During Match 20 of the SA20 2024, Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SUNE) defeated MI Cape Town (MICT) in an exciting match. Cricket fans were glued to their seats during the match on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth, as the former prevailed by a narrow margin of just four runs.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and chose to bat first, setting the stage for a close game.
Their strong powerplay, spearheaded by Tom Abell, saw them score 46 in the first six overs. Abell’s outstanding performance continued as he eventually scored sixty runs, with Aiden Markram making a respectable 54 off 32 balls, including two fours and two sixes.
Important partnerships were crucial to their innings in the SA20 2024 match, as Markram and Tristan Stubbs scored 46 runs in the latter half to assist their team reach 175 for six. Both Kagiso Rabada and Nuwan Thusara grabbed two wickets apiece, making them MI Cape Town’s best bowlers.
As a result, MI Cape Town got off to a strong start in their chase, scoring 45 runs in the powerplay. Leading the way with 27 runs at a 135 strike rate was Ryan Rickelton. Some hitters got off to strong starts, but they couldn’t sustain those into meaningful innings. Even though Kieron Pollard and Sam Curran scored 34 and 30 runs, respectively, toward the end, their teams were unable to win.
Ottniel Baartman, who claimed two significant wickets for 24 runs, was Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s best bowler. In the end, they narrowly defeated MI Cape Town by four runs by protecting their score, securing an exciting victory.
‘X’ responded as follows to the exciting SA20 2024 match:
Well played markram 👏
Changed the whole scorecard #sa20#SECvMICT— Marshall Eriksen (@bannu_loser) January 27, 2024
SEC 175/6 (20 Overs). Superb Knock T Abell 60(44) and A Markram 54(32).#SA20 #SECvMICT
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) January 27, 2024
Thushara is so dangerous!#SA20 #SECvMICT
— Mish ✌🏽(she / her) (@Mish_Sattar) January 27, 2024
Smart bowling 👌#SECvMICT
— Marshall Eriksen (@bannu_loser) January 27, 2024
What a Spell Ottinel Baartman 2/24 (4 Overs). @SunrisersEC #SA20 #SECvMICT
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) January 27, 2024
baartman strikes 🔥
We are back!!#sa20#SECvMICT— Marshall Eriksen (@bannu_loser) January 27, 2024
Livingstone,Brevis and Pollard’s poor form costed MICT very high this season.#SA20 #SECvMICT #CricketTwitter
— FAFoulous🌕 (@Cricker917) January 27, 2024
Sunrisers the beautyyyy #OrangeArmy #playwithfire #SECvMICT #sa20 @SunRisers @SunrisersEC @SA20_League @srhfansofficial pic.twitter.com/TYhXKG5tne
— srh (@pranay__cr) January 27, 2024
What a Game of Cricket. @SunrisersEC won by 4 Runs. Superb Knock @tomabell1 60(44) and @AidzMarkram 54(32). Fantastic spell Ottinel Baartman 2/24.@StGeorgesBB 🎺🎺🎺Keep on Rocking. #SECvMICT #SA20
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) January 27, 2024
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