (Struck down – Umpires Call)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (J Hermann 24, AK Markram 22, Ex 4)
  • Over 12.6: Review by Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Batting), Umpire – A Steenkamp, Batter – M Jansen (Upheld)
  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
  • Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Eastern Cape – 102/5 in 16.0 overs (T Stubbs 5, M Jansen 5)

Presentation:

Player of the Match: Aiden Markram (c)(SEC) It lacked conviction. At the end of the day, it makes for entertaining watching. Happy to have won nonetheless. On these wickets, you need to give yourself some time. We’ll learn from this and take care to avoid making the same errors twice. It’s encouraging to see how much character the bowlers are displaying. I’m hoping they’ll keep going. I’m just trying to cram in a few overs here and there, and I hope everything works out. It’s wonderful to have those players on the team (Jansen and Stubbs), as they helped us cross the finish line tonight. You want such difficult situations.

David Miller(Paarl Royals): At the end of the day, it’s all about mentality since we didn’t score enough runs. But during the middle overs, we fought well. When you lose wickets in T20 matches, it is difficult. Although I believe the boys did a decent job, we didn’t do well enough today. Although the pitch sped up a little in the afternoon, it was slower in the morning. On Saturday, we need to have a better attitude. a significant weekend for us.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape succeeds in crossing the finish line by five wickets. The Sunrisers made the proper choice in choosing to bowl first, and their bowlers made sure to make that choice matter. They never let the opposing batsman get comfortable at the crease and kept taking wickets at regular intervals. The Paarl Royals could only able to register a middling total of 127/7 thanks to their cunning bowling. Although Sunrisers lost 3 for 1 in Bjorn Fortuin’s first over, they eventually finished with 10 balls to spare to secure a rather convincing victory. Even though Fortuin and Lungi Ngidi both scored two goals in a row and the former was denied a hat-trick by the DRS, Jordan Hermann gave the chase a strong foundation, and Paarl Royals were always going to find it difficult to defend a score of 127″.