11/02Result
Final (D/N), SA20 at Johannesburg, Feb 11-12 2023
Eastern Cape won by 4 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Roelof van der Merwe
Roelof van der MerweSunrisers Eastern Cape
11/02Result
Final (D/N), SA20 at Johannesburg, Feb 11-12 2023
Eastern Cape won by 4 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Roelof van der Merwe
Roelof van der MerweSunrisers Eastern Cape

So this is advantage SEC with a chase of 136, but this is not an easy pitch. There is extra bounce on it, and also turn. PC were 101 at 4, looking to get to 160 or so, which would have been a challenging total. However, when they tried to hit out, they lost wickets.

"I really enjoyed that," says Roelof van der Merwe. "It is my last outing here. We summed up the conditions really well. Great team effort. We know what to get so we can pace ourselves better." Be back soon

19.3
W
Jansen to Rashid, OUT, another slower ball, and Rashid gets a bottom edge on the sweep. Jansen has made sure there are no late runs

AU Rashid c †Rossington b Jansen 3 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

19.2
0
Jansen to Rashid, no run, tries the bog mow but is beaten by a full wide ball. Slower ball
19.1
2
Jansen to Rashid, 2 runs, wide length ball, driven to the right of deep third. Takes on a dangerous second, and the wide throw helps him. Actually the throw is not wide, but the ball has turned away from him

Last over coming up. Can Rashid and Nortje manage a couple of boundaries? Jansen to bowl the over

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PC: 133/9 | RR: 7.00

  • Adil Rashid1 (1b)
  • Anrich Nortje5 (4b)
  • Sisanda Magala3-0-30-2
  • Roelof van der Merwe4-0-31-4
18.6
1
Magala to Rashid, 1 run, nails the yorker, but he keeps it out for a single

Rashid on strike

18.5
1
Magala to Nortje, 1 run, slower ball, hit down to long-off for one

Can Nortje and Rashid give themselves something to bowl at?

18.4
0
Magala to Nortje, no run, full, half-volley really, but hit straight to extra cover
18.3
4
Magala to Nortje, FOUR, cut away. Looks like the slower ball, and he has cut it over the tallest man on the field, Jansen, at backward point n
18.2
0
Magala to Nortje, no run, yorker, hits the pad, but it is sliding down

Magala is on an individual hat-trick now. He has the No. 11 in sights

18.1
W
Magala to Parnell, OUT, that is a team hat-trick. To be fair this is a ball asking to be hit. Wide half-volley, Parnell looks to clear mid-off, but manages only an outside edge to the left of Rossington. Another dismissal for him

WD Parnell c †Rossington b Magala 8 (5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 160.00

Adil rashid is the new man in but he is not on strike to Magala

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | PC: 127/8 | RR: 7.05

  • Wayne Parnell8 (4b)
  • Roelof van der Merwe4-0-31-4
  • Ottneil Baartman3-0-22-2
17.6
W
van der Merwe to Pretorius, OUT, oh what an over. Van der Merwe with a spot-on yorker to take out the leg stump. What a bowler. He is pumped up. Two wickets in an over at the death

M Pretorius b van der Merwe 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

17.5
W
van der Merwe to Bosch, OUT, lightning stumping from Rossington. Big wicket. Bosch jumps out of the crease, van der Merwe stays quick and beats his outside edge. My word, what a quick stumping. Even though he has some time to spare here

E Bosch st †Rossington b van der Merwe 15 (13b 2x4 0x6) SR: 115.38

17.4
1
van der Merwe to Parnell, 1 run, low full toss, flicked to deep midwicket for one

Stays round the wicket

17.3
1
van der Merwe to Bosch, 1 run, pushed wide of extra cover for one
17.2
4
van der Merwe to Bosch, FOUR, looks for the wide yorker, but bowls a low full toss, and Bosch opens the face to squeeze it square of deep cover
17.1
0
van der Merwe to Bosch, no run, down the wicket, gets too close to it, and hits it straight to extra cover

Van der Merwe to bowl at the death

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PC: 121/6 | RR: 7.11

  • Wayne Parnell7 (3b)
  • Eathan Bosch10 (9b)
  • Ottneil Baartman3-0-22-2
  • Marco Jansen3-0-20-0
16.6
6
Baartman to Parnell, SIX, short of a length, angling in, and he has pulled this between deep square and deep midwicket for four

Round the wicket to Markram

16.5
1
Baartman to Bosch, 1 run, looks for the pull but the ball sticks in the surface again, and gets a single off the back of the bat

Over the wicket to Bosch

16.4
1
Baartman to Parnell, 1 run, fuller, closer to off, driven to long-off for one
16.3
0
Baartman to Parnell, no run, opens the face on a wide length ball, finds backward point

In comes the captain Parnell. Round the wicket

16.2
W
Baartman to Neesham, OUT, just the innings you don't want. He has chewed 20 balls for his 19, and has got out the first time he tries to tee off. Again the extra bounce from this surface. He tries to slog, gets the length, but the bounce takes the top edge and Rossington takes a good catch running back

JDS Neesham c †Rossington b Baartman 19 (21b 2x4 0x6) SR: 90.47

16.1
1
Baartman to Bosch, 1 run, down the wicket, Baartman goes slower ball and into the wicket. Tucked away off the hip

Baartman with his third

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | PC: 112/5 | RR: 7.00

  • Eathan Bosch8 (7b)
  • James Neesham19 (20b)
  • Marco Jansen3-0-20-0
  • Aiden Markram4-0-17-1

Another strategy break just before the death overs

15.6
1
Jansen to Bosch, 1 run, slower ball, widish, cut to deep cover for one
15.5
4
Jansen to Bosch, FOUR, that's a sweet shot. On a length, angling away, but he slogs it over midwicket for four. Just plants the front foot and swings

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Eastern Cape 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11T BavumaAM Rossington
2nd67AM RossingtonJ Hermann
3rd25AM RossingtonAK Markram
4th10T StubbsAK Markram
5th8T StubbsJM Cox
6th5T StubbsM Jansen
7th11BA CarseM Jansen