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The captain of Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Adon Markram, was adjudged Player of the Match.
Defending champion Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Jongs Super Kings by 32 runs in the SA20 Eliminator match. The journey of Super Kings ended here with this defeat. At the same time, Eastern Cape will take on Parl Royals today in Qualifier-2. The winning team in this match will qualify for the final and the losing team will be out.
On Wednesday, Super Kings won the toss at the Supersport Park in Centurion and decided to bowl the first bowling. Eastern Cape scored 184 for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Super Kings could only manage 152 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Aidon Markram, who scored an unbeaten half -century (62*) for Eastern Cape, was adjudged Player of the Match.
Markram scored 62 runs on 40 balls Eastern Cape, who came out to bat first, was nothing special. The team lost the first wicket on the score of 46 runs. Tony de Georgi was dismissed for 14 runs on 9 balls. After this, the team lost the second wicket on a score of 48 in the fifth over. This time the second opener David Bedingam was dismissed for 27 runs. The team lost 4 wickets on a score of 75.
After this, Markram took over the innings while batting at number five. He scored 62 runs on 40 balls and contributed significantly to the team’s score to 184 runs. He shared a 56 -run partnership for the sixth wicket with Triston Stabs. For Super Kings, Imran Tahir and Hardas Wilzoane took 2–2 wickets. Mahish Toricha and Moin Ali got 1–1 wickets.
Aden Markram scored 62 runs on 40 balls. He shared a 56 -run partnership for the sixth wicket with Triston Stabs.
Bairstow scored the highest 37 runs The Super Kings, chasing the target of 185 runs, also did not start well. The team lost the first wicket on a score of 40 runs. Opener Davon Conway was dismissed for 30 runs on 20 balls. Johnny Bairstow scored the highest 37 runs for the team. Ivan Jones scored 22 runs on an unbeaten 17 ball. Otnil Bartman, Liam Dawson and Craig overton took 2–2 wickets for Eastern Cape. Marco Janson got 1 wicket.
Eastern Cape has a chance to win third consecutive title Both the initials of the SA20 have been won by the team of Sunrisers Eastern Cape, captained by Aidon Markram. In the first season, Eastern Cape won the title by defeating Pretoria Capitals. While last season team defeated Durban Super Giants in the finals and raised the trophy for the second consecutive time.