• Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Durban Super Giants in SA20 2024 final by 89 runs.

  • Tom Abell earned Player of the Match for his brilliant batting performance.

Twitter reactions: Clinical Sunrisers Eastern Cape thrash Durban Super Giants to win SA20 2024
Sunrisers Eastern Cape wins SA20 2024 (Image Source: Twitter)

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In the highly anticipated final match of the SA20 2024 tournament, Sunrisers Eastern Cape clashed with Durban Super Giants at the iconic Newlands venue in Cape Town. The contest saw domination from Sunrisers as they ended up winning the match and claiming their second consecutive title in the eye-catching tournament.

Batters power Sunrisers Eastern Cape to a formidable total

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Sunrisers Eastern Cape put up a formidable total of 204/3 in their allotted 20 overs. The batting highlights for Sunrisers Eastern Cape included impressive performances from Jordan Hermann (42 off 26), Tom Abell (55 off 34), Aiden Markram (42 off 26), and Tristan Stubbs (56 off 30).

Marco Jansen shines with the ball

In response, Durban Super Giants struggled to chase down the target set by Sunrisers Eastern Cape and were bowled out for just 115 runs in 17 overs. Despite a valiant effort from Wiaan Mulder (38 off 22) and Dwaine Pretorius (28 off 17), the rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions.

The bowlers from Sunrisers Eastern Cape dominated the Durban Super Giants’ innings, with standout performances from Marco Jansen (5 wickets for 30 runs) and Daniel Worrall (2 wickets for 15 runs). Ultimately, Sunrisers Eastern Cape emerged victorious by a comprehensive margin of 89 runs, showcasing their dominance in both batting and bowling departments.

Abell’s exceptional innings earned him the well-deserved title of Player of the Match for his crucial contribution to Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s triumph in the final showdown. Heinrich Klaasen was named Player of the Series for his unreal show with the bat. In 13 games, Klaasen scored 447 runs with a strike rate of 207.91.

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