Final, Johannesburg, February 12, 2023, 05:00 PM
135/10(19.3ov)
137/6(16.2ov)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Pretoria Capitals by 4 wickets
That is it from the game. The trophy has been presented to Aiden Markram and he walks towards his team to celebrate. This concludes the SA20 League, 2023. Sunrisers Eastern Cape is the champions. We hope you enjoyed our company. Until next time, take care, and cheers!
Wayne Parnell the skipper of Pretoria Capitals says that it was a great tournament and he feels special to be a part of it. Says that his team performed well and they fell short of some runs. Says that the powerplay was very much expensive and he went with his gut feeling. Ends by thanking the crowd for their support.
Aiden Markram the skipper of Sunrisers Eastern Cape is the player of the season. He says that he believed in himself and he feels good that he could perform with both, the bat and the ball. He says that everyone on his team was really good and everyone contributed to the victory and the crowd was really great.
Eathan Bosch is the Rising Star of the Tournament. He says that it feels great to play with the big guns and they were confident as they had the momentum by their side. Ends by thanking the crowd for their support.
Roelof van der Merwe is the player of the match for his spell of (4-0-31-4). He says that it feels good to win the finals and it feels good to give his best for the team. Adds that its good that many new talents got a chance to play in this tournament. Ends by thanking his family and the crowd for their support.
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Tristan Stubbs is in for a chat. He says that he feels good and they gave their best. Ends by saying that they struggled a bit in the end but thankfully, Marco Jansen got them over the line.
Marco Jansen is in for a quick chat and he says that it feels good to take his team over the line and win the title.
Earlier in the game, it was a Roelof van der Merwe show as he picked up 4 wickets for his team. They managed to restrict Pretoria Capitals to a par total of 135 runs. Pretoria Capitals kept on losing a wicket whenever a good partnership was brewing. They started off well but lost momentum after the powerplay.
Pretoria Capitals bowlers were put under the pump right from the word go. They failed to get their lengths right and were conceded 76 runs inside the powerplay. Once they got Adam Rossington, they bowled really well but the damage was already done and the bowlers did not have enough runs on the board to defend. Anrich Nortje and Adil Rashid were the only economical bowlers. The former picked two while the latter took one wicket. The rest of the bowlers leaked runs and that is what cost them the game.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape started off on a high note in their innings. They lost Temba Bavuma early on but Adam Rossington and Jordan Hermann went on with all guns blazing. After Jordan Hermann's cameo ended, Aiden Markram started off with Adam Rossington. Once Adam Rossington was dismissed, they were put under some pressure. Adam Rossington scored 57 off just 30 deliveries. Later, Marco Jansen ended things in style.
Phew! What a rollicking performance this has been from both sides. Pretoria Capitals were all over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape batters at the very end, but unfortunately, they did not have enough runs on the board. Sunrisers Eastern Cape started off with a flyer but was put under pressure at the very end. Marco Jansen ended off the things in style for them. Sunrisers Eastern Cape came into the final with some momentum and finished it on a high. They become the first team to clinch the title in the SA20 league.
In over# 17
6
4
James Neesham 14/1(1.2)
16.2
6
SIX! All the way. Fuller and on off, Marco Jansen stands tall and lofts it over deep extra covers for a maximum. Sunrisers Eastern Cape win by 4 wickets and are the winners of SA20 League 2023!
16.1
4
FOUR! What a shot. Fuller and on off, Marco Jansen hangs back and caresses it through covers for a boundary!
In over# 16
0
1wd
0
0
0W
1
0
Anrich Nortje 21/2(4)
15.6
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Shorter and on middle, Brydon Carse ducks underneath it.
15.6
1wd
Wide! This one lands down leg, Brydon Carse leaves it alone.
15.5
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On a length and on off, Brydon Carse blocks it to short covers.