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Defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Joburg Super Kings by 14 runs in the 19th match of the third season of the SA20 on Friday. This is the team’s fourth consecutive win. At the same time, Super Kings is the third consecutive defeat.
With this win, Eastern Cape has moved up to second place in the points table. The team’s next match will be played against Joburg Super Kings tomorrow.
Marco Jansson Player of the Match In the match played in Cabrera on Friday, the Eastern Cape captain won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 165 runs by losing 4 wickets, while Super Kings, chasing the target of 166 runs, could only score 151 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Marco Jansson scored 11 unbeaten runs and took 2 wickets and was named player of the match.
Markram scored the highest 43 runs Eastern Cape did not have a good start. Opener Jack Crowley returned to the pavilion after scoring 6. He was LBW by Hardus Viljoen. Captain Aiden Markram scored the highest 43 runs for the team. Apart from him, David Bedingham contributed 37 runs and Tristan Stubbs contributed 35 runs. Evan Jones took 2 wickets for Super Kings. Hardus Viljoen and Lutho Sipamala got 1 wicket each.
Captain Aiden Markram scored the highest score of 43 runs for Eastern Cape.
Conway played an inning of 43 runs Super Kings had a good start while chasing the target of 166 runs. But, apart from Devon Conway, no other player could play big innings for the team. Conway scored 43 runs on 40 balls. Captain Faf du Plessis played an inning of 27 runs. Marco Yanson, Richard Gleeson and Otniel Bartman took 2 wickets each for Eastern Cape. Aiden Markram and Liam Dawson got 1-1 wicket.
Conway scored 43 runs on 40 balls.