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Best performances - Batsmen

GF Linde
GF Linde
63(28) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 22 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
6 2 8 9 3 15 13 7
AK Markram
AK Markram
50(35) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 19 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
0 3 1 16 15 6 2 7

Best performances - Bowlers

OF Smith
OF Smith
O2.3
M0
R23
W3
Eco9.20
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
OEG Baartman
O4
M0
R45
W3
Eco11.25
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Ekanth and Ashish

The quality of cricket has been great, let's hope it continues. No teams without a win now. Thanks for tuning in. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you tomorrow for Paarl Royals vs Durban's Super Giants. You can catch up on the match reports and developments from the tournament on our SA20 newsfile. For now, it's me, Ekanth, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator, Ashish Pant, and our scorer, Venkat Raghav.

Aiden Markram, POTM and Sunrisers captain: Made it tough for ourselves but will make us happy which is important. I was gutten when out. Lot to learn and take away personally. Hats off to Jansen and Stubbs for clearing it. I get nervous watching from the side, knowing you can't make an impact. Certainly pleased now. Bowlers did a great job. Their margins of errors have been small, restricting MI under 160 was great. More of the same, I suppose. If we get the small things right, it will help us going forward.

Rashid Khan, MI Cape Town: It was close. I feel we were 15-20 short. But the way we bowled made me feel we were in till the end. It was a great performance, with the ball and in the field. It was a matter of going either side at the end. I feel we did a wonderful job. There are a few things to think about. It's important for us to move on, everyone knows their responsibility, enjoy, be mentally strong and give 100%.

The evening today started with cloud cover. The pitch was assisting the pacers, Cape Town understood they had to hit the pitch. Odean got it right, so did Rabada. They were outdone in parts by the batters but they were persistent.

The chase started with two early wickets. Curran got Rossington, a soft first-ball dismissal, and then got Smuts LBW. Erwee foiled with Aiden Markram who put up an aesthetic shot-making exhibition not devoid of power. I hope to have dreams of that cover drive he lofted into the outfield off Rabada. Rashid tried to shuffle his bowlers, tried to shake-up his act too. Got Erwee out to end a 92-run stand. Then Odean came on, got Markram for 50, trapped out Cox on review. The seesaw was in Cape Town's favour but Stubbs stood up tall. Got them on the verge of the win before Fuller finished it off.

9pm: Cracker of a game. Markram and Stubbs finding form are huge plusses for Sunrisers. MI Cape Town showed their mettle, fighting back from multiple difficult situations, taking it to the last over.

19.3
4
Smith to Fuller, FOUR, All over, pulled in the air. Hovers at catching height but it's well wide of mid-on. Fireworks are on, crowd are singing, it's buzzin' all around. Predictable last two balls from Smith, but that's what had brought him so much success, so can't blame him. Fuller was ready, smacked it, twists his wrist Carl Hooper style in celebration.
19.2
4
Smith to Fuller, FOUR, No, but he does get width. Slaps it through extra! Four, owners are delighted, crowd are chuffed. Sat up off the pitch, was a slower one.

Crowd are in it, Fuller's not getting anything full, is he?

19.1
W
Smith to Stubbs, OUT, Keeper celebrates, Odean looks disappointing. Stubbs is walking, kicking the ground and punching his bat furiously! Back-of-a-length missile, absolutely sizzled off the pitch. Stubbs went for the pull. Got a thin under edge. Another twist.

T Stubbs c †Roelofsen b Smith 30 (18b 2x4 1x6) SR: 166.66

Mo: "Is Rashid brave enough to end with Linde?? He has been good today" It will be Odean

Stubbs is stepping up. He's taken them to the brink of victory, can he finish it off?

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | SEC: 154/5 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 5.00)

  • Tristan Stubbs30 (17b)
  • Marco Jansen16 (17b)
  • Sam Curran4-0-37-2
  • Odean Smith2-0-15-2
18.6
1
Curran to Stubbs, 1 run, Bouncer is dragged from outside off to deep midwicket along the ground. Sunrisers' 150 is up
18.5
4
Curran to Stubbs, FOUR, It's in the gap this time, deep cover can't run to point and stop this. Deal-sealer? Slower one on a length outside off, Stubbs reached out and carved it along the ground.
18.4
1
Curran to Jansen, 1 run, Van der Dussen runs across and cuts it off, saves three. Was a back of length ball outside off, flat batted in front. Was travelling, great work by the fielder.

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Eastern Cape 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JT SmutsAM Rossington
2nd9JT SmutsSJ Erwee
3rd92SJ ErweeAK Markram
4th6T StubbsAK Markram
5th2T StubbsJM Cox
6th45T StubbsM Jansen
7th8JK FullerM Jansen