• Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by 4 wickets in SA20 final.

  • Roelof van der Merwe was adjudged Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling.

SA20: Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Pretoria Capitals in summit clash to clinch the title
Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals in SA20 2023 final (Photo Source: Twitter)

In the final match of the SA20 tournament, the Pretoria Capitals took on the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, February 12. The Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl first.

The Capitals were just able to muster 135 runs before being bundled out in 19.3 overs. Kusal Mendis (21 off 19) was the only batter to cross the twenty-figure mark. Roelof van der Merwe was the standout bowler for the Sunrisers, taking 4 wickets and conceding 31 runs.

In response, the Sunrisers made a strong start with Adam Rossington scoring 57 runs off 30 balls. Despite some hiccups in the middle, the Aiden Markram-led side was able to reach the target with 22 balls to spare and four wickets in hands. Thanks to all-rounder Marco Jansen who hit the winning runs with a four and a six on successive deliveries.

With this victory, Sunrisers became the champions of the inaugural SA20 tournament.

Brief scores: Pretoria Capitals 135 in 19.3 overs (Kusal Mendis 21; Roelof van der Merwe 4/31, Ottniel Baartman 2/22) lost to Sunrisers Eastern Cape 137-6 in 16.2 overs (Adam Rossington 57, Aiden Markram 26; Anrich Nortje 2/21) by 4 wickets.

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